ARCHOS Appoints Hyder Rabbani to President and Chief Operating Officer.To download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090303/bb5 IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2003 Innovative Product Line and Growing Market Opportunity Attract Intel Executive to Top Consumer Electronics Company ARCHOS Inc., a global provider and industry pioneer of innovative handheld entertainment and storage solutions, announced today the appointment of Hyder Rabbani to president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Rabbani will report to Henri Crohas, ARCHOS founder, chairman and chief executive officer, and will be based in the company's Irvine, Calif., office. Rabbani holds 17 years' experience in management, sales, channel marketing and business development in the technology industry, and more than 10 years driving global sales and strategic alliances for consumer products at Intel. While with Intel, Rabbani oversaw o·ver·saw v. Past tense of oversee. the company's Europe, Middle East and Africa sales organizations and grew revenues more than 270 percent in 18 months. Rabbani's work resulted in 20 percent market share growth, dramatically reduced costs, a complete and successful restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). of the sales channel, and the largest business development deal for the camera line in Intel's history -- a bundle agreement with Microsoft. At ARCHOS, Rabbani will direct the company's aggressive growth, centered on its award-winning audio, video and storage devices such as the popular Cinema-to-Go and ARCDisk lines. Rabbani's operational efficiency, leadership and effective sales and channel management will help ARCHOS accelerate the distribution and production of their latest and most innovative products. "We could not have found a more experienced and effective leader to extend ARCHOS' success in the consumer electronics market," said Crohas. "Hyder has an impressive record of achieving high growth, market segment leadership and phenomenal customer service, which will have an immediate and positive impact on our business." Rabbani joins ARCHOS from MUSICMATCH, a global leader in digital music software and services. With MUSICMATCH, Rabbani was vice president of sales and business development, responsible for the worldwide channel, and the negotiations, marketing and engineering for all OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and programs. His work at the digital music leader resulted in some of the company's largest and most strategic business alliances, and broad expansion of the company's channel program. "ARCHOS is in the unique position of being an industry pioneer with a long history of innovation -- at a time when the consumer electronics industry is exploding," said Rabbani. "I am stepping into a tremendous opportunity with one of the most impressive portable entertainment companies today, and I'm thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to give ARCHOS the management to move it aggressively forward." ARCHOS is exhibiting at RetailVision Fall in Phoenix, Sept. 2-5, 2003, and is available for meetings and product demonstrations in the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon, great gorge of the Colorado River, one of the natural wonders of the world; c.1 mi (1.6 km) deep, from 4 to 18 mi (6.4–29 km) wide, and 217 mi (349 km) long, NW Ariz. Ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. , Salon Salon, annual exhibition of art works chosen by jury and presented by the French Academy since 1737; it was originally held in the Salon d'Apollon of the Louvre. By the mid-19th cent. the Salon had become an expression of conservative, established tastes in art. 8. ARCHOS will unveil the latest products in its audio, video and storage lines, with an advanced showing of the new ARCDisk storage device. To schedule a meeting with Rabbani, please contact Samantha Steinwinder at 206-713-6983 (cellular), steinwinder@archos.com. About ARCHOS Founded in 1988, ARCHOS designs and manufactures the industry's most innovative handheld entertainment solutions and data storage peripherals for people on the go. ARCHOS is considered an industry pioneer in the growing MP3 consumer market, with a line of audio, video and storage devices that suit a variety of interests and price points. ARCHOS has received numerous awards for its innovative product design, including "Best in Show" and "Best in Portable Video" at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show, and "Best Product: Hardware" at the 2003 European Retail Vision conference. The company is based in Paris, France, with U.S. headquarters in Irvine, Calif. Company information and products are available at www.archos.com. The names of companies mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090303/bb5 |
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