Opera Solutions' Rob Bothe, CFO, Joins New Jersey Technology Council's Board of Directors

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Opera Solutions, LLC (www.operasolutions.com), one of the fastest-growing applied Big Data analytics companies in the world, today announced that Rob Bothe, Chief Financial Officer, has been named a member of the Board of Directors on the New Jersey Technology Council. As a Board member, Mr. Bothe will serve as an ambassador for the NJTC, and assist in setting strategic direction to support its ongoing efforts to build a strong, cohesive technology community in New Jersey.

"I'm very pleased to join the NJTC's Board of Directors," said Mr. Bothe of Opera Solutions. "As one of the fastest-growing technology-based firms in the state, Opera Solutions has reaped significant benefits from NJTC's counsel and its efforts to make the state a welcoming and vibrant environment for the tech industry. I look forward to helping NJTC continue to make a positive difference for other tech firms in the state."

Founded in 1996, the NJTC represents the state's dominant technology sectors. It provides business support, networking opportunities, information, advocacy and recognition of New Jersey-based technology companies and their leaders.

Opera Solutions creates and provides hosted delivery of a suite of Big Data analytics solutions to market-leading companies in financial services, government, healthcare, and other sectors. The company's solutions are powered by its Big Data analytics and signals processing platform--Vektor™. Founded in 2004, the Jersey City-based firm has 600 employees – including over 180 advanced degree scientists – and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. On September 14 of this year, Opera announced that it had secured an $84 million minority investment from leading technology investor Silver Lake Sumeru, with participation from Accel-KKR, Invus Group, JGE Capital Management, and Tola Capital.

For more information about Opera Solutions please visit:  http://www.operasolutions.com.

For more information on NJTC and how to become a member http://www.njtc.org/join/membership.asp.

About Opera Solutions

Opera Solutions creates and delivers advanced analytics solutions that drive higher profits, performance, and productivity for top-tier organizations in financial services, government, healthcare, and other selected sectors. The 600-person company is one of the world's premier centers of predictive analytics and machine learning, with 180 scientists from more than 20 different disciplines. Scientists team with business domain professionals, data management experts, and software developers to create Opera's offerings, which include both Premium Solutions (business-transforming analytics-based solutions for the Global 250) and Vertical Solutions (for specific business problems such as fraud, risk management, marketing effectiveness, spend optimization, and more.) The company delivers its solutions through a unique, end-to-end, "Analytics as an Ongoing Service" model built on its Vektor™ platform.  Opera has offices throughout the world, including Jersey City, New York, Boston, San Diego, London, Paris, New Delhi, and Shanghai.  For more information, visit www.operasolutions.com.

About New Jersey Technology Council

The New Jersey Technology Council provides business support, networking opportunities, information, advocacy and recognition of technology companies and their leaders. Founded in 1996, the New Jersey Technology Council's more than 1,100 member companies work in unison to support their own enterprises while advancing New Jersey's status as a leading technology center in the United States.

For more information on the NJTC, visit http://www.njtc.org.

Media Contact:
Katie Smith-Adair
The Morris + King Company for Opera Solutions
212-561-7475
[email protected]

SOURCE Opera Solutions, LLC

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