EBIZ Enterprises Names New Marketing VP; New Marketing VP to Focus on Marketing and Branding for EBIZmart.com and TheLinuxStore.com.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999-- EBIZ EBIZ Electronic Business Enterprises Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: EBIZ), a leading manufacturer and e-commerce distributor of Linux and Windows-based computer systems, announced today that Elizabeth Perrine, a 16 year veteran in high-tech marketing, has joined their management team as vice president of marketing. Perrine has lead strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and marketing for organizations at their start-up, IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. and growth phases. With expertise in strategic marketing, corporate positioning, product launches and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Perrine joins EBIZ to revolutionize the company's e-marketing and branding efforts and establish a strong position for the company's e-commerce drive. "Elizabeth brings the marketing expertise needed to spearhead our expansion efforts," stated Jeffrey Rassas, chief executive officer of EBIZ. "With her experience in marketing and public relations with fast-growing, technology companies, she will be instrumental in leading the Company to be a major player in the e-commerce arena for both TheLinuxStore.com and ebizmart.com." Prior to joining EBIZ, Perrine was vice president, marketing with Vodavi Technology 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 :VTEK) since 1994, where she lead dozens of product launches and drove the positioning, marketing and branding for the company's various divisions. She also served as director of marketing at Microtest Inc., (NASDAQ:MTST MTST Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto (Social movement of Brazil) MTST Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter MTST Maneuvering Target Statistical Tracker MTST Minimal Task Spanning Tree ) a provider of LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. certification and connectivity products from 1990-1993. In this capacity, she built and managed worldwide marketing programs, driving sales from $3 million to over $40 million, earning the company the market leadership position and numerous corporate and product awards. With both organizations, she managed communications and was part of the management team during the companys' successful Initial Public Offerings (IPO's). She has also held marketing management positions with other companies including Time Systems of America, Blue Chip Computers Inc., and Executone Information Systems Inc. About EBIZ Enterprises EBIZ Enterprises Inc., is a manufacturer and e-commerce distributor of computer systems that are Accelerating the Alternatives(TM) in personal and business computing. These alternatives include their nationally recognized Element-L Systems(TM) (Linux-based, Internet-ready, multimedia workstations and servers) and M2 Systems(TM) (Windows-based, Internet-ready multimedia PC's) which continue to re-define the low-cost pricing landscape. These systems are distributed through strategic partnerships with key online players, including egghead.com; onsale.com; Yahoo.com and others, as well as the company's web sites, thelinuxstore.com and ebizmart.com. Thelinuxstore.com offers "Everything Linux Everything Linux, also known as elx.com.au, is an Australian Linux and general IT e-commerce retailer. It was first opened in 1999 by Anthony Rumble, and is currently located in the Sydney suburb of Silverwater. " (TM), including notebook PCs, workstations, servers and Beowulf Supercomputer Clusters at the lowest possible price. The Linux Store is the value leader in the Linux market, furthering the vision of Linux being a low-cost, high performance alternative to conventional computing solutions. Ebizmart.com is a leading business-to-business e-commerce Portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. dedicated to facilitating the sale of products and services for the business customer. These services include access to the company's e-commerce web site development software MyEtool(TM), web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , auction development and management, full service travel services, and an e-commerce search engine. The products listed on ebizmart.com range from computer hardware and software to office supplies, all at wholesale pricing direct to the business buyer. Disclaimer: Certain statements in this press release may be forward-looking statements which are inherently uncertain. Actual results and activities may differ materially from those described herein as a result of certain factors and circumstances. Although the company believes the expectations reflected in these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurances that its expectations will be attained. The company has no obligation to update the statements contained in this report or to take action that is described herein. |
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