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Market Cap:$22.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$33.2M
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Hundreds of leading companies and growing mid-sized businesses around the world trust eGain's multichannel service solutions to drive competitive advantage. We have consistently pursued a simple, powerful vision: to earn our customers' trust with innovative software products and superb service. We launched eGain Mail 1.0, the industry's first 100% web-based customer email management solution, as a hosted offering in 1998. Soon eGain expanded its product offering to include web collaboration and web self-service tools. In 1999, our entire suite was available for in-house or hosted deployment. In 2000, eGain merged with Inference, a pioneer in knowledge management applications for contact centers. The combination represents over 15 years of experience and industry-specific domain expertise in the contact center and customer service space. Today we provide the #1 software for eService*, offering the industry's broadest and deepest suite of applications-web self-service, email management, and collaboration through chat and cobrowsing, case management, fax integration, call tracking and call center knowledge management.
Board of Directors
David A. BrownNumber of Employees 251
Contact Information
345 E Middlefield Rd
Mountain View, California 94043
(650) 230-7500
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NAICS Code Software Publishers: 511210
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eGain Named as a Finalist for eWEEK's Fifth Annual Excellence Awards Program
eGain Communications Corporation (OTC BB: EGAN), a leading provider of customer service and contact center software for in-house or on-demand hosted deployment, today announced that eWEEK, a Ziff Davis Media publication and one of the IT industry's leading enterprise magazines, has named eGain Service 7 a finalist in eWEEK's fifth...
ADVISORY/eGain's Max Fiszer to Address Critical Customer Care Issues in Doing Business on the Web at CT Expo in Los Angeles March 5 and 6
News/Assignment Editors & High-Tech Writers CT Expo 2002 ADVISORY...for Tuesday & Wednesday (March 5 & 6) SUNNYVALE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 5, 2002 Max Fiszer, vice president of marketing, eGain Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:EGAN), a global provider of eService software, will speak at two sessions at CT Expo, a...
Brainshark's Flexible Solution Brings Instant, Rich-media Communication Capabilities to a Host of Customer-Focused Applications
Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 30, 2000 Web Communications Leader Launches New CRM Partnership Program BrainsharkTM, the leading provider of self-service rich-media communication solutions, today announced the Brainshark Customer Relationship Management CRM Partnership Program. Through these partnerships, CRM solution providers are integrating Brainshark into their own service...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric N. Smit | Chief Financial Officer |
| Michael Hresko Thomas | Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
| Mitchell Kramer | Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant, Patricia Seybold Group |
| Promod Narang | Senior Vice President, Prod & Engng |
| Thomas Hresko | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
| Anand Subramaniam | Vice President, Marketing |
| Andrew Mennie | Vice President & General Manager, Europe |
| Anurag Juneja | Vice President, Solutions |
| John Ragsdale | Vice President of Research, Sspa |
| Matthew Cain | Vice President of Workgroup Computing Strategies, Meta Group |
| Sam Hahn | Vice President, Engineering |
| Stratos Davlos | Vice President, Professional Services |
| George Peabody | Managing Director, Asp Practice, Aberdeen Group |
| Mark Wolfson | Director |
| Mary Wardley | Program Director Crm Idc |
| Tim Hickernell | Senior Program Director, Meta Group Crm Infusion |
| Dr P P Daru Darukhanavala | |
| Esteban Kolsky | Senior Research Analyst Customer Service |
| Ian Jones | Head of Global Strategic Solutions |
| Katrina Howell | Industry Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan |
| Gunjan Sinha | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David A. Brown | Board of Directors |
| David G. Brown | Board of Directors |
| Ashutosh Roy | Chairman and CEO |
| Christopher Fletcher | Board of Directors |
| Phiroz P. Darukhanavala | Board of Directors |
David Brown is the Managing Partner of Oak Hill Venture Partners and a Vice President of Keystone, Inc. He leads Keystone's venture capital activities, including investments in 30 companies since 1998. He is also a general partner of Oak Hill Capital Partners (private equity investments), Oak Hill Securities (high yield trading), Oak Hill Strategic Partners (exchange fund) and Oak Hill Platinum Partners (hedge fund). Mr. Brown serves on the board of directors of Lattice Communications, MarketTools, Perfect Commerce, ProQuest, Sandial Systems, Sitara Networks and WideOpenWest. Prior to joining Keystone, Mr. Brown worked at Salomon Brothers where he was a Vice President in the Corporate Finance Department. Mr. Brown holds a B.A. degree from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill Capital Partners | General Partner | Current |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Managing Partner of Oak Hill Venture Partners | Current |
| Sandial Systems, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Converged Access Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Perfect Commerce, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lattice Communications, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wide Open West | Board of Directors | Current |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| MarketTools, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bowdoin College | B.A. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill Capital Partners | General Partner | Current |
| Purchase - Pro | Board of Directors | Current |
