EMC Promotes Rona Newmark to Senior Vice President, CLARiiON Software Development; Engineering Executive Leads Software Effort for Industry's Fastest-Growing Mid-Tier Storage Offerings.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOPKINTON Hopkinton is the name of several towns in the United States:
EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. , the world leader in information storage, today announced the promotion of Rona Newmark to Senior Vice President, CLARiiON Software Development. Newmark, a 27-year veteran of the technology industry, is responsible for the design and development of all CLARiiON platform software - a key component of EMC's market-leading CLARiiON networked storage solutions. Newmark reports to Joel Schwartz, EMC's Senior Vice President and General Manager, CLARiiON Systems Division. Schwartz said, "Rona has played a significant role in the success of CLARiiON. Through her leadership and expertise, software has become a major differentiator for CLARiiON in the marketplace. Her intense focus on the creation of robust, easy-to-use storage software continues to be a central reason why more and more customers are turning to EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. for their mid-tier storage solutions." Newmark oversees the development of CLARiiON platform software, including the FLARE flare (flar) a diffuse area of redness on the skin around the point of application of an irritant, due to a vasomotor reaction. flare n. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and EMC's popular Navisphere storage management software. Customers have purchased more than 19,000 Navisphere licenses since 2000. She is also responsible for CLARiiON replication In database management, the ability to keep distributed databases synchronized by routinely copying the entire database or subsets of the database to other servers in the network. There are various replication methods. and mobility software. Over the past three years, Newmark has led EMC's software engineering effort to bring functionality typically found only in high-end storage solutions, such as local and remote replication, to mid-tier storage environments through the development of EMC SnapView and MirrorView software as well as the recently introduced SAN Copy data mobility application. Newmark joined EMC via the acquisition of Data General in October 1999, after serving as Vice President, Software Development for DG's CLARiiON Division. She joined Data General in 1978 and held various management positions in both system and software engineering, including Vice President of Corporate Quality. Newmark holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. In addition, Newmark serves on the Case School of Engineering Visiting Committee for curriculum design. She holds two technology-related patents. EMC today also announced the promotion of Irina Simmons and the appointment of Mark Sorenson to Senior Vice President (see related news releases). About EMC EMC Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. networked storage solutions for organizations across the globe. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. EMC, CLARiiON and Navisphere are registered trademarks, and EMC Automated Networked Storage, MirrorView, SAN Copy and SnapView are trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings, and rapid technological and market change; (iv) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory Obsolete Inventory Term that refers to inventory that is at the end of its product life cycle and has not seen any sales or usage for a set period of time usually determined by the industry. This type of inventory has to be written down and can cause large losses for a company. ; (v) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures; (vi) component quality and availability; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) war or acts of terrorism; (ix) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (x) fluctuating fluc·tu·ate v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates v.intr. 1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing. 2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate. v. currency exchange rates; (xi) risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions; and (xii) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release. |
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