ArcSys names Bruce Eastman vice president of North American operations.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 1995--ArcSys Inc. today announced the appointment of Bruce Eastman, 40, to vice president of North American operations.

Eastman is responsible for developing and supporting ArcSys' customer base in North America, which currently accounts for about 45 percent of ArcSys' worldwide revenues.

"With the addition of Bruce Eastman, our strong worldwide sales management team is complete," said Gerald C. Hsu, ArcSys president and CEO. "Bruce's proven ability to manage sales in a rapidly growing company is exactly what ArcSys needs at this critical stage."

Eastman was most recently vice president of sales for Silicon Architects, where he completed technology licensing agreements with leading ASIC suppliers and ASIC design companies. He was previously vice president of sales at Quickturn Design Systems, where sales doubled during his tenure; and vice president of strategic alliances at Cadence Design Systems, where he more than doubled revenues from strategic accounts for two consecutive years. Eastman holds an MBA from the University of Kansas.

ArcSys Inc. develops, markets, and supports integrated circuit design automation (ICDA) software for deep submicron microprocessors, application-specific standard products (ASSPs), and complex application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). ArcSys' products lower IC development costs by reducing die size, reduce time to market by shortening the physical design cycle, and provide more competitive, higher-performance chips. Company headquarters are located at 1208 E. Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086; tel: [phone]; fax: [phone].

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