BiTMICRO Networks Establishes International Headquarters in the Philippines.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2003 BiTMICRO Networks, a pioneer in intelligent flash disk ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment / IDE, SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , VME, Compact PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , Firewire, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel solid state disk (SSD) storage solutions, announced today the opening of its international headquarters in the Philippines. The company also announced the appointment of Wilhelmina Yap-Chan (Mia) as President of BiTMICRO Networks International Inc., the organization responsible for all business operations outside the U.S. and Canada, including those in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) and Asia Pacific. "The establishment of our international headquarters in the Philippines and Mia Yap-Chan's appointment as President represent key milestones in BiTMICRO's plans to expand market presence, enhance customer support and build further on the strong solid state storage business platform we've established in the Americas," said Rey Bruce, 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 BiTMICRO Networks. "The EMEA and Asia Pacific regions offer us great opportunity for sustained profitable growth -- now we have the locally based leadership, experience and market insight that our international team will provide to take full advantage of these tremendous opportunities." BiTMICRO Networks International Inc. is composed of business units for sales and marketing, engineering, research and development (R&D), and customer support that will soon be offering round-the-clock customer and product support services Product Support Services, more commonly referred to as PSS, is the Microsoft business unit with primary responsibility for responding to end-user and partner requests for assistance with the company's products and services. to any part of the world together with its U.S. counterparts. Philippine operations will be complemented by manufacturing (final assembly and testing) capabilities in the future, including new satellite offices in key growth markets in Germany, the U.K., China, Japan and Korea. "I'm looking forward to leading BiTMICRO Networks International Inc. during this new and exciting chapter in our organization's history," said new President Mia Yap-Chan, who previously served as Vice President for Investor Relations for Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PSE: TEL, NYSE: PHI), commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. History (PLDT PLDT Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ). "With the establishment of our international headquarters in the Philippines," added Yap-Chan, "we will now be closer to our partners and customers in these regions, which enhances our ability to provide innovative solid state storage solutions, services and support tailored to meet their needs." Yap-Chan joined BiTMICRO in June 2003 and was heavily involved in the planning and conceptualization stages of the company's international operations. BiTMICRO Networks International Inc. is expected to be fully operational during the last quarter of 2003 and will hold offices at the NetOne Center, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig in the Philippines. About BiTMICRO Networks International BiTMICRO Networks International Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. BiTMICRO Networks Inc. and is the international operations of its parent company in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. About BiTMICRO Networks BiTMICRO Networks Inc. (http://www.bitmicro.com), a privately held California corporation, is the world's premier supplier of rugged and high performance non-volatile solid-state disk, flash disk drive, and network storage and management solutions. E-Disks(R) storage solutions are offered with SCSI, IDE / ATA, Fibre Channel, USB, Firewire, Compact PCI, VME, PMC and Ethernet interfaces in 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard disk drive footprints, single-wide PMC, 3U and 6U board, and 19-inch rackmount configurations scalable up to several terabytes of pure solid state storage. E-Disk(R) SAN StorView software is a web based storage management software for E-Disk(R) SAN. E-Disk(R) SafeCapacity-Hotfile software complements E-Disk storage solutions by effectively managing different types of disk subsystems and increasing complex data sets such that a constant high-level of file system I/O performance is maintained. E-Disks(R), BiTMICRO Networks(R) and BiTMICRO(R) are registered trademarks of BiTMICRO Networks Inc. Others are trademarks of their respective companies or other countries. |
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