Connectix Names Four Executive Managers; Steve Cross, VP of Sales; Gina Clark, VP/GM Software; Don Pickens, VP/GM Hardware; and Darcy Van Vuren, Director of Corporate Marketing complete the executive management lineup of growing IT company.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1997--Connectix Corporation announced today the promotion of three senior managers, Steve v. t. 1. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve. Cross, Gina Clark and Don Pickens, to serve as Vice President of Sales, Vice President/General Manager of Software and Vice President/General Manager of Hardware, respectively. With the addition of Darcy Van Vuren named as Director of Corporate Marketing, the company has formed a strong team of leaders to define the next phase of growth for the company. "The addition of these four talented and experienced managers to our senior management team completes a major two-year management development campaign," comments Roy McDonald, 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. . "Connectix is now strongly positioned as a leading supplier of digital video hardware and applications supported by the continuing expansion of our profitable Windows, Web and Macintosh utilities business." Steve Cross, Vice President of Sales, is a 15 year industry veteran and has 4 years with the company. Steve has been instrumental in the launch of 15 new products since March 1993, resulting in dramatic revenue growth for the company. His previous industry experience includes Silicon Graphics, Insignia in·sig·ni·a also in·sig·ne n. pl. insignia or in·sig·ni·as 1. A badge of office, rank, membership, or nationality; an emblem. 2. A distinguishing sign. Solutions, and Quimax. Steve was formerly Director of Sales at Connectix. Gina Clark, Vice President/General Manager of Software, has been integral in directing two successful product groups at Connectix. Under Gina's leadership, Connectix's Utilities group shipped the best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best RAM Doubler A software technique that compresses the contents of memory, thereby doubling (more or less) its available capacity. 2 and Speed Doubler Refers to hardware or software that doubles the speed of its predecessor. For example, Intel's earlier Speed Doubler was the name given to the technology that allowed the clock speed to be doubled on its 486 DX2 chips. 2, and the Applications Group shipped Connectix VideoPhone (1) (VideoPhone) A line of videophones (definition #1 below) from AT&T that were introduced in the early 1990s and later pulled off the market due to poor sales. The first models came with a price tag above $1,000, and a pair were needed. See Picturephone. 2. Gina joined Connectix in December 1995 from Apple Computer where she was OpenDoc Product Line Manager. Gina was formerly General Manager of Applications and Utilities Business Units at Connectix. Don Pickens, Vice President/General Manager of Hardware, has successfully driven the Connectix QuickCam product line to become the recognized leader in personal computer digital cameras with over 500,000 sales and recently shipped QuickCam 2 with newly improved optics and software. Formerly a Group Product Manager at Microsoft, Don joined Connectix in August 1995. Don was formerly General Manager of the Hardware Business Unit at Connectix. Darcy Van Vuren, Director of Corporate Marketing, brings over 10 years of industry experience into this position. Prior to joining Connectix, Darcy was a Group Marketing Manager at Sybase. Prior to this, she managed the product marketing team for ASK Computer System's three largest product lines. Founded in 1988 and based in San Mateo, CA, Connectix Corporation designs, manufactures, distributes and publishes award-winning personal computer enhancement products. The company's flagship products A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. include Color QuickCam, RAM Doubler, Speed Doubler and Connectix VideoPhone. For more information, contact Connectix at 800/950-5880, 415/571-5100 or fax 415/571-5195. The company can be contacted at http://www.connectix.com . -0- Note to Editors: QuickCam, RAM Doubler, Speed Doubler, and Connectix VideoPhone are trademarks of Connectix Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Connectix Corporation Darcy Van Vuren, 415/571-5100 vanvuren@connectix.com |
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