Folks, facts, orgs, et cetera

News from LSI, CDA, CMG, Fugro, Geotrace, KSI, GMI, MetaCarta, Quorum, Roxar, Baker and DGI.

LSI Logic has renamed its Storage Systems unit ‘Engenio Information Technologies’ in preparation for an IPO.

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Common Data Access is seeking an experienced E&P data management professional to manage its key projects.

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Calgary-based CleanDB is no more; Brian Marshall, who developed a mySQL version of the PPDM database, is now operating as an independent contractor.

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Simulation specialist Computer Modeling Group (CMG) has announced a multi-year $300,000 annual software license agreement with ‘a major multinational company’.

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Paul van Riel is to replace Kobi Ruegg as CEO of the Fugro’s development and production business. van Riel was a founder of Jason Geosystems, acquired by Fugro in 2001. Ruegg now heads up Fugro’s offshore survey unit.

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Jogn Ebbern is MD of Geotrace’s new Aberdeen office. Ebbern was previously with Western Geco.

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James Webster has been named COO of geopressure specialists Knowledge Systems Inc. (KSI).

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Potential field specialist Fugro-LCT has ‘consolidated’ its London facility, re-locating it to Houston.

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Patrick Keenan is now president of GeoMechanics International(GMI). Keenan was previously VP business development with Core Lab.

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Ron Matros has joined MetaCarta, Inc., as CEO. Matros was previously CEO of iConverse.

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Donn Wilson has joined Quorum Business Solutions as land and ownership advisor. Wilson was previously with ChevronTexaco.

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Roxar CEO Sandy Esslemont has relocated to Houston to ‘spearhead’ Roxar’s targeting of the North American market.

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Mike Wiley is to retire as chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes when his term expires in 2005.

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Divestco is to sell Dynamic Graphics’ 3D visualization and modeling technology in Canada. The company is also developing the Divestco DataStore—which will allow customers to manage and access their seismic data.

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