DG Systems Announces Realignment In Executive Responsibilities; Ken Cheng appointed Chief Operating Officer.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1996--In a move designed to accelerate new product introductions and strengthen its position in the marketplace, Digital Generation Systems, 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 : DGIT) today announced a reorganization of its executives who manage the engineering, operations and manufacturing functions for the company. Ken Cheng, previously vice president of engineering, has been promoted to the newly created position of senior 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. , effective immediately. In this new role, Cheng will oversee the engineering, operations and manufacturing functions for the company. Cheng has led DG Systems' engineering function since December December: see month. 1993. "DG Systems currently provides the computer platforms, services, and operational support required to enable thousands of advertisers, working through hundreds of agencies, to digitally deliver their commercials to broadcast stations," said Cheng. "To make all of this possible, DG Systems depends upon both advanced operational capabilities and the application of leading technologies. By tightening the integration between our development and operations functions, we can reduce time-to-market for new services and ensure that our clients have the most competitive solution available to meet their broadcast advertising needs," added Cheng. As part of the re-alignment, DG Systems has appointed John Blair
John Blair was one of the best-trained jurists of his day. , formerly vice president of operations, to the new role of vice president of DG Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Services. In his new role, Blair will work toward development of a World Wide Web offering that is expected to enhance the value of DG Systems services for both advertisers and broadcast stations. During the past two years under Blair's leadership, DG Systems has significantly increased its operational capabilities, more than tripling the daily volume of deliveries, while at the same time achieving the industry's highest standards of quality and reliability. DG Systems further announced that Greg Schott, formerly director of business development, has been promoted to vice president of operations. Schott joined DG Systems in 1994 and previously served as the company's director of operations. In his new role, Schott will report to Ken Cheng. Finally, the company announced that Ron Denman, DG Systems co-founder and executive vice president, will resign as an officer and director of the company and transition away from day-to-day management responsibilities into an advisory capacity. Founded in 1991, Digital Generation Systems is a leading provider of electronic distribution services to the broadcast industry, linking hundreds of advertisers, agencies, music companies, and syndicators with more than 4,600 radio stations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company offers a family of services for quick and reliable delivery of CD-quality advertisements, new music singles, and short-form programming to radio stations, along with associated traffic instructions and supporting promotional material. In addition, the company has announced its plans to provide video distribution services for television advertising beginning in the second half of 1996. DG Systems is headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , with field offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , and Atlanta. DG Systems can be reached at 415-276-6600 or www.dgsystems.com on the World Wide Web. CONTACT: DG Systems Jeff Byrne jbyrne@dgsystems.com Tom Shanahan tsha1@dgsystems.com 415/276-6600 or Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs Associates Robert Schettino bobtino@thomaspr.com Susan Ice susani@thomaspr.com 415/596-2700 |
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