ConferencePlus Announces Northeast Regional Sales Expansion -- Appoints New Sales Director.Business Editors SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004 ConferencePlus, Inc., a leading global provider of audio, web, video and IP conferencing services dedicated to the workplace of the future, announced today another significant expansion of its sales organization with the formation of a new northeast region and the appointment of Joseph Gaudin as its new Regional, Director of Sales. Earlier this year ConferencePlus announced the formation of a southeastern region. The newest ConferencePlus sales region will be based in Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New with sales team members located in key cities throughout the northeast region. The ConferencePlus regional expansion includes the immediate selection of a fully dedicated sales team to serve 14 states. Sales representatives will offer ConferencePlus conferencing products and services, video, audio and web to a broad range of companies and organizations. "ConferencePlus believes the northeastern states will lead the country's rapidly growing demand for conferencing services. Our proven state-of-the-art technology and customer service capabilities will help ConferencePlus in its goal to become a preferred source in this key growth region," said Gary V. Ratkiewicz, Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing, ConferencePlus. In his new ConferencePlus regional sales position, Gaudin brings over a decade of sales and sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a experience within the telecommunications market. Most recently he was Regional Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for Cogent Communications Cogent Communications is a multinational internet service provider whose network spans more than 23,000 miles and provides service in over 100 cities across 20 countries. Cogent carries more than nine petabytes per day of Internet traffic and connects to more than 2,000 networks, with responsibility for managing and developing a regional sales territory covering New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. and eastern Canada Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is the region of Canada generally considered to be east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces:
Gaudin served as Senior Corporate Account Manager for Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications, Inc. with responsibility for managing and developing a sales territory from Virginia to Maine. He also held sales and account management positions with Verizon. "Gaudin brings a ConferencePlus an excellent understanding of conferencing solutions to our expanding sales organization and he has a proven track record of experience in supporting customer needs," Ratkiewicz said. "His sales experience, energy and commitment are welcomed to the ConferencePlus sales organization," he added. "I look forward to challenge and opportunity to building a motivated and successful regional sales team and expanding the ConferencePlus presence in the northeastern states," Gaudin said. Gaudin holds a B.A. in Economics from Syracuse University Syracuse University, main campus at Syracuse, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1871. Syracuse is noted for its research programs in government and industry; facilities include the Center for Science and Technology, the Newhouse Communications Center, and . He resides in Boston, Massachusetts. About ConferencePlus, Inc. ConferencePlus Inc., a leading global provider of audio, web, video and IP conferencing services is dedicated to the workplace of the future - now. ConferencePlus is transforming the way work is done through its market-leading multimedia conferencing solutions that combine innovation, proven technology and exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois with an international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ConferencePlus is a subsidiary of Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : WSTL). Additional information about ConferencePlus can be obtained by visiting www.conferenceplus.com. About Westell Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL) headquartered in Aurora, Illinois is a Tier-1 provider of intelligent, carrier-class broadband access products, manufactured using a TL9000 registered quality management system. Westell offers high-speed broadband/DSL technology products for carriers, service providers and business enterprises around the world. For more information visit www.westell.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 1995: Certain statements contained herein including, without limitation, statements containing the words "believe," " on track, " "anticipate," "committed" "expect," "estimate", "await," "continue," "intend," "may," "will," "should," and similar expressions are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks include, but are not limited to, product demand and market acceptance risks, need for financing, the economic downturn in the U.S. economy and telecom market, the impact of competitive products or technologies, competitive pricing pressures, product development, excess and obsolete inventory Obsolete Inventory Term that refers to inventory that is at the end of its product life cycle and has not seen any sales or usage for a set period of time usually determined by the industry. This type of inventory has to be written down and can cause large losses for a company. due to new product development, commercialization and technological delays or difficulties (including delays or difficulties in developing, producing, testing and selling new products and technologies), the effect of Westell's accounting policies, the need for additional capital, the effect of economic conditions and trade, legal social and economic risks (such as import, licensing and trade restrictions) and other risks more fully described in Westell's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003 under the section "Risk Factors". Westell undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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