Ciprico Announces Appointment of Al Plotnik as Manager of Business Development for Government Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 Ciprico, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPCI See CompactPCI. ) today announced that Al Plotnik has joined Ciprico's military sales team as manager of Department of Defense (DoD) business development. In this position, Plotnik will focus on pursuing new business opportunities with the United States military and key defense contractors. He will largely be introducing Ciprico's cutting-edge DoD storage solutions, such as TALON(TM) - a 2 Gb Fibre Channel RAID array with a unique removable drive pack - and DiMeda(TM) - a network attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) device ideal for real-time file sharing of high-resolution surveillance and reconnaissance data. Plotnik brings over 30 years of experience in the defense and high-tech industries, as well as the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. . Most recently, he was a corporate business development manager for Raytheon Company. At Raytheon, Plotnik managed Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTDs) across multiple Raytheon businesses and developed DoD Homeland Security programs with customers Northern Command (NORTHCOM NORTHCOM United States Northern Command (Homeland Security) ) and Joint Forces Command (JFCOM JFCOM Joint Forces Command (formerly ACOM change effective 1 Oct 99) ). Additionally, he has extensive experience with service customers, such as the Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ), the Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC TRADOC Training & Doctrine Command (US Army) ), and the Navy's Combined Fleet Forces Command (CFFC). Previously, Plotnik was the director of strategic development and marketing for Computer Systems Integration after transitioning from his career as an Air Force officer. His duties while in the Air Force included implementation of cutting-edge sensors, missiles, and precision weaponry, as well as developing the Program Objective Memorandum for Air Combat Command and the Combined Air Forces. "Ciprico is very excited to have Al join our strategic sales team," said Robert H. Kill, Ciprico 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. . "Al's long history of relationships with the prime contracting community and the military will provide further momentum to Ciprico's efforts in the government marketplace. Al's leadership and keen insights will enable Ciprico to stay focused on solving the right problems for our valued DoD customers." About Ciprico Ciprico designs, manufactures and markets storage and system solutions for digital media applications within the military and government, broadcast and entertainment, and medical imaging markets. Ciprico solutions combine storage, networking and computing technologies to simplify and accelerate digital media workflows. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., with sales and reseller offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. More information about Ciprico is available at www.ciprico.com. Copyright (C) 2003 Ciprico - All Rights Reserved. Ciprico is a registered trademark of Ciprico Inc. Product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Ciprico Inc. |
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