VirtualLogix[TM] Appoints Glenda M. Dorchak as CEO.Proven Software Technology Veteran Takes the Helm of Industry-Leading Real-Time Virtualization[TM] Company SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- VirtualLogix, Inc. today announced the appointment of Glenda M. Dorchak as chief executive officer. With more than 15 years of executive experience in the technology industry, Ms. Dorchak will lead VirtualLogix in extending the benefits of real-time virtualization to a broad range of computing devices. "Ms. Dorchak brings deep industry experience and a proven track record of building market focus, optimizing operational efficiencies and driving revenue growth in technology companies across her business career," said Mike Seashols, chairman, VirtualLogix. "Her passion and insight into how consumers and business users want to leverage the wide spectrum of emerging computing devices and services will be an integral part of VirtualLogix's strategy in 2009, allowing us to take the leadership role in virtualizing these computing devices." Ms. Dorchak comes to VirtualLogix from Intrinsyc Software International (TSX:ICS), a mobility software company, where she served as CEO and chairman. Prior to Intrinsyc, Ms. Dorchak worked with Intel Corporation from 2001 to 2006, holding positions including vice president and COO of the Intel Communications Group; vice president and general manager of Intel's Consumer Electronics Group; and vice president and general manager of the Broadband Products Group. Ms. Dorchak began her career with IBM Canada in Vancouver, BC in 1974; she worked at IBM in both Canada and the United States for more than 20 years, holding positions such as director of marketing for the Personal Systems Group in North America and director of PC Direct. She also worked as a director for two start-up ventures. Ambra U.S., an IBM company based in Raleigh, N.C., and Value America, where she became president as well as chairman and CEO. "As the overall costs of various computing devices continues to put pressure on suppliers, use of software virtualization has become one of the major strategies to address cost and feature issues - both in the bill of material (BOM) and the feature and manageability costs - such as optimizing power management, increasing overall performance and ensuring an adequate level of security," said Glenda Dorchak. "VirtualLogix is playing a key role in taking software virtualization from the data center to the myriad of computing devices that are entering almost every business and consumer market today. I am looking forward to leading the company through this next - and significant - stage of growth." About VirtualLogix VirtualLogix, Inc. is the global leader in Real-Time Virtualization software technology for computing devices. VirtualLogix is an Affiliate member of the Intel[R] Embedded and Communications Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solutions providers committed to the development of modular, standards-based solutions on Intel technologies. VirtualLogix's flagship product, VLX, enables a number of multiple operating system environments to run concurrently on shared hardware and software which provides a range of power management, performance, application independence, fault tolerance and security options to address specific market requirements. As a result, any supplier of a computing device is now able to reduce their embedded computing development and bill of material costs, leverage new multi-core chip technology, improve time to market by using existing software investments and include additional operating system environments to deliver richer functionality with a more attractive user interface and ease of use - while insuring a higher level of security and protection. VirtualLogix is accelerating the availability of next generation computing devices. VirtualLogix, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. With operations in France, Japan, China, and Korea. For more information, visit www.virtuallogix.com or www.vlx.com or call 408.636.2800. VirtualLogix, the VirtualLogix Logo, VLX, and Real-Time Virtualization are trademarks of VirtualLogix Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners |
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