Arsenal Digital Solutions' Rapid Growth Fuels New Position: Dan Lewis Named Chief Commercial Officer; Industry Veteran and Innovator to Lead Market Strategy and Development of Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003 Arsenal Digital Solutions (Arsenal), the leading Storage Management Services See SMS. (storage) Storage Management Services - (SMS) Software that enables network administrators to route backup data from various devices on a network to another device such as a server or a magnetic tape backup unit. (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) provider, announced today that Dan Lewis has been appointed to the new position of chief commercial officer. Based at Arsenal's headquarters, Lewis is responsible for market strategy, new product and services development, and further developing partner and customer relationships. Lewis will report directly to Chairman 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. Frank Brick. Earlier today, Arsenal announced an additional $10.5 million in a Series D round of financing and the promotion of Randy Whitehead whitehead /white·head/ (hwit´hed) 1. milium. 2. closed comedo. white·head n. 1. to 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. . As the fastest-growing provider of storage management services in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Arsenal has earned the trust of some of the world's largest companies. As of year-end 2002, the company had amassed more than 700 customers in 22 data centers in 17 cities while expanding the customer base by 264 percent, and growing revenue by more than 215 percent. "Dan has an established track record for creating and delivering innovative programs that drive exceptional company growth," said Frank Brick, president and CEO, Arsenal Digital Solutions. "With his extremely rare combination of technical depth and market acumen acumen Astuteness, perception, perspicacity , he will be instrumental in leading Arsenal as it expands its products and services and market reach, while continuing to meet the needs of our customers and partners." Prior to joining Arsenal, Lewis' recent positions include vice president of product management at a-Services, a joint venture of Compaq and Cable & Wireless, and director of strategy and business development at Compaq. In these roles, he directed teams of technical, product, project and marketing managers responsible for new service offerings. Lewis has also held senior positions with Telxon Corporation, Norand Corporation and BP America. Lewis is also a licensed professional engineer, and has been granted several patents in wireless networks and middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a . About Arsenal Digital Solutions Arsenal Digital Solutions is a leading Storage Management Services (SMS) provider focused on helping large enterprises solve their data protection and business continuity needs. Leveraging its proven storage and security expertise, Arsenal delivers a comprehensive and flexible suite of storage management services to more than 700 customers at leading Internet Data Centers (IDCs) across the world. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., and founded in August 1998, Arsenal is a privately held, venture-backed company. For more information on Arsenal, its solutions and services, visit the company web site at www.arsenaldigital.com. |
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