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Former VisionAIR Executive Joins HomeSphere to Help Oversee
Recent Venture Funding and Remarkable Growth
Golden, CO-April 27, 2004- HomeSphere, the leading provider
of e-commerce, collaboration, bid management, software, and buyer
incentive programs for the homebuilding industry, today announced
it has appointed Andrew Murray as Senior Vice President and CFO.
The appointment comes on the heels of record growth in multiple
sectors of HomeSphere's business, as well as a recent $1 million
private placement of venture capital in HomeSphere.
Mr. Murray comes to HomeSphere from North Carolina-based VisionAIR,
where he served as Vice President, CFO, and helped raise $5 million
in an equity offering. Previously to his work at VisionAIR, Murray
worked at SignalSoft Corporation, where he helped raise over $120
million, and helped oversee a successful IPO that facilitated the
eventual sale of SignalSoft to Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV).
With over 24 years of corporate experience, Murray has worked in
various management positions in companies including Dynamic Information
Systems, Murray Equipment Company, AT&T Communications, and Mountain
Bell. Murray also serves on the Board of Directors for Bellco Credit
Union and is a Certified Management Accountant.
"HomeSphere's growth path is so promising that we decided it would
be prudent to bring on a person of Andy Murray's background in fund
raising, equity markets, and corporation building," added Jim Waldrop,
HomeSphere's Chief Executive Officer. "We're thrilled to get someone
with his character and experience and look forward to immediately
putting his talents to work, as we work to sustain our remarkable
growth."
"HomeSphere is an especially attractive company because it has
experienced strong growth in software, services, and buyer incentives
to the nation's top builders and manufacturers," said Andy Murray,
HomeSphere's Senior Vice President and CFO. "With a long tradition
of industry-leading products and an executive team second to none,
it's a thrill to join HomeSphere and contribute my skills to its
continued success."
About HomeSphere
HomeSphere Inc., based in Golden, Colo., is a leading provider
of software and services for the homebuilding industry. Builders,
contractors, manufacturers, and dealer/distributors can use HomeSphere
solutions to leverage the Internet to access user-friendly, online
information management, and tools for e-commerce, collaboration,
scheduling, bidding, and communicating. Through HomeSphere's cash
incentive program, BRI, its accounting and project management ERP
systems, BuildSoft Enterprise, BuildSoft, and its online collaboration
tools, TheJobSite and TheJobSitePro, HomeSphere already has contractual
relationships with builders responsible for well over 25% of yearly
U.S. housing starts, and over 70 leading manufacturers of residential
construction products. For more information about HomeSphere, visit
www.HomeSphere.com.
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Contact:
Tracy Aiello
JohnstonWells Public Relations
1512 Larimer Street, Suite 700
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 623-3366
taiello@johnstonwells.com
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