To: DiViT who wrote (34764 ) 7/29/1998 4:17:00 PM From: BillyG Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50808
(CUBE customer) Quadrant International Selects John Collins as Vice President for Worldwide Sales; Collins to Develop and Execute QI Sales in U.S. and Abroad MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 1998--Quadrant International (QI), an expert provider of software and hardware digital video solutions, has appointed John Collins as its vice president for worldwide sales. Collins will use his 14 years of experience in sales and engineering to formulate and execute QI's domestic and worldwide sales strategy. "QI has set the standard for performance in the digital video industry," said Leonard Sharp, vice president of sales and marketing at Quadrant International. "With 14 years of sales and engineering experience in computer graphics, John is the ideal candidate to help QI further its position as the leading provider of digital video solutions at a time of unprecedented growth in the industry." Prior to joining QI, Collins worked for Western Digital Corporation, where he began as an applications engineer and rose to his most recent position as a director of strategic sales. As director, he managed all business activities with a multi-national computer manufacturer, including pre-sales development, qualification, forecasting, market share and margin management. During his tenure as director, Collins expanded revenues under his management from $300,000/year to over $40 million/year. "To succeed in the increasingly competitive PC marketplace, you have to align your company's goals with the your customer's needs," Collins said. "By combining the best on-screen video and excellent audio quality with the best overall system performance and integration, QI is positioned to be the world leader in this rapidly expanding marketplace. I look forward to helping QI expand its worldwide market share." A California resident, Collins will work from QI's West Coast headquarters in San Jose, Calif. ABOUT QUADRANT INTERNATIONAL Quadrant International(QI) is an expert provider of digital video and audio solutions to manufacturers of PCs, consumer electronics appliances and convergence devices. QI addresses the convergence of business and consumer markets through a full line of software and hardware products designed around a unique, modular, software architecture that provides a consistent look and feel across technology platforms. Combining the best on-screen quality with the best overall system performance and integration, QI provides flexible and cost-effective solutions to a spectrum of partners in the PC-OEM and semiconductor markets, including Dell Computer, Packard Bell/NEC, ATI Technologies, C-Cube, and SGS Thomson Microelectronics. Founded in 1994, QI is headquartered near Philadelphia, Pa. and has offices in Silicon Valley, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Germany; and Japan.