FRESNO, Calif., August 20, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Yosemite Technologies, a leading developer of multi-platform backup and recovery software solutions announced today the expansion of its sales team with three director-level promotions.
Cynthia Burke Holloway was brought on board as Director of Americas Sales; James Forbes-May was appointed to EMEA Sales Director; and Ray Fucci has been promoted to Director of Worldwide OEM Sales.
The new team brings over 60 years of combined experience to Yosemite, and individuals boast backgrounds with such companies as Cheyenne Software, Computer Associates (CA), Quest Software (QSFT), Seagate Software, VERITAS(VRTS), and Compaq Computer.
"We are thrilled to have such a wealth of experience on the Yosemite team," stated Jonna Stopnik, vice president of worldwide sales at Yosemite Technologies. "Our focus is to build our channel and increase our market share. With this entire group, including myself, having built the early stage backup software business with companies like Cheyenne, Seagate and Veritas, we now have a powerful management team that understands what is needed to implement Yosemite's sales strategy and drive our initiatives to success."
The addition of the new members to its sales team escalates Yosemite's sales initiatives and continues its growth path. The company is 100% channel focused and by increasing its sales team, Yosemite can promote its new channel program and further support its partners. One of Yosemite's goals is to extend its reach into the channel and increase market share. Because of the depth and breadth of experience this new team brings into Yosemite, the company looks forward to further global expansion and building upon its current position as the number one worldwide provider of OEM tape drive bundled backup solutions.
For more information about Yosemite Technologies, please visit the company's web site at 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 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.