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Continuous Computing Appoints New Senior Vice President of Sales and Field Operations
Veteran Telecommunications Executive Brian Brown Joins Leading Integrated Systems Provider
SAN DIEGO – November 13, 2007 – Continuous Computing, global provider of integrated systems and services that enable telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) to rapidly deploy Next Generation Networks (NGN), today announced that seasoned technology industry veteran Brian Brown is joining the company as senior vice president of sales and field operations. Brown has an extensive background in high-technology sales, marketing, product management, and business development with a focus on the telecommunications field. Brown brings more than 28 years of leadership experience to the Continuous Computing management team, as well as a proven track record of substantially growing revenue, improving market share, and increasing product margins and profit. In his new role, Brown will be responsible for direct sales, distribution channels, field sales engineering, customer program management, sales operations, and other customer support functions.
“We are excited to welcome an executive with Brian's expertise and background to our team to assist in cementing Continuous Computing's strong position as a leading supplier of integrated systems and solutions for telecom equipment manufacturers,” said Mike Dagenais, president and chief executive officer of Continuous Computing. “We are confident that by adding Brian's experience to the robust knowledge base of our existing management team, Continuous Computing will be able to enhance and accelerate the company's growth, profitability, and market leadership.”
Brown comes to Continuous Computing from Terawave Communications, Inc., a global manufacturer of converged access and multi-service networking solutions for service providers, government, and enterprise customers. As the senior vice president of global sales and sales engineering, Brown played a key role in rebuilding the sales force and transitioning the company into a consultative selling organization. Brown has also held management positions with Alcatel Network Systems, Optical Solutions, Inc., and Harris Broadcast Communications Division. Brown holds both a law degree and a master's degree in business administration from DePaul University and a bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University.
“Continuous Computing really has its finger on the pulse of the telecommunications market as evidenced by its shift to offering fully-integrated systems to telecom equipment manufacturers,” said Brown. “It's a great time in the company's evolution to come on board, and I look forward to working with the senior leadership team.”
For more information on Continuous Computing, visit www.ccpu.com.
About Continuous Computing
Continuous Computing provides integrated systems and services that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to rapidly deploy Next Generation Networks (NGN). Over 150 customers worldwide benefit from the company's unique blend of customized professional services, Trillium protocol software, AdvancedTCA and CompactPCI systems, and BladeCenter hardware. Continuous Computing helps customers reduce platform lifecycle costs, optimize data delivery, and accelerate deployments of NGN, 3G/4G Wireless, and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) infrastructure. The company is ISO-9001 and CMMI certified and based in San Diego with development centers in China and India. For more information, visit www.ccpu.com.
Continuous Computing is a member of the Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance (www.intel.com/go/ica), Communications Platforms Trade Association (www.cp-ta.org), Femto Forum (www.femtoforum.org), IMS Forum (www.imsforum.org), Service Availability Forum (www.saforum.org), and the Blade.org ecosystem (www.blade.org).
Continuous Computing, the Continuous Computing logo, Create | Deploy | Converge, FlexTCA, Flex21, FlexChassis, FlexCompute, FlexCore, FlexDSP, FlexPacket, FlexStore, FlexSwitch, FlexTCA, Network Service-Ready Platform, Quick!Start, TAPA, Trillium, Trillium+plus, and the Trillium logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Continuous Computing Corporation. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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