Carol Chaffee Named Vice President Sales, Sharp Systems of America.Business Editors, Technology Writers HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2002 Sharp Systems of America (SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ), a U.S. business unit of Sharp Corporation, the recognized world leader of LCD technology, today announced the appointment of Carol Chaffee as Vice President Sales. "Sharp is leveraging its superior LCD technology, vertical integration, miniaturization min·i·a·tur·ize tr.v. min·i·a·tur·ized, min·i·a·tur·iz·ing, min·i·a·tur·iz·es To plan or make on a greatly reduced scale. min capabilities, and manufacturing expertise to deliver the thinnest and lightest full performance notebook PCs in the market, along with a complete line-up of LCD monitors A flat panel display that uses liquid crystals. Although laptops have used LCDs as their flat panel technology almost exclusively, LCD is also the most popular for flat panel desktop monitors. Toward the end of 2003, sales of LCD displays for desktops overtook CRTs for the first time. ," said Carol Chaffee. "It is an honor to join a company that is recognized worldwide as a true driver of innovation, and will continue to deliver leading edge mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and monitor solutions. With my experience in channel sales, I look forward to the opportunity to work with the distributors and resellers in order to reinforce Sharp's position as a major player in delivering these `Windows to Information' products in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market." "We are extremely pleased that Carol Chaffee has joined Sharp Systems of America as our Vice President of Sales", said Greg Nakagawa, SSA's Senior Vice President and General Manager. "Carol's deep experience in the PC industry, broad product knowledge, strong channel relationships, and customer-centric focus, will undoubtedly elevate Sharp's business in the PC and LCD monitor markets to new heights." Chaffee will oversee the sales force of Sharp Systems of America (www.sharp-business.com), and will direct the end-user demand creation, reseller, distribution and retail sales efforts in the U.S. market. She will be responsible for the sales strategy and continued growth of SSA as they expand their LCD display and notebook lines. Prior to joining Sharp, Chaffee was the Vice President of Corporate Channel Sales at Toshiba America, Computer Systems Division, where she managed the national first tier channel relationships. Prior to Toshiba, she spent twelve years at NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. in several sales roles. During her tenure, she managed distribution, resellers and end-user accounts throughout the Western US. Her product responsibilities have included desktops, notebooks, servers, monitors, printers and CD's. About Sharp Systems of America Sharp Systems of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, markets, sells and supports LCD monitors and notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. . Products are available through Sharp's network of authorized dealers and resellers. More information can be found at www.sharp-business.com. SHARP is a registered trademark of Sharp Corporation. All other brands and marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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