Biztro, Inc. Names New Vice President of Product Management; Former OnStream Inc. & Iomega Vice President Brings Extensive Product Strategy and Management Experience to Biztro.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000 Biztro(TM), Inc., the leading provider of online services for emerging businesses, has named Andy Grolnick as vice president of product management. Grolnick brings more than 14 years of high-tech marketing experience. Most recently, Grolnick served as vice president of worldwide marketing for OnStream Inc. He was responsible for successfully launching two product lines, as well as launching and building the company identity and brand. While there, he also led demand creation activities that resulted in over 100,000 units sold in the first year. Prior to OnStream Inc., Grolnick served as vice president and general manager for Iomega Corporation's Zip 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 business, where he managed relationships with top PC OEMS OEMS Office of Emergency Medical Services (Massachusetts government) OEMS Oracle Enterprise Messaging Service OEMS Order Entry Management System , such as Dell, Compaq, and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and oversaw a $500 million worldwide business. While at Iomega, Grolnick also served as director of product management for Iomega's Zip division, a product line he helped launch and grow to more than $1 billion in less than two years. Grolnick has also served as a product manager for Hewlett Packard and Colorado Memory Systems, Inc. He holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Duke University. "Andy's experience with product management and the business-to-business market will be instrumental in strengthening Biztro's position in the small business space. Similar to his work with stellar companies such as Iomega and OnStream, Biztro will look to him to further develop product strategy and features to meet the needs of our OEM partners," said Navin Chaddha, 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 Biztro. About Biztro, Inc. Biztro, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., was founded in March 1999 to address the fastest-growing segment of the B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business eCommerce and eServices marketplace: small business. Biztro is transforming the way small businesses run their operations by integrating leading service providers into its powerful Business Operations Platform(TM), which dramatically increases small business buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. and improves back-office administration. Biztro distributes its Business Operations Platform through a network of channel partners. Biztro's supplier partners, key to Biztro's business model, include best-of-class companies in various industries that service the small business market. Biztro is funded by leading organizations, including SOFTBANK Venture Capital and Marsh & McLennan Capital. For more information, visit http://www.biztro.com or contact Biztro public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most at pr@biztro.com. |
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