BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Exabyte Corporation
(Nasdaq: EXBT), a leading network backup systems company, today announced the
promotions of Steve Orcutt, vice president of worldwide sales; Doug Barger,
North American OEM sales manager; and Brandon Hoff, senior manager of OEM
marketing.
"At this exciting stage of opportunity, we look to our superior technology
and sales management team to leverage Exabyte's market leadership position,"
said Bill Marriner, chairman, president and chief executive officer of
Exabyte. "Steve, Doug and Brandon exemplify the excellence we seek in our
management level personnel. We are privileged to have people of this caliber
working for us and with our strategic partners."
Orcutt brings more than 19 years of experience successfully developing and
executing key sales programs for high-tech companies. He most recently served
as founder, partner and sales manager of The Add 2 Alliance, a manufacturers'
representative firm specializing in the sales of UNIX and Novell software and
peripheral products to the distribution/OEM marketplace. Prior to joining The
Add 2 Alliance, Orcutt was the OEM sales manager for Counterpoint Computers
Inc.
"Exabyte's international presence is expanding every day and we need
experienced professionals to leverage our global position," said Marriner.
"Steve's breadth of experience in developing and executing successful OEM and
channel sales programs, coupled with his understanding of worldwide markets
make him the ideal choice to represent Exabyte in the world arena."
Barger leverages more than eight years of experience with Exabyte. During
that time, he worked in account management and held several other management
and OEM sales positions, including regional OEM sales manager. Prior to that,
he worked in sales and marketing at AT&T Bell Laboratories and founded two
high-tech start-ups.
"Doug was instrumental in closing Exabyte's Travan business with Compaq,"
said Marriner. "I am extremely pleased to extend this promotion and
anticipate many great things from him."
Hoff has worked at Exabyte for more then nine years. He began his career
in the company's engineering department and achieved the position senior
manager of technology and business development before attaining his current
promotion. While an engineer, Brandon worked on the development of the
MammothTape(TM) technology from the concept stage to final production.
"Brandon has considerable experience working with both the engineering and
marketing personnel of our major OEMs, which make his credentials ideal for
senior management of the OEM marketing department," said Marriner. "Brandon's
extensive knowledge of the technology and his ability to develop and manage
major new business partnerships is precisely what Exabyte needs as we prepare
for the launch of our Mammoth-2 product."
About Exabyte Corporation
Exabyte Corporation is a leading supplier of tape storage devices and
network storage solutions for the data-intensive application and database
server markets. With headquarters in Boulder, Colo., Exabyte engineered
NetStorM(TM), an expansive managed storage network architecture designed
around Exabyte's Arrowhead(TM) automated tape libraries. NetStorM's network
backup and storage solutions combine Arrowhead DLTtape(TM) and MammothTape
libraries (with optional Fibre Channel connectivity), end-to-end management
software, and support from leading SAN (storage area network) backup
applications for Windows NT and UNIX. Leveraging Exabyte's device monitors
and storage management software, NetStorM's end-to-end solutions provide
performance and storage manageability unavailable simply by integrating
individual components. Exabyte also designs and manufactures industry-leading
data storage products including 8mm and MammothTape technology tape drives;
MammothTape, 8mm and DLTtape automated tape libraries; and premium quality
media. Exabyte's products are available exclusively through an extensive
network of OEM, distributor and reseller business partners worldwide and are
backed by the company's award-winning service and support.
For general information about Exabyte and for sales, call 1-800-774-7172.
For support and customer service, call 1-800-EXABYTE or 1-800-445-7736.
Please call (+65)-271-6331 for Asia/Pacific and (+31)-30-2548800 for European
inquiries. To have investor information faxed, call 201-946-0091, or download
information from the investor relations room on the company's Web site. For
investor-related questions, please call 303-417-7511 or e-mail
investor@exabyte.com. Visit Exabyte on the World Wide Web at http://www.exabyte.com.
Exabyte is a registered trademark, and Arrowhead, MammothTape and NetStorM
are trademarks of Exabyte Corp. DLTtape is a trademark of Quantum Corp. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Exabyte Corporation
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