My Quarter Century in Asia

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War a young IBM systems engineer is sent to Saigon to support computers used by the US military in their war effort. While there he becomes captivated by the people and culture of Asia and spends the next 25 years in the fledging software markets of the region.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>His journey takes him to Singapore where he co-founds a software company to Australia and eventually to Japan where he faces the obstacles of selling US software in an unforgiving market. His persistence and cultural sensitivity eventually lead to success bringing new opportunities and one major setback.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In this memoir he provides insights into the difficulties of developing and selling software in the 1970s when computers and networks were greatly limited in power and functionality. He also takes the reader into some of the after-work activities he pursued including running with the Hash SCUBA diving and a trek in the Himalayas.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now retired he reflects on his extraordinary journey grateful for the challenges and triumphs that shaped his life and career.</span></p>