Ford Software Engineer Joins FurnitureShow.com

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FurmtureShow.com announced the hiring of Ram Anantha as the company's senior software architect. Anantha will head up the company's internal software development efforts, Previously, Anantha was a senior software engineer with Ford Motor Company. "Mr. Anantha brings years of highly relevant experience in the development management and deployment of large networked applications," said FurnitureShow.com Chief Technical Officer Kevin English. "We're very excited to have Mr. Anantha join our team. Our technical team and product development efforts have grown rapidly in the last several months, so it's essential to have someone of his caliber overseeing the process and taking a broad approach in implementing our technology vision." Anantha received his bachelor's degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Tech in India and his master's degree from the University of Texas in Austin. Founded in Match 1999, FurnitureShow.com offers a range of technology products that facilitate communication and transactions between furnishings manufacturers, retailers and their representatives. The company's online business-to-business marketplace is the furnishings industry's largest, with more than 100 live manufacturer showrooms. Dell Computer Corporate Vice President Tom Martin is the chairman of the Austin, Texas-based company.