LOS ALTOS, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Freehand Systems International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FSYI) reported today that it has added Robert M. Dingley to its management team as Director of Publishing Acquisitions.
Mr. Dingley has been involved in retail merchandising, marketing and sales management and developed a thorough understanding of educational performance and innovative curriculum materials in the music publishing arena. For the past 10 years, he was VP Education with Warner Bros. Publications and prior to that he spent over 20 years with J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc.
"Bob's experience in expanding the base of writers and developing educational product lines at Warner, along with his expansion of catalog distribution at J.W. Pepper will bring an immediate focus to FreeHand's publishing division. And his particular understanding of the education markets should help us achieve our goals in that area," said Kim Lorz, CEO.
FreeHand Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Freehand Systems International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FSYI) is the global leader in digital sheet music publishing and is the manufacturer of the first digital music tablet, the MusicPad Pro(r) Plus. The pad provides innovative technology to the music industry for displaying and publishing digitally delivered sheet music.
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