Meanwhile, EMC is now "looking broadly for a new CTO" to fill Lewis's chair, according to Gallant. Tucci used the executive shuffle as an occasion to pat himself on the back, saying in a prepared statement: "The ease with which we are able to make this transition really speaks to the depth of our management team."
But company watchers say Ofer -- one of the Hopkinton old guard -- may indeed have been relieved of his duties, as EMC looks to drive more revenue from its open software business.
"All I can guess is that Mark [Lewis] represents a more outbound personality in the mix," says Steve Duplessie, analyst at Enterprise Storage Group Inc. "He understands what it takes to not only build stuff, but to sell it, too. EMC built a bunch of stuff -- now they need to sell it. Mark's pretty good at that."
In addition to Lewis's appointment, EMC appears to be taking other steps to try to jack up sales of its open software. For example, it has been rumored to be the winning bidder for the storage management software assets of BMC Software Inc. (NYSE: BMC), which pulled the plug on its Patrol Storage Manager group earlier this year -- a deal that would bring about 130 ex-BMC customers into the EMC fold (see Will EMC Salvage BMC Unit?).
Todd Spangler, US Editor, Byte and Switch
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