Arsenal Digital Solutions Hires John Neville as Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2004 Neville Brings 20 Years of Telecom and Networking Experience Developing Solutions for Leading Hosting and Network Service Providers Arsenal Digital Solutions, 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 and a major revenue enabler to hosting and network service providers, today announced the appointment of John S. Neville to executive vice president of sales and business development. Neville will focus on growing and enhancing Arsenal's partner network and helping it deliver managed storage services to end customers. The appointment of Neville follows a year of milestones for Arsenal. The company reached EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become positive in May of 2003, secured more $21 million in venture and non-equity financing and expanded its services worldwide to six European and Asia-Pacific markets. In addition, Arsenal's revenue and customer base continues to grow, fueled by unprecedented demand for the company's distributed data protection and business continuity services, which drive high-value, recurring revenue to hosting and network service providers. "John has a long and distinguished career in the telecommunications and networking industries, both on the carrier side and on the 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 side," said Frank Brick, 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. of Arsenal Digital Solutions. "His experience in services delivery for the carrier market will be a valuable asset as Arsenal expands its partner network and continues to grow worldwide." Neville brings more than 20 years of telecom and networking experience to Arsenal. Most recently, he was global vice president of carrier managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality for Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NT). In this role, Neville led the development of wireline, wireless and enterprise solutions enabling carriers to expand their portfolio to customers. Neville has also worked for Bell Atlantic. He started as vice president of large business market management for NYNEX NYNEX New York-New England & X for the Unknown (Telephone Company) NYNEX New York Network Exchange . During the merger with Bell Atlantic, Neville served as vice president of marketing for all business customers and as a member of the Business Markets Merger Integration team. Following the merger, he resumed as vice president of market management for the new entity and later became vice president of sales for emerging markets. While president/general manager at ATS, a joint venture between Bull Information Systems and Cox Cable Communications, Neville played an instrumental role in the company's acquisition. He began his career at Digital Equipment Corporation and holds a degree in business from Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. . About Arsenal Digital Solutions Arsenal Digital Solutions, the leading Storage Management Services (SMS) provider, drives high-margin revenue for hosting and network service providers through value-added, on-demand storage services. Leveraging its proven services architecture and storage expertise, Arsenal delivers a comprehensive and flexible suite of data protection and business continuity services through its partners to more than 800 customers in 25 data centers in 19 cities worldwide. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., Arsenal is a privately held, venture-backed company. For more information on Arsenal, its solutions and services, visit www.arsenaldigital.com. Arsenal Digital Solutions is a service mark of Arsenal Digital Solutions. All other trademarks and service marks mentioned herein are property of their respective owners. |
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