wj., Some small news from McData, but to me it means that director companies are the place to be? WIll listen to SUNW cc and put up the storage quotes later
McDATA Taps Wenninger for CIO Slot
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- McDATA© Corporation, a leading storage area network (SAN) company, today announced the appointment of Don Wenninger as chief information officer. Wenninger has fourteen years of experience managing information technology (IT) departments in networking and SAN companies. In addition to IT management, Wenninger's background in engineering technology management, product management and strategic manufacturing planning, makes him an exceptional fit to manage McDATA's growth.
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As head of McDATA's IT department, Wenninger is responsible for global IT strategy, infrastructure, automation and integration of processes and ancillary systems, business systems (McDATA uses SAP to support business operations), supply chain integration, and worldwide electronic commerce. Wenninger reports directly to McDATA President and CEO Jack McDonnell.
``Finding a CIO of Don's caliber with direct experience in our industry is a boon for McDATA,' said McDonnell. ``Not only will he flawlessly manage our IT needs, his understanding of the IT infrastructure in an emerging high-growth market, is a valuable contribution to McDATA.'
Wenninger joined McDATA from switch player Vixel Corporation in Bothell, Wash., where he was vice president of information technology. Prior to Vixel, Wenninger was IS operations manager at Intermec in Everett, Wash., a company whose products span data collection hardware, network devices, mobile computers, bar code printers and label supplies. He also held a CAD/CAM integration planning post at Boeing in Seattle, Wash., and was a substrate and PC designer at IBM in Rochester, Minn.
Wenninger holds a masters degree in business administration with emphasis in engineering technology management, a masters degree in business administration with emphasis in information technology, and a bachelors degree in Business Administration and Computer Science, all from City University in Seattle, Wash. He is a member of the GartnerGroup CIO Best Practices Group.
About McDATA
McDATA Corporation is the leading supplier of data center networking systems, including Fibre Channel Director and switch products for use in enterprise storage applications and services. McDATA offers enterprise-class solutions for open systems that include data center-centric, enterprise-wide network management. McDATA's end-to-end solutions provide IT organizations with the tools and methodologies to implement robust SANs. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colo., McDATA has more than 430 employees worldwide. Information about McDATA can be found at www.mcdata.com.
NOTE: McDATA and the McDATA logo are registered trademarks and Fibre Channel Director is a trademark of McDATA Corporation. IBM and ESCON are registered trademarks and FICON is a trademark of IBM Corporation. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation contains statements that are ``forward-looking statements' under the Federal Securities laws. Actual results could vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially include, but are not limited to: component quality and availability, transition to new products, changes in business conditions, changes in McDATA's sales strategy and product development plans, changes in the switch marketplace, competition in the switch market, competitive pricing pressures, continued market acceptance of McDATA's products, delays in the development of new technology, changes in customer buying patterns, Year 2000 issues, one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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