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 Al Zollar became general manager, IBM Tivoli software, in July 2004. He is responsible for the strategic direction and ongoing operations for the Tivoli software brand, which enables clients to improve the quality and efficiency of their information technology (IT) service delivery through automation. Tivoli offers solutions in the management of business applications, servers, internet devices, networks, storage, security and IT processes. Previously, Al was general manager, eServer iSeries, where he was responsible for the executive leadership of the iSeries server product line and for leading the strategy and plans for IBM servers and storage in the Global Small and Medium Business marketplace.
Since joining IBM in 1977 as a systems engineer trainee in San Francisco, Al has held several high-level positions within the company, including senior management positions in every IBM Software Group division. Before joining eServer iSeries, Al served as general manager of Lotus, responsible for leading its innovative development of human collaboration software. Prior to that, he served as general manager of IBM's Network Computing Software Division, responsible for key internet infrastructure technologies, including networking, directory, security and Java technologies. He's also served as general manager of IBM networking software, vice president of development for IBM Tivoli, and has held numerous key management positions in IBM software development laboratories, including lab director for Software Group in Raleigh, NC, and DB2 Product Manager, Santa Teresa, CA. Al is a board member of the Chubb Corporation. Additionally, Al is an advocate and supporter of business and community-based organizations aimed at expanding opportunities for minorities. Zollar is a member of The Executive Leadership Council since 1999, and also serves on their board. He is also a Lifetime member of NSBE, the National Society of Black Engineers, and serves on their National Advisory Board. He is a past co-chair of the IBM Black Family Technology Awareness project. He was named one of the 100 most influential Blacks in America by Savoy magazine in 2003 and one of the 50 most important African-Americans in technology by US Black Engineer & Information Technologymagazine in 2004 and 2005. Al holds a master's degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of California at San Diego. He spends his free time with his family, reading, playing golf and listening to jazz.
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