Applied Innovation Names Matt Bruening Vice President of Sales.Business & High-Tech Editors COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001 Applied Innovation Inc. (Nasdaq:AINN AINN Artificial Intelligence Neural Network ) today announced the appointment of Matt Bruening, 35, to the position of Vice President of Sales, effective today. "Matt is a great addition to our team and we expect that he will make valuable contributions to our long-term growth," said Robert L. Smialek, President and 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. . "He brings to Applied Innovation a wealth of sales and sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a experience in the Telecommunications industry. His career achievements include consistent growth in revenues and a proven ability to build and develop high performance teams. In three different regions of the country, he built top-ranked sales teams and developed major corporate accounts with Fortune 1000 companies, generating several hundred million dollars in annual revenue." Bruening was formerly Regional Vice President with Fiberlink Communications, a virtual private network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) service company. Prior to that, he spent 13 years with UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for , a WorldCom Company and its predecessor, CompuServe Network Services. During his tenure with UUNET/CompuServe, he served in several sales and sales management roles before being promoted to Regional Vice President in 1999. Bruening earned a bachelor's degree in English from John Carroll University The university is organized into three schools including two undergraduate colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences and the Boler School of Business, and one graduate school, each defining its own academic programs under the auspices of the Academic Vice President. . About Applied Innovation Applied Innovation is a leader in the design, manufacture and deployment of state-of-the-art management solutions for simplifying the control of today's complex communications networks of physically dispersed and technically diverse elements. The Company provides hardware, software, service and turnkey network management solutions to leading telecommunications, cable and Internet companies, including all Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). Applied Innovation also participates in the high-speed data transport market through LuxPath Networks, a division focused on the development of broadband Ethernet aggregation and transport products, which provide high-capacity, carrier-quality, fiber optic transmission solutions. Applied Innovation, headquartered in suburban Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AINN. For more information, please visit www.aiinet.com. |
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