Richard Eppel named corporate officer of Maxwell Laboratories.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 1995--Maxwell Laboratories Inc. (NMS-"MXWL") announced Thursday that the board of directors has named Richard "Dick" Eppel, president of Maxwell's I-Bus division, a corporate vice president. Said Dr. Alan C. Kolb, Maxwell's chairman and chief executive officer: "This step is undertaken with great satisfaction by all involved. Under Dick Eppel's leadership, the I-Bus division has grown profitably at an annual compound rate of 28% since it was acquired by Maxwell four years ago. Today, I-Bus is a leader in the marketplace for customized real-time commercial and industrial personal computer CPU's and enclosures for original equipment manufacturers applications." Added Dr. Kolb: "I-Bus is a vital element of our Information Technology core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration ." Prior to joining I-Bus in 1989, Eppel spent 16 years at Control Data, where he was general manager of the communications systems division and director of engineering, and more recently served as president of Parallel Computers, a start-up company start-up company A new business. specializing in fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. systems. Eppel is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens is known for its rigorous engineering, science, and technological management curricula. Among the prominent research centers of Stevens is the Davidson Laboratory, Wireless Network Security Center, Keck Geotechnical Laboratory, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Nicoll Environmental . Maxwell Laboratories, based in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , is an advanced scientific and computer-based information systems, components, and services company and a leading developer and manufacturer of high-energy pulsed-power components and systems for defense and commercial markets such as food processing and packaging, health care, and transportation. CONTACT: Maxwell Laboratories Inc. Sean M. Maloy, 619/576-7501 |
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