 DAPDesign Expands International Executive TeamPhoenix, AZ (21 September, 2004) – DAPDesign, a leading provider for IEEE1394 (Firewire, iLink) Test and Measurement equipment, has expanded its international operations by appointing industry veteran Dr. Michael Vonbank as Business Development Executive for the United States and Canada.
Responding to increasing customer interest in its technology, Netherlands-based DAPDesign augmented its international team with a seasoned IEEE1394 expert to more closely serve its expanding North American customer base and strategic partners.
"DAPDesign is very pleased with the worldwide enthusiasm for our state-of-the-art IEEE1394 analyzer solutions," said DAPDesign CEO, Jan de Vries. "Responding to the steadily growing customer interest and recent changes in the arena of data analyzer vendors, we expanded our corporate presence into North America, a crucial region for the growth and expansion of our company." Industry expert joins International TeamDAPDesign's new Business Development Executive, Dr. Michael Vonbank, is a ten-year veteran in IEEE 1394 technology and a respected expert in data and protocol analysis for high-speed serial buses. His most recent responsibilities were Engineering Manager and Product Manager with Absolute Analysis. Prior to Absolute Analysis, he was R&D Manager with Yokogawa and Chief Technologist with 3A International. Dr. Vonbank was always directly involved in Sales Support activities, Customer Support as well as new technology research. He earned a Masters of Science degree in Physics from the Technische Universität in Vienna, Austria and a Ph.D. in Physics from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching/Munich, Germany.
Dr. Vonbank will focus his attention on technical product representation, customer requirements assessment and analysis, strategