GENROCO Appoints Visionary Technologist Michael McGowen joins as Chief
Scientist
SLINGER, Wis., Jun 15, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- GENROCO, Inc. (OTC
Bulletin Board: GRCI), manufacturer of leading-edge Storage Area Networking
(SAN) Gateway/Router/Switch systems and high performance PCI Host Bus Adapter
products, today announced that one of the industry's leading networking experts,
Michael McGowen, has joined the company in the position of Scientist.
McGowen, a leading authority in high-performance networking and switch design,
previously held the position of Chief Technical Officer for Intrusion.com
(formerly ODS Networks) and was founder and President of Essential
Communications, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Intrusion.
"I am very pleased that Michael will be adding his experience and insights to
our innovative SAN developments," stated GENROCO Chairman and CEO Carl A. Pick.
"His networking infrastructure acumen adds significantly to GENROCO's base of
expertise as we move our leading edge products out to market. His visionary
spirit and industry contacts provide us with a greater ability to develop
unique, exciting new offerings."
In 1992, McGowen formed Essential Communications and led the company until its
acquisition in 1998. Prior to that, he was a principal investigator for the
Multi-Crossbar Network Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory. During that time,
Mr. McGowen invented the 800 Mbps High Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI),
which earned him the Lab's Distinguished Performance Award in 1989. McGowen
holds a BSCE from the University of New Mexico, where he continues to lecture
and oversee laboratory networking projects.
"I am excited and honored to assume this new role and to build upon GENROCO's
legacy of creating products that utilize the computer industry's greatest
advancements," said McGowen. "As we move into faster commodity systems, the
ability to seamlessly interconnect storage and networking has become an absolute
necessity for business to business, internet, and technical applications and
GENROCO is leading the charge to create solutions that do just that."
Mr. McGowen will report to Mr. Pick and be responsible for analyzing emerging
interconnect technology and new networking protocols.
About GENROCO
GENROCO, Inc. is a 25-year-old, engineering and marketing company that
specializes in providing I/O solutions for users of high performance, network
independent storage area networks (SANs). By offering cross-platform support for
its patented technology, the Company is able to deliver unique, extraordinarily
high bandwidth, low host overhead products for these markets. GENROCO enjoys a
global customer base that includes Compaq, Fujitsu, SGI, Sun, the U.S.
Departments of Defense and Energy, CERN, and other research institutions.
This release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations
that involve a number of risks that could cause actual results to differ
materially. Information on the factors that might affect the financial results
of GENROCO, Inc. can be found in the company's filings with Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC).
Additional information about GENROCO can be found at: www.genroco.com .
CONTACT: Dru Popper-Lopez, Director of Marketing & Communications of GENROCO,
Inc., 414-732-4344, fax, 262-644-6667, or e-mail, dru@genroco.com.
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