Augmentix, Provider of Mission-Critical Server Solutions, Assembles Outstanding Executive Lineup.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Augmentix, a provider of enhanced commercial servers for mission-critical applications in markets such as communications, industrial automation, medical imaging and the military, has announced the members of its management team. Augmentix's key personnel, led by 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. Chris Melson, are industry veterans from Texas Micro, RadiSys and Tandem, with more than 100 years of collective experience in applied computing and high-availability product development and marketing. Augmentix, founded in 2003, produces both mission-critical servers and standards-based hardware and software solutions for managing heterogeneous server environments, delivering leading-edge technology and high-availability performance at half the price of competing applied computing products. The company has received $3 million in initial funding from Austin Ventures. "I have no doubt that Augmentix will meet its objectives successfully, and that this will be largely due to the skills of our exceptional team," said Melson. "In addition to the broad and deep expertise of the individual team members, we've worked together before: we know what to expect, we can count on each other, and we have all hit the ground running." Profiles of the management team follow: Christopher Melson, Augmentix Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Melson has 25 years of experience in high technology computer markets, including 15 years focused on the applied computing industries, and he has led all facets of complex operations in both startup and turnaround situations. Melson was Vice President and General Manager for RadiSys Corporation's Telecommunications and Communications Software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems Divisions from 1999 to 2003. Prior to RadiSys, he was Vice President of Product Development for Texas Micro and Director of Program Management at Tandem Computers (company) Tandem Computers - A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994). . John Leonardo, Advisor to the President John Leonardo has more than 40 years of experience in sales and marketing, joining Texas Micro in 1990 as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he built a global sales organization that included offices in Europe and Japan. In 1996, he became Executive Vice President and 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. for Texas Micro. During his tenure, Texas Micro revenue grew from $22M to an annual rate of over $100M for 1999. Prior to Texas Micro, Leonardo served as a sales and marketing consultant to Dell and Intel. Earlier career experience included marketing and executive positions at Playtex, Maybelline, Max Factor and Bennetts; he was also co-founder and President of Quest, a software start-up. John Bumpas, Vice President of Manufacturing and Field Service John Bumpas has extensive experience in operations, high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. systems, new product introduction, process creation and multiple ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. and other quality systems. Bumpas was a senior operations manager See datacenter manager. across multiple disciplines at Tandem Computers and Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. . Most recently, he was the Vice President of Operations at Active Power Corporation. Richard Edie, Vice President of Operations Richard Edie has more than 22 years of experience in the computer industry, including 14 years focused in the applied computing sector. Edie was Director of Engineering at RLX RLX Relaxin Technologies from 2001 to 2002, where he managed the ServerBlade development team. Prior to joining RLX, he was Director of Engineering in the Telecommunication Division and Director of Program Management at RadiSys Corporation. At Texas Micro, Edie was Director of Engineering of Single Board Computer Development and BIOS Manager. Ron Groen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing A native of The Netherlands, Ron Groen has nearly 20 years' experience in the technology sector. Prior to joining Augmentix, Groen held several sales and general management interim positions in the IT industry. Previously, he was RadiSys Vice President, International Sales & Operations, assuming direct responsibility for business in Europe and Asia, where revenue grew to $137M in 2000. Until the company's 1999 merger with RadiSys, he served in a succession of sales executive positions at Texas Micro, culminating in the role of Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing. Before Texas Micro, Groen was Controller at Datelcom, which distributed hardware and software, and Oracle's Finance Director for the Middle East. Don Harrison Don Harrison (1937 - May 4, 1998) was an anchor on CNN Headline News from 1982 until his death from renal cancer in 1998. He was a member of the original team of anchors when Headline News went on the air for the first time as "CNN2" in 1982. , Augmentix Founder, Vice President of Engineering Don Harrison was a Principal Engineer and Technical Fellow for RadiSys Corporation, where he represented RadiSys as a board member for the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group and the Service Availability Forum
David McKinley, Augmentix Founder, Chief Technology Officer David McKinley has over 25 years of experience in the field of applied computing systems as a software developer, systems engineer, engineering manager and marketing manager. He is a recognized industry expert in the area of high availability systems and standards-based platform management. McKinley was Director of Engineering for both Texas Micro and RadiSys. Previously, he served in various roles at Tandem Computers, including manager of communications software and systems management software for the Tandem Integrity family of fault-tolerant UNIX systems Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . Chris Nikirk, Augmentix Founder, Augmentix Fellow Chris Nikirk has over 15 years of mechanical engineering design experience, with nine years in the applied computing industry. He worked for Texas Micro and RadiSys from 1995 to 2003 as a senior mechanical and environmental architect. Nikirk has extensive experience with some of the most stringent environmental test, validation, and certification standards in the industry, including NEBS NEBS Network Equipment Building System (Bell Telephone Labs) NEBS Network Equipment Building Standards NEBS New England Business Services NEBS New England Barbecue Society NEBS Neue Europäische Bewegung Schweiz (Network Equipment Building Standard). He is recognized as a subject matter expert in thermal analysis Thermal analysis is a branch of materials science where the properties of materials are studied as they change with temperature. Techniques include:
Todd Grabbe, Vice President of Software Todd Grabbe has more than 10 years of experience in the computer industry, including six years in the applied computing sector. Grabbe has actively worked with industry leaders to develop and promote standards for high availability and systems management. In particular, he served as a board member for the Service Availability Forum and participated in the development of the Hardware Platform Interface Specification. Prior to joining Augmentix, Grabbe held positions with Texas Micro, RadiSys and Embedded System Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. Products, Inc. About Augmentix Augmentix Corp. develops server hardware and software solutions for applied computing applications that reduce the cost of mission-critical computer systems by up to 50%. Designed for demanding applications in communications, industrial automation, medical and government markets, Augmentix's A+ servers are enhanced versions of top-tier industry standard Intel-based servers, featuring state-of-the-art components and modified for greater environmental resilience, reliability, expandability and serviceability (system) serviceability - The ease with which corrective maintenance or preventative maintenance can be performed on a system (e.g. by a hardware service technician). Higher serviceability improves availability and reduces service cost. Serviceability is one component of RAS. . Augmentix also produces server management hardware and software solutions for managing heterogeneous server environments. Funded by Austin Ventures and based in Houston, Augmentix was founded by a team of industry veterans with deep experience in mission-critical, applied computing technology markets. Augmentix is a client company of the Houston Technology Center, a non-profit corporation that educates entrepreneurs and assists emerging companies in Houston's key technology sectors. More information on Augmentix and the company's products is available at www.augmentix.com or by calling (713) 271-2700, ext. 300. |
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