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Delbert W. Yocam (born December 24, 1943) is an American technology executive. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Yocam is a former chairman and CEO of Borland, former president, COO & director of Tektronix and a former Apple Computer executive. Borland Software Corporation is a software company headquartered in Austin Texas. Tektronix Inc is a North American company best known for its test and measurement equipment such as Oscilloscopes Logic analyzers, and video and mobile Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics At Apple, during the 1980s, Yocam ran the Apple II group and later became Apple's first chief operating officer (COO). A chief operating officer or chief operations officer ( COO) is a Corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Corporation He is currently a director at Adobe Systems. Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee əˈdoʊbiː ( is an American Computer software company headquartered in San Jose California

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Education

Yocam has a master's degree in business administration and a bachelor's degree from California State University and was honored as a "Distinguished Alumnus" in 1988 and 1999. In Business, administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and History Today's California State University system is the direct descendant of the California State Normal School (now San José State University) a He completed Directors' College at Stanford Law School in 1996 and 2003, and also at the University of Delaware in 2005. Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located near Palo Alto California, United States, in Silicon Valley The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U Yocam also completed Harvard's Executive Education program "Making Corporate Boards More Effective" at Harvard Business School in 2005. Harvard Business School ( HBS) is a renowned Business school in the United States

Career

Yocam started his business executive career with management positions at Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp., Computer Automation, Inc. Fairchild Camera and Instrument was a company founded by Sherman Fairchild. , Control Data Corp., and the Ford Motor Co in the 1960s and 70s. Control Data Corporation (CDC, was one of the pioneering Supercomputer firms Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following

He joined Apple Computer in 1979 as vice president of operations and manufacturing. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics He was the executive vice president and general manager of the Apple II group from 1983 until 1985. From 1986 until 1988, he served as executive vice president and COO of Apple. Yocam then took position of President, Apple Pacific. In this position, Yocam was responsible for strengthening Apple's markets in Canada, Australia, and Japan, while investing in emerging markets in the Far East and Latin America. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia. He left Apple in 1989.

Yocam was chairman and CEO of Borland International, Inc; he joined the Scotts Valley, CA provider of software and services in 1996. Borland Software Corporation is a software company headquartered in Austin Texas. Scotts Valley is a small city in eastern Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about ten miles (16 km south of San Jose and six miles California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He retired [1] after the acquisition of Visigenics Software, Inc. was completed in 1999. [2]

Before joining Borland, Yocam was president, chief operating officer (COO) and a director of Tektronix, Inc. Tektronix Inc is a North American company best known for its test and measurement equipment such as Oscilloscopes Logic analyzers, and video and mobile He joined the Wilsonville, OR manufacturer of test and measurement equipment, computer graphics products and television systems in 1992. Wilsonville is the name of several communities in the United States of America Wilsonville Alabama Wilsonville Illinois Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Computer graphics are Graphics created by Computers and more generally the Representation and Manipulation of Pictorial Data Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) He is credited with turning around the company, providing eight consecutive quarters of improved core operating income and with refocusing the company's research and development spending, so that more than 50% of revenues came from new products, compared with 22% in 1991. His three year contract was completed in 1995. A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law

Board positions

Yocam serves on the board of directors of Adobe Systems Inc. (From Feb. 1991). He has served on the Board of directors of Softricity, Inc. (2001 - 2006) acquired by Microsoft, Inc. in 2006, Xircom, Inc. (1996 - 2001) acquired by Intel Corp. in 2001, Raster Graphics, Inc. (1995 - 1999), Hollywood Park, Inc. (1997-1998), Boomtown, Inc. (1995-1997) acquired by Hollywood Park, Inc. in 1997, Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc. (1995 - 1997), Oracle Corp. (1992 - 1997), Sapiens International Corp. (1995 - 1997) and AST Research, Inc. (1992 - 1995).

Additionally, Yocam has served on the board of directors of The Tech Museum of Innovation (1987 - 1990, Vice Chairman 1989-1990), on the national board of directors of the American Electronics Association (1989) and on the special advisory council to the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Congress (1986 - 1988).

Notes

  1. ^ Yocam was pushed from Inprise over earnings fall | The Register
  2. ^ Surprise moves at Inprise (InfoWorld)

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