ARKONA Expansion Continues -- Sales Offices Added in Northeast, Midwest and West.SALT LAKE CITY -- ARKONA Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : ARKN), the emerging company of choice in dealer management solutions for new and independent automobile dealerships, announced today the opening of new regional sales offices on the East and West Coasts, and Central United States The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is , and the addition of three new managers to its field sales organization. The newly appointed sales personnel are Mark Hartel, Northeast Region Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → ; Sherry Arnold, Midwest Region Sales Manager; and Kenny Mills, West Region Sales Manager. "ARKONA has seen dramatic growth in demand for our dealer management solutions and services since entering that market in 2000," said Alan Rudd, ARKONA CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "To date we serve several of the Top 100 dealer groups and count nearly 500 dealerships as our customers. By expanding our sales team, ARKONA is well positioned to attain an increasingly significant presence in the dealer community." The new Northeastern sales office becomes ARKONA's second on the East Coast, the first being the Silver Spring, Md. office established two years ago. The Northeastern sales office is located in Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine, with a 2004 population of 63,882. Portland is Maine's cultural, social and economic capital. Tourists are drawn to Portland's historic Old Port district along Portland Harbor, which is at the mouth of the Fore River and part . The Silver Spring office currently administers initial dealer setup, installation and training for the entire United States. "This is a timely investment in our sales organization and is a direct response to the increasing number of sales opportunities," said Michael Critchfield, Director of Sales. "In addition to addressing increased demand for ARKONA products and shortening the sales process, the addition of these regional sales managers will increase the level of support to our existing customers." The West Region Sales Office is located in Irvine, Calif. and the Midwest Region Sales Office is situated in Aurora, Colo. Telephone numbers for the offices are as follows: Northeast: 866-478-6364, ext. 2114; Midwest: 866-478-6364, ext. 2116; and West: 866-478-6364, ext. 2115. Personnel Thumbnails Mark Hartel, Northeast Region Sales Manager -- A 20-year sales veteran, he has worked as an account manager with Reynolds&Reynolds, ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. and Autosoft. Sherry Arnold, Midwest Region Sales Manager -- Counting more than 20 years of sales and military logistics experience, Sherry has also owned or has been Vice President of Sales for several automotive-related CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. companies. Kenny Mills, West Region Sales Manager -- Joins ARKONA with 18 years of sales experience and has held key sales positions with Apple Computer, WordPerfect, Novell and Vinca Vin·ca n. A genus of evergreens usually found in the Eastern hemisphere. Vinca plant genus of Apocynaceae family; contains cardiac glycoside; causes diarrhea; includes V. major (blue periwinkle), V. Corp. He was most recently with EZCopy Services where he served as Vice President of Business Development. About ARKONA Inc. Founded in 1996, ARKONA is a public company and a leader in automotive management solutions. ARKONA's Dealer Management System also leads the market in technologically superior e-business solutions for automotive dealers that fully integrate back office systems with a retail Web presence. In this market ARKONA is the premier Application Service Provider (ASP). For more information visit the ARKONA Web site at www.arkona.com. This release may contain forward-looking statements as well as historical information. Forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, may involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the company's actual results and performance in future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested by the forward-looking statements in this release. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. The company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements found herein to reflect any changes in company expectations or results or any change in events. |
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