Computone Corporation Announces Changes To Its Executive Management Team.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2001 Computone Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: CMPT CMPT Computer Science (course) CMPT Compartment CMPT Compute CMPT Centre for Marine and Petroleum Technology (UK) CMPT Certified Manual Physical Therapist ), an IT pioneer and leader in connectivity products and remote access communications, announced several executive management changes. John Freitag, Computone's Chairman of the Board, has assumed the interim role of Chief Executive Officer, replacing Perry Pickerign. Two new executives have been added to expand the depth of Computone's management team. Mark Trimue has been appointed to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. E. Leo Bebeau has assumed the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . The Company is also in the final stages of filling the newly-created position of Chief Technology Officer and expects to make that announcement in the near future. Mark Trimue brings back to Computone over twenty-two years of high-tech sales, marketing and teambuilding experience having held executive level sales, marketing and business development positions with Samna Corporation, Computone Corporation (1989 to 1992), Equinox equinox (ē`kwĭnŏks), either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as "the first point of Aries," is the point at which the sun appears to cross the Systems, Inc., Berkeley Software Design, Inc (company) Berkeley Software Design, Inc - (BSDI) A company that sells BSD/OS, a commercial version of Berkeley Standard Distribution Unix, networking, and Internet technologies originally developed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California at ., and ClickSoftware, Inc. His prior tenure at Computone as Vice President of Sales coincided with a time of substantial sales success for the Company that included major 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 supplier business arrangements with companies including 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) (R), Data General(R), NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers (R), Compaq(R), Dell(R), and AT&T(R) as well as expanded international distribution. E. Leo Bebeau brings back to Computone over twenty years of successful operations, marketing and finance experience. Leo has successfully founded and sold two technology companies. He held the position of Vice President of Operations and Marketing at Computone from 1987 to 1992 and has been an independent consultant for companies in facilities design and management, home health care, and medical accounting systems since 1992. "I am pleased to welcome both Mark and Leo back to the Computone team. Each is extremely accomplished in his area of expertise," said Mr. Freitag. "They will draw on extensive industry knowledge, hands-on management experience and their proven track records in successfully growing technology businesses. Most importantly, as we develop our strategic plans for 2001 and beyond, I am confident their great understanding of our products and our markets will significantly contribute to our growth plans." Computone Corporation (OTC BB: CMPT)(www.computone.com) has been a pioneer and leader in the worldwide IT industry since 1984. Today, Computone designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of intelligent servers used for secure remote network management, secure E-commerce, and remote access communications for Internet, LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network and Windows NT/SCO UNIX/Linux and other Open Systems. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With the exception of historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. All trademarks are properties of their respective owners. |
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