Veteran Executive Solidifies SourceForge's Focus as an Internet Media and E-Commerce CompanyMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Dec 04, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- SourceForge, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNUX), the leader in IT community-driven
media and e-commerce, today announced the appointment of Scott L.
Kauffman as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and
a member of the Board of Directors.
Most recently, Kauffman was President and CEO of PopTok, a start-up
that facilitates the personalizing and digitizing of television, movie
and music video snippets for use in everyday conversations. He
remains a member of PopTok's board of directors. Previously,
Kauffman was President and COO at BlueLithium, an Internet
advertising network and performance marketing company, acquired by
Yahoo. In addition, he has held executive leadership positions at
Zinio, MusicNow, Coremetrics, eCoverage and CompuServe.
"Scott has the level of energy and vision that we believe will help
build SourceForge into a major Internet company. He brings more than
20 years of executive experience in digital entertainment and
consumer-facing Internet brands," said Robert M. Neumeister, Jr.,
Interim President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of
SourceForge. "The team is extremely excited to be adding an
individual with such rock-solid leadership skills and experience."
Kauffman was also President and CEO of AdKnowledge, a developer of
web traffic measurement solutions for Internet advertising, where he
filed to take the company public after growing it to more than 100
customers, and later negotiated its sale to a majority-owned
subsidiary of CMGI. Kauffman spent seven years at Time Warner in a
variety of executive positions including Vice President, Business
Development for Time Warner Interactive, managing the New York
digital media studio and creating interactive television
applications. Early in his career, Kauffman worked at Newsweek for
five years and was publisher of both Newsweek on Campus and Newsweek
on Health.
"SourceForge is a well-known innovator in online media and
e-commerce. The company enjoys a large and growing global audience of
loyal customers and community members," said Kauffman. "I'm looking
forward to engaging all of SourceForge's constituents to build on our
strengths and grow SourceForge into a significantly larger player in
our industry."
Kauffman holds an AB in English from Vassar College and an MBA in
marketing from New York University. In 1996, Advertising Age named
Kauffman one of twenty digital media masters, and in 1992,
Advertising Age named Kauffman one of the top 100 marketers in the
country. Kauffman currently serves as a member of the board of
directors of Coremetrics, MDC Partners, PopTok and Zango.
Effective today, Kauffman joins the Company as a part-time employee
to transition management responsibilities. Kauffman will join the
Company's Board of Directors and commence full-time responsibilities
as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer on January 5,
2009. Neumeister continues as President and Chief Executive Officer
on an interim basis until Kauffman assumes full-time
responsibilities.
About SourceForge, Inc.
SourceForge's media and e-commerce web sites connect millions of
influential technology professionals and enthusiasts each day.
Combining user-developed content, online marketplaces and e-commerce,
SourceForge is the global technology community's nexus for
information exchange, goods for geeks, and open source software
distribution and services. SourceForge's network of web sites serves
34 million unique visitors each month* and includes: SourceForge.net,
Slashdot, ThinkGeek, Linux.com and freshmeat.net. For more
information or to view the media kit online, visit
www.sourceforge.com. (*Source: Google Analytics and Omniture, October
2008.)
SourceForge, SourceForge.net, Slashdot, freshmeat, and ThinkGeek are
registered trademarks of SourceForge, Inc. in the United States and
other countries. All other trademarks or product names are property of
their respective owners.
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based
on management's current expectations, and involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements
regarding the appointment of a new President and Chief Executive
Officer and the commencement of his full-time services with the
Company, and his ability to have an impact in building SourceForge
into a major Internet company and expanding its role in its industry.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied
in such forward-looking statements due to various factors, including
the timing of Kauffman assuming full-time responsibilities as the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and his ability to
successfully execute on the Company's business objectives, as well as
the other risk factors identified in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008. These documents
are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission web site:
www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements included in this press
release are based upon information available to SourceForge, Inc. as
of the date hereof, and SourceForge, Inc. does not assume any
obligations to update such statements or the reasons why actual
results could differ materially from those projected in such
statements.
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SourceForge, Inc.
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