Auto-Graphics Inc. Appoints Joey Beitdashtoo as Executive Vice President.Former Cognos VP and Hummingbird Senior VP Brings 28 Years of Technology Experience to Auto-Graphics POMONA, Calif. -- Auto-Graphics, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AUGR), a technology innovator providing library automation solutions for over 35 years, today announced the appointment of Joey Beitdashtoo as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Beitdashtoo has extensive experience in the sale and delivery of software solutions and services to small and medium sized businesses, global 1000 companies and the public sector. He will be responsible for developing strategies for new markets and leading the company's sales and marketing initiatives. "Joey's demonstrated ability to build and lead successful, sustainable business A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. units will be key to further developing the AGent[TM] product suite for new markets," said Paul Cope, president of Auto-Graphics. "I am looking forward to working with Joey to expand Auto-Graphics' market opportunities." Beitdashtoo has spent the last three years as 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. of On Demand Enterprises, a management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects practice focused on providing supplementary business and technology expertise. Since 2001, he served as Executive Vice President to Mitratech Holdings and also on the board of advisory to Mitratech Holdings, TRA TRA Training TRA Transfer TRA Transition TRA Tennessee Regulatory Authority TRA Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Oman) TRA Tax Reform Act (1976, 1984, or 1986) TRA Teachers Retirement Association , Inc. and SON Systems International, privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. providing application solutions to Fortune 1000 firms. Prior to these roles, he served as Senior Vice President for Business Strategy at Hummingbird (HUMC HUMC Hackensack University Medical Center ) for a 4-year period, with responsibility for that company's corporate business strategy, global strategic alliances, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and delivery of analytic application solutions. Prior to Hummingbird, Beitdashtoo served as Vice President of Professional Services at Cognos (COGN) during his 16-year career with the company. Beitdashtoo holds Bachelors and Masters of Science Degrees in Computer Science. "I'm excited to have the opportunity to help Auto-Graphics achieve technological leadership through targeted investment in its product marketing and product development, strengthening its sales and marketing reach and enhancing its customer support and service capabilities," commented Beitdashtoo. "My goal is to increase penetration of new markets by building relationships with leading developers of complementary software, hardware, service providers, system integrators and re-sellers." About Auto-Graphics, Inc. Founded in 1950, Auto-Graphics has been a technology innovator for more than five decades, providing data automation solutions to customers across multiple industries. For the past 35 years, Auto-Graphics has helped libraries of all sizes become more efficient and patron-centric. Its flagship solution, AGent[TM], is one of the most comprehensive library automation platforms available today, allowing libraries of any size manage, share and search their resources. The AGent integrated product suite - currently used by more than 5,000 libraries in North America - comprises a complete ILS ILS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Israeli Shekel. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. system for public libraries; a robust ILL solution for consortial entities and member libraries; and a powerful federated search solution for both public and academic libraries. For more information, please visit www.auto-graphics.com. [c] 2006 Auto-Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved. AGent, AGent Resource Sharing, AGent Search and AGent VERSO ver·so n. pl. ver·sos 1. A left-hand page of a book or the reverse side of a leaf, as opposed to the recto. 2. The back of a coin or medal. are trademarks of Auto-Graphics, Inc. |
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