The board has appointed Erika Williams, the Sacramento-based company's chief operating officer, as interim chief executive.

Aaronson, a 14-year veteran of the company, was appointed chief executive almost two years ago. Previously, he had been a sales and marketing executive with SII.

Williams joined the firm last summer; she had been an executive with Amdahl Corp. of Sunnyvale, Calif. During her last two years with Amdahl, Williams was senior vice president and general manager of Amdahl's Enterprise Storage Systems division.

Neil Diver, the chairman of SII's board, said in a prepared statement, "The transition should be seamless, since under the previous organizational structure, virtually 90 percent of the management reports to Erika. She has meshed ably with the new SII and achieved considerable respect from those inside and outside the company, and her new role will only serve to expand her sphere of influence."

Diver's statement also said, "Bill Aaronson has spent 14 years with SII, and we wish him well in his future endeavors."

SII executives refused to comment further.

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