FRESNO, Calif., April 22, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Yosemite Technologies, a leading developer of multi-platform backup and recovery software solutions, today announced industry veteran Luke Dion will serve as the company's Vice President of Worldwide Engineering. Dion is responsible for directing product development, quality assurance, technical publications and technical support.
"As technology continues to evolve, we are thrilled to add such an experienced and respected engineer to the Yosemite team," stated Rod Christensen, co-founder and chief executive officer of Yosemite Technologies. "Luke Dion has a tremendous gift for executing aggressive product development plans. His experience adds to the powerful mix of Yosemite's leading executive team and is essential to Yosemite's continued growth and market impact."
"Very few companies these days have such great technology and such a fantastic team standing behind it as Yosemite," stated Mr. Dion. "I knew Yosemite was on a growth path before I joined the company, and I am looking forward to contributing to the company's continued success."
Luke Dion has over 25 years of software development experience, including over 10 years of vice president-level management in both startups and public companies. He was most recently with Legato Systems where he was Vice President of Product Development for the core NetWorker enterprise backup and restore products. Prior to Legato, Mr. Dion held executive or senior-level management positions with Motorola, Microtec Research, LynuxWorks, and Itron. Mr. Dion has Bachelors degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.
For more information about Yosemite Technologies, go to www.yosemitetechnologies.com.
About Yosemite Technologies
Yosemite Technologies, Inc., the makers of TapeWare, is the number one worldwide provider of OEM tape drive bundled backup software solutions. Based in Fresno, California, Yosemite designs, develops, supports and markets high-performance, multi-platform recovery and backup solutions for the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) marketplace. With offices in North America, Europe and Asia / Pacific, Yosemite is making its mark in the worldwide storage industry. By partnering with leading tape drive manufacturers to provide bundled software and using indirect sales channels, Yosemite Technologies is rapidly becoming an industry powerhouse.
Founded in 1996, Yosemite is a privately held company committed to providing the industry's best backup and storage solutions for SMEs. Their philosophy of "Backup Simplified" offers enterprise class solutions that are simple enough for the most non-technical small business users. To learn more, visit www.yosemitetechnologies.com.