| Perfect Commerce, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lattice Communications, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stepnexus Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sandial Systems, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wide Open West | Board of Directors | Current |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Voyager Learning Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Intelligent Markets, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| MarketTools, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Converged Access Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ProQuest Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| Bowdoin College | B.A. Degree | Former |
Ashutosh Roy, eGain's co-founder, Chairman and CEO, has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of eGain since 1997. From 1995 through 1997, Mr. Roy served as Chairman of WhoWhere? Inc., an Internet-service company he co-founded. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Roy co-founded Parsec Technologies, an international call center software company based out of India. From 1988 through 1992, Mr. Roy worked in various software engineering positions at Digital Equipment Corp. Mr. Roy holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, a Masters degree in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Chairman and CEO | Current |
| Vhayu Technologies Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Parsec Technologies, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Masters Degree In Computer Science | Former |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science | Former |
| Stanford University | Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science | Former |
Eric Smit, Chief Financial Officer, brings over 15 years of finance and operations experience to his position. Previously, he was with WhoWhere? Inc. as Director of Finance since 1996. Prior to WhoWhere?, he served as Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Velocity Inc., a software game publisher and developer. Prior positions held by Eric Smit included Controller for Reference Software International until its acquisition by WordPerfect Corp. Smit began his career in accounting at Laticorp, Inc. and Centennial Savings and Loan. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Rhodes University, South Africa.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Velocity | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Velocity | Vice President of Operations | Former |
| Velocity | publisher | Former |
| Velocity | developer | Former |
| Rhodes University | Bachelor of Commerce Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant, Patricia Seybold Group | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Senior Vice President, Prod & Engng | Current |
| LSI Corporation | President | Former |
| Wayne State University | BS Degree | Former |
Tom Hresko, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at eGain, brings over 20 years of experience developing and managing sales teams and increasing revenues for companies such as Primus, Corrigo, Network Associates, and Sprint. In his most recent position as VP of Worldwide Sales at Corrigo, Tom increased revenues by over 100% in the past year. As VP of Worldwide Sales for Primus Knowledge Solutions Inc., his sales efforts were instrumental in quadrupling Primus' market value in less than two years. At Network Associates, Magic CRM Division, as the VP of Worldwide Sales, he built a 100 person worldwide sales organization that delivered over $100 million in sales. Tom began his career in IT consulting at PriceWaterhouse Coopers, where he co-developed a systems security analysis methodology for seaports that was trademarked and used in engagements around the globe. He then held call center management and marketing leadership roles at Sprint. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA in finance from the University of Michigan.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales | Current |
| Corrigo, Inc. | Vice President of Worldwide Sales | Former |
| Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc. | Vice President of Worldwide Sales | Former |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Former | |
| Network Associates | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Harvard University | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Michigan | Bba In Finance | Former |
Anand Subramaniam brings 15 years of experience in leading high-tech companies to his position as the VP of Marketing for eGain. Prior to eGain, Anand served as the VP of marketing for Yube Inc., a provider of award-winning software for post-sales customer services automation. Previously, Anand was the VP of marketing for Informatica's Applications Business Unit, and also served as the director of CRM product strategy, director of worldwide CRM marketing and director of ebusiness marketing at Oracle. Additionally, he held product marketing, product management and technical marketing/support roles at Lotus, Intel and Autodesk for key products. Anand holds an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and MSME from the University of Rhode Island.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| CRM, Inc. | Director | Former |
| MS and Me | MBA | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | MBA | Former |
Andrew is responsible for managing and growing eGain European revenues and profitability, and leads his team across pre- and post-sales efforts, business development, professional services, and support. Andrew joined eGain through the acquisition of Inference Corp. in March 2000 where he held the position of UK Sales Director, overseeing consistent quarter on quarter growth for a period of two years. He has over seven years expertise in the sales, implementation, service, and support of knowledge-based customer service products. Previously, Andrew was a Business Development Manager at ICL (now Fujitsu) where he spent nine years in various sales and sales management roles.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Vice President & General Manager, Europe | Current |
| Fujitsu Limited | Manager | Former |
