Devon IT Adds Key Industry Executives to Spearhead Business Development, Strategic Alliance Plans.Company Hires Another Round of Experienced Executives to Support, Bolster Thin Client Growth KING OF PRUSSIA King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , Pa. -- Devon IT, the fastest growing provider of thin client terminals and innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. of the SafeBook[TM] thin client notebook, today announced the hiring of Bill Horrocks as 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. , Wayne Flaggs as Executive Vice President of Business Development, and Robert Chrisfield as Vice President of Strategic Alliances. This is the second group of key personnel additions this month. Mr. Horrocks, a former Comcast Corporation executive, will spearhead the development, design, and operation of Devon IT products and services. He has held positions in product management, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , IT planning, and business development. While at Comcast he launched one of the industry's first integrated voice, video, and data networks. Prior to joining Devon IT he also co-founded Home Central, an Internet -based monitoring and automation platform for homes and small businesses. Mr. Flaggs will be responsible for developing and maintaining key business relationships, as well as researching and analyzing new products. He has 33 years of sales and marketing experience with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and was previously the Vice President of Worldwide Sales for its System x and blades businesses. He has also been responsible for managing IBM's workstation business, the sales operations organization in the PC group, and the American sales team for UNIX servers A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. . Mr. Chrisfield brings extensive experience in business development and management and will develop the company's strategic corporate initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, and alliances. He spent 28 years with IBM in executive and technical management positions, most recently as Director of Technical Alliances for IBM's System and Technology Group (STG stg abbr (= sterling) → ester ) where he initiated and managed the unit's strategic alliances and M&A activities. As Director of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and he launched STG's OEM business, overseeing its rapid growth to $225M in revenue. "These executives are some of the most sought after and knowledgeable IT thought leaders in the industry, and will bring crucial IT experience to our rapidly growing company," states Joe Makoid, President, Devon IT. "The hiring of these executives speaks volumes about Devon IT's growth as a leader in thin client technology, and about the company's future in the alternative computing computing - computer market. I look forward to working with them to continue advancing our business presence and goals." To contact Devon IT for more information about server-based computing Refers to applications that run in a server. Also known as "thin client computing," it may refer to a browser-based environment that uses a Web browser as the client with all applications running on a Web server on the Internet or in an intranet on the LAN. , thin client terminals, or SafeBook, or to arrange for a demonstration, email info@devonit.com, or call 610-757-4220 or toll-free 888-524-9382. Information is also available at www.devonit.com or www.safebook.net. About Devon IT Devon IT is an information technology company that focuses on offering thin client terminals and ultra-secure remote access solutions that provide enterprise customers with greater security, enhanced manageability, improved reliability, and lower costs. Devon IT is a founding member of Blade.org and develops products that support IBM's Hosted Client Infrastructure and Blade Computing ecosystem. More information is available at www.devonit.com. All company, brand, or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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