Dataproducts Promotes Bill Melo to Director of International Marketing.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998--Bill Melo has been named director of International Marketing for Dataproducts Corp./Group Hitachi Koki, it was announced Monday by Michael T. Stramaglio, senior vice president and general manager of Dataproducts' Imaging Systems and Solutions Division.

Melo previously served as International Marketing Manager for Dataproducts.

Dataproducts is a subsidiary of Group Hitachi Koki which manufactures and markets one of the world's broadest lines of hardcopy print solutions, including the new Digital Document Servers DDS 32, 50 and 62, as well as a complete lineup of network systems, laser and impact printers, printer engines and consumables for distribution throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Australia and Asia.

Prior to joining Dataproducts, Melo previously served as National Marketing Manager of the Imaging Solutions Business Division of Ricoh Corp. in West Caldwell, N.J. Over the course of nine years with Ricoh, Melo held a number of executive marketing management positions including National Pricing and Program Manager of the National Marketing Group, National Program Manager of the Direct Division and Senior Pricing and Competitive Analyst.

Prior to joining Ricoh, Melo spent two years as accounting manager/financial analyst at Tiger Information Systems, New York. He also worked in a variety of positions in the burgeoning music video industry, including a six-month term at the then-startup MTV Networks in 1981.

A native of New Jersey, Melo earned his bachelor of arts degree in business administration from Montclair State College in Upper Montclair, N.J., and holds a master of business administration degree from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Dataproducts Inc., established in 1962, is the manufacturer and supplier of the world's broadest line of hardcopy printing solutions including digital document servers, DDS high-speed laser printers, dot matrix printers, band printers and continuous forms laser printers.

Dataproducts also produces printer "engines" and consumables for virtually all the major computer system providers in the office products field.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Koki Corp. of Japan, Dataproducts is located at 1757 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, Calif., 93063-3395. For additional information, call 805/578-4210.