Kim Polese
Technology executive and entrepreneur
Born
November 13th, 1961
63 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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An entrepreneur and technology executive, made significant contributions to the software industry. Co-founded Marimba, a company specializing in web content distribution, which gained prominence in the late 1990s. Previously worked at Sun Microsystems, where played a key role in the development of the Java programming language. Established a reputation as a leader in technology innovation and business development.
Co-founded Marimba, Inc.
Played a key role at Sun Microsystems
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