New Utah company, CentralPointe to market new software platform

A new software company has sprung out of Lindon-based computer services provider DirectPointe, whose CEO has quit to direct the new corporation.

Michael Proper has left his management post at DirectPointe to become president and CEO of CentralPointe http://centralpointe.com/ , also based in Lindon, DirectPointe Chief Operating Officer James Martinos has taken over from Proper as president and CEO of that company.

CentralPointe aims to fill a demand for cheaper, simple-to-operate computer systems that can run software from a variety of sources.

"It’s easier to use and it’s much less money," Proper said Wednesday of the company’s operating system.

By Tom Harvey

The Salt Lake Tribune

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