Kaazing Corporation, a web infrastructure software company that enables customers to deliver fully interactive web applications with real-time information, today announced the appointment of Frank Greco, as its Director of Technology for the Americas. Mr. Greco will be responsible for understanding customer technology requirements, leveraging his experience as an architect for large-scale enterprise applications deployed by financial services firms.

"I'm excited to join Kaazing, a company that is creating innovative solutions that enable customers to deliver network-intensive, high-performance web applications containing real-time information," said Greco. "HTTP has served us well for over 15 years, but it's now time for the next wave of on-demand web applications using the latest W3C and IETF standards. The market timing for Kaazing's solutions is absolutely perfect."

Frank has extensive experience as a senior architect for global enterprises in the financial services industry, including Lehman Brothers. He is also recognized as an expert in cloud computing. He was chosen as a Java Champion, an elite honor bestowed by the international Java community. Frank is the Founder and Chairman of the very first Java User Group, the NYJavaSIG, which is now the largest Java User Group in North America.

"Our customers demand solutions that are standards-based, enterprise-class, massively scalable and ultra high performing. Frank's experience in the financial services industry will be instrumental in helping us to define and execute our product strategies to meet customers' needs," said Jonas Jacobi, CEO of Kaazing Corporation. "We will continue to focus on delivering next-generation software solutions that enable customers to deliver fully interactive network-intensive Web applications while simplifying back-end server infrastructure and lowering overall operational costs."

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