| Inference Corporation | Former |
Anurag is responsible for sales consulting and application hosting for eGain's North America customers. He brings over ten years of experience in software development and quality assurance having worked in R&D positions at Ansys Inc., NASA Langley Research Center and the Center for High Performance Computing at Cornell University. Anurag holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University and a Bachelor's degree from IIT, Delhi.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Vice President, Solutions | Current |
| Yale University | M.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Vice President of Research, Sspa | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Vice President of Workgroup Computing Strategies, Meta Group | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Sand Hill Angels, LLC | Partner | Current |
| Stanford University | BS In Mathematics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Vice President, Professional Services | Current |
| Inference Corporation | Chief Scientist | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Managing Director, Asp Practice, Aberdeen Group | Current |
Mark Wolfson is a Founder of Oak Hill Investment Management and has been with Oak Hill for 14 years. During his tenure at Oak Hill, he has played key roles in the formation of Oak Hill Capital Partners, Oak Hill Strategic Partners, Oak Hill Platinum Partners and Oak Hill REIT Partners. Prior to that time, he served as Associate Dean and Dean Witter Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Stanford Business School, and also taught at the Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago. Mark earned a B.S. and an M.A.S. in accounting and finance from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill Investment Management | Founder | Current |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Managing Partner of Oak Hill Capital Management (Ohcm) | Current |
| Pinnacle Ventures | Managing Partner, Oak Hill Capital Management | Current |
| Oak Hill Capital Partners | Current | |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Director | Current |
| Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research | Board of Directors | Current |
| Financial Engines, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Menlo School | Board of Directors | Current |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | Visiting Scholar | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Associate Dean | Former |
| Converged Access Inc. | Former | |
| MarketTools, Inc. | Former | |
| Oreck Corporation | Former | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Ph.D. | Former |
| University of Illinois | M.A.S. In Accounting | Former |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | M.B.A. | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | M.A.S. In Accounting | Former |
| Bowdoin College | B.A. degree | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | B.S. | Former |
| University of Illinois | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Director, Crm Aberdeen Group | Current |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Program Director Crm Idc | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Senior Program Director, Meta Group Crm Infusion | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Senior Research Analyst Customer Service | Current |
Ian's background is in consultancy, advising, and implementing decision-support systems using a variety of technologies, including case-based reasoning, constraint programming, and rule-based systems. Ian holds a BSc. Honours degree in Physics from Imperial College, an MSc in Computing Science, and an MBA. Before eGain, Ian worked at Inference Europe, Bull Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence Ltd, and A.E.R.E Harwell.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Head of Global Strategic Solutions | Current |
| Bull Information Systems Limited | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eGain Communications Corporation | Industry Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan | Current |
As the Chairman, Gunjan Sinha is responsible for leading the strategy and execution at MetricStream. Over his career, Gunjan has spent over 15 years in various entrepreneurial, board and executive positions developing, marketing and selling software and Internet services. As an internet pioneer, he was the co-founder and President of WhoWhere? Inc., a leading Internet directory services company acquired by Lycos in 1998 as well as eGain, an online customer service company which successfully served over 800 businesses around the world. Earlier in his career, Gunjan also co-founded Viman Software, Inc., a network license management company, and Parsec Technologies Pvt. Ltd., an international call center company based in India. Gunjan has served on the Board of several venture-backed technology companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metricstream, Inc. | Executive Chairman | Current |
| Regalix Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Siliconindia, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Cfhi | Board Chair | Current |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Director | Current |
| Indplay, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| WhoWhere? Inc. | President | Former |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Egain's Co-Founder and Ex-President | Former |
| Parsec Technologies, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| WhoWhere? Inc. | co-founder | Former |
| eGain Communications Corporation | Chairman of Metricstream | Former |
| Siliconindia, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology | MS Degrees In Computer Science | Former |
| Stanford University | MS In Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management | Former |
| Santa Cruz, Inc. | Masters Degree In Computer Science | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology | BS | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology | Degree In Computer Science | Former |
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