ConvergeNet Technologies Names Vice President of World Wide Sales; Former HP Executive, Maria B. Cannon, Completes ConvergeNet's Powerhouse Executive Team.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1999-- In a move that will accelerate its channel penetration and partnership base, ConvergeNet(TM) Technologies, a developer of data storage management solutions that enable Storage Area Networks (SANs), has appointed Maria B. Cannon vice president of world wide sales. The addition of Cannon completes the executive team reporting to Dick Watts Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated Watts Towers are there. , ConvergeNet's president and chief executive officer. In her new role, Cannon is responsible for customer relationships, technical support and channel development as ConvergeNet provides products and services for enterprise customers deploying SANs. Cannon comes to ConvergeNet from her position as general manager of the Enterprise NetServer Division for Hewlett-Packard See HP. Hewlett-Packard - (HP) Hewlett-Packard designs, manufactures and services electronic products and systems for measurement, computation and communications. The company's products and services are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and . In this position, Cannon was responsible for creating a new business focused on enterprise customers, including product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
During her 19-year career at HP, Cannon held numerous executive positions in end-user and channel sales, and served as a world wide marketing manager. "Maria brings a wealth of expertise in channel 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 , and has the knowledge and experience necessary to establish our strategic world wide sales organization," commented Watts. "It is excellent to fill this important position with someone who has the experience and drive of Maria. I am extremely pleased with the development of our executive management team as we prepare to launch our first product later this year." "ConvergeNet is well positioned with excellent financial backing, exceptional technology and a strong team that is committed to winning," said Cannon. "I look forward to bringing my passion for customers and my strong competitive spirit to ConvergeNet. I am confident customers will benefit from ConvergeNet's storage networking solution and am delighted to provide the sales leadership that will ensure ConvergeNet's success in the growing SAN market." Cannon earned a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. and Computer Science from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Berkeley. Founded in November 1997, ConvergeNet has acquired key personnel from high-profile storage, system, software and networking companies, including Chief Executive Officer Dick Watts, former vice president at Hewlett-Packard. About ConvergeNet Technologies Inc. ConvergeNet, a privately-held company, designs, manufactures and markets enterprise storage management systems and software. Headquartered in San Jose, ConvergeNet plans to announce their first product later this year. ConvergeNet is a member of the Fibre Channel Association and the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA . For more information about ConvergeNet, call 408/545-0329 or email info@convergenet.com, or visit the company's web site at www.convergenet.com. ConvergeNet is a registered trademark of ConvergeNet Technologies Inc. |
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