Cygnet Storage Solutions Names Wayne Augsburger Marketing Vice President; Industry Veteran Returns to Cygnet After Three-Year Hiatus, Will Lead Programs Supporting Innovative CD Production and Storage Systems, Successful 12-Inch Optical Jukebox Business.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)--Feb. 4, 1997--Cygnet Storage Solutions Inc., a leading vendor of optical storage systems, announced today that Wayne F. Augsburger has joined the company as vice president, marketing. Augsburger, a veteran of the data storage and storage management systems business, will manage all marketing, communications and reseller channel programs for Cygnet's new CD form-factor systems, as well as the computer industry's most successful large-format optical jukebox See optical disc library. product line. Augsburger, 47 years old, served in marketing positions at the predecessor companies to Cygnet cygnet a young swan. Storage from 1987 to 1993. He returns to Cygnet after three years as vice president of marketing for DISC Inc., a manufacturer of 5.25-inch optical CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). mass storage systems. "Since incorporation of the new Cygnet Storage Solutions in September 1996, we have seen exceptional strength in sales of 12-inch optical jukebox products and very positive early response to our new CD-based systems," said Doug Peel, president and chief executive officer of Cygnet. "Cygnet is on a roll, and the addition of Wayne Augsburger to the Cygnet team will help move the company to new levels of success in 1997." "Cygnet is one of the industry's most respected brands in jukebox storage, supported by a very experienced international sales force and strong relationships with resellers and systems integrators," said Augsburger. "Combined with the resources of its parent company, Cygnet is well positioned to broaden its franchise by delivering new storage solutions and tools for corporate enterprise systems, networked workgroups and multimedia content producers." Before joining Cygnet in 1987, Augsburger spent 14 years with Motorola Computer Group (previously Four-Phase Systems), in various marketing positions. Augsburger was awarded a bachelor of arts in mathematics and computer science by Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University, main campus at Carbondale; state supported; coeducational; est. 1869, opened 1874 as a normal school, renamed 1947. It has a center for archaeological investigation and a fisheries research laboratory. There is also a campus at Edwardsville. , in 1971. Cygnet Storage Solutions Inc. was formed in September 1996 after DynaTek Automation Systems Inc. acquired the assets of the ten-year old predecessor company. The company's product lines include the Terabyte-capacity Cygnet Series 1800(TM) WORM and REWRITABLE libraries, Infinidisc(TM) CD-libraries and Crossfire A multi-GPU interface from ATI for connecting two ATI display adapters together for faster graphics rendering on one monitor. CrossFire machines require PCI Express slots, a CrossFire-enabled motherboard and, depending on which models are used, either a pair of ATI Radeon adapters or one (TM) and Replicator See port replicator. replicator - Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or (TM) CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. duplication systems. The company's 12-in. optical storage libraries -- equipped with WORM drives from Philips LMS, Sony, or ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant , or REWRITABLE (magneto-optic) drives from Nikon -- have been installed by more imaging and enterprise-class storage end-users than any other large-format optical library. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company markets its products worldwide through a direct sales force and partnerships with leading imaging solutions providers in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. CONTACT: Cygnet Storage Solutions Inc. Margret Kozina, 408/383-3751 or FS Communications Matthew Schmidt or Wendy Lewis, 415/691-1488 |
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