ONEWORLD SYSTEMS INC
8-K, 1999-05-11
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)  April 29, 1999
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                            ONEWORLD SYSTEMS, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


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            Delaware                              000-23260                               94-3095680
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              1144 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA         94086
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           (Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)



Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:   (408) 523-1100
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5.  Other Events

On April 29, 1999, Eugene Eidenberg resigned from the Company's Board of
Directors and was replaced by Roger Roberts, former CEO of Citrix Systems. On
May 3, 1999, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Eidenberg's
resignation and replacement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits 

     (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1  Press Release dated May 3, 1999.



                                   SIGNATURE


  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                            OneWorld Systems, Inc.
 
  
Date:   May 11, 1999      By: /s/ Neil Selvin
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                              Neil Selvin
                              President and Chief Executive Officer
                              (Principal Executive Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX


                                                      
                                                      
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   99.1      Press Release dated May 3, 1999.



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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                            [OneWorld Systems Logo]


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact:
     Heidi Palmer
     OneWorld Systems, Inc.
     Phone: (408)523-2204
     Email: [email protected]



                  ROGER ROBERTS, FORMER CEO OF CITRIX SYSTEMS,
                 JOINS THE ONEWORLD SYSTEMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                        

SUNNYVALE, Calif., - May 3, 1999 -- OneWorld Systems, (TM) Inc. (OTC BB: OWLD)
announced today that Roger W. Roberts, the former President and CEO of Citrix
Systems, Inc., has joined the Board of Directors of the Company. Roberts
replaces Eugene Eidenberg, Advisory Director at Hambrecht & Quist, who resigned
after having been on the Company's Board of Directors since July 1996. This
change in the Board of Directors is effective immediately.

     "Roger's knowledge of our distribution channel and markets, and his
experience building a high-growth, high technology brand at Citrix, will be
invaluable to OneWorld Systems," said Neil Selvin, President and Chief Executive
Officer of OneWorld Systems, Inc. "We are very pleased to have Roger join our
Board. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank Gene for his counsel
during the Company's transition. His expertise has been valuable and we
appreciate his advice and support during this period," said Selvin.

     "I am looking forward to working with OneWorld Systems' management team as
it continues to develop its network communications products, and its marketing
and sales programs for the rapidly growing small and medium business market,"
said Roberts. "It's an exciting time for the company and I'm very pleased to be
part of OneWorld Systems' growth."

     Roberts was chief executive officer of Citrix Systems from 1990 to December
1998, leading Citrix from a raw technology start-up to a highly successful
public company, with a market capitalization in excess of three billion dollars.
He also served as president and secretary from 1990 to 1997. Early in his career
at Citrix, Roberts raised over $15 million in private equity over four financing
rounds from three leading venture firms: Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers;
Sevin Rosen Funds; and Mayfield Fund. Additionally, in 1991, he brought in
strategic corporate investments from both Microsoft and Intel.  He led Citrix
through one of the most successful initial public offerings of 1995, and
followed up in June, 1996 with an equally successful $75 million secondary
offering. In January 1998, 
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Citrix was selected to the Nasdaq 100 and subsequently named to the Standard &
Poors 400 Index. Citrix is currently recognized as the leader of the rapidly
emerging thin client/server computing market.

     Prior to joining Citrix, Roberts was at Texas Instruments for twenty years,
where he held a variety of technical, marketing, and general management
positions. He was recognized at one point in his career as one of the top 80
technical professionals at Texas Instruments worldwide.

About OneWorld Systems

     OneWorld Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and
develops and manufactures products that enhance and simplify wide-area network
communications for the small and medium size office markets. OneWorld(R) Network
Communications Servers are designed to be versatile, easy to use, cost-effective
and expandable as small offices grow. Formerly known as Global Village
Communication, Inc., OneWorld Systems, Inc. is publicly traded on the Over The
Counter Bulletin Board market as OWLD. For more information, visit the company's
website at http://www.oneworldsystems.com, or call toll-free in North America at
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1-877-697-2537.


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