Issaquah, Wash. - August 28, 2007 – Amiga, a global presence in gaming software and multi-media platform development, announced today that Fran Dramis, former Chief Information, Ecommerce, and Security Officer for BellSouth, has joined the Amiga advisory board. Mr. Dramis will play an integral part in shaping the company’s application and hardware development strategies as the company expands its technology to multimedia applications and operating system enhancement.
“Amiga is an incredibly innovative company poised for great things,” said Dramis. “Their vision as a content provider for platforms ranging from handheld devices to servers is made possible by the forethought of their founders. I’m very excited to help guide Amiga’s evolution to multimedia technology leader.”
Fran Dramis joined BellSouth in 1998 and retired when the company was acquired by AT&T, retiring in 2007. His departments received several awards during his tenure, including Computerworld’s 100 Best Places to Work in IT, SecurE-Biz Leadership Award, InformationWeek’s 500 Most Innovative Users of Technology, and CIO Magazine’s Enterprise Value Award. Prior to his work at BellSouth, Mr. Dramis founded CIO Strategy, Inc., an information technology consulting firm and was president and CEO of Network Management Inc. He previously served as president and chief operating officer of Telic Corporation and worked with AT&T, including Bell Labs, rising to the position of executive director of information product management. Mr. Dramis has been honored by industry publications such as CIO Magazine’s CIO 100 Award, CIO Magazine’s Top 100 Leaders for the Next Millennium, and Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders.
“Fran has set a bar for excellence and service that we hope to achieve at Amiga,” said Bill McEwen, Amiga's president. “We look forward to tapping into his experience which will be vital to us as we prepare to expand the company in new and multi-faceted directions. The staff and board are thrilled to welcome him and look forward to applying his leadership and vast technical expertise to additional industry success for Amiga.”
About Amiga
Amiga, Inc., initially founded in 1983 and re-established in 2000, is a computer software company with a rich heritage in game development and a focus on forging a path for multimedia platform development and hardware-independent technologies. For almost two decades Amiga’s software has been a mainstay for motion picture studios, multimedia creators, and digital entertainment enthusiasts around the world. For more information, visit
www.amiga.com.
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