IceWEB Plans International Expansion
Exciting Cloud Storage Growth Opportunities Drives Global Partnership Discussions in Europe and Japan
STERLING, Va., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IceWEB, Inc.™ (OTC Bulletin Board: IWEB), www.IceWEB.com, a leading provider of Unified Data Storage and building blocks for cloud storage networks, announced that the Company has attracted potential channel partners that meet the demanding criteria to become an IceWEB Channel Partner (ICP) in Europe and Japan.
John R. Signorello, IceWEB CEO, stated, "International barriers to the exploitation of technology do not exist any longer. We operate in a global eco-system and our products should be global. Expansion of our reach into international markets is a logical next step. We looked at it from a cost perspective, an engineering perspective and, most importantly, can we compete successfully. If we can win business in and ship to Alaska and California, then we can win business and ship to England, Germany and Japan."
"To be successful internationally," Mr. Signorello added, "it is essential to have a world-class representative who knows the territory and has the experience to handle that channel. I am pleased we were able to bring in Mr. Bernard C. Girma as our first International Channel Sales Manager. His vast experience working in Europe and Japan will be invaluable in establishing IceWEB as the 'go to' company for unified cloud storage solutions."
Mr. Girma has an extensive knowledge of world-wide markets and distribution channels in high technology products. As a consultant to the industry for the past 10 years, Mr. Girma has been instrumental in the formation of the business strategy and subsequent strategic alliances with very large digital equipment manufacturers in Japan, Europe, and the U.S. Previously, Mr. Girma held the position of CEO at two high tech companies, as well as serving as the Vice President and General Manager at Calcomp a division of Lockheed Martin. Mr. Girma also held various senior management positions with Xerox Corporation and General Electric Corporation.
Mr. Bernard Girma stated, "Cloud computing is the future and IceWEB makes the building blocks for the next generation of computing. We intend to get the integrators trained and recommending our products as quickly as possible; a plan that will establish IceWEB's global presence."
About IceWEB, Inc.
Headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., IceWEB manufactures and markets data storage products, network and cloud storage solutions and delivers on-line cloud computing application services. Its customer base includes U.S. government agencies, enterprise companies, and small to medium sized businesses (SMB). For more information, please visit www.IceWEB.com.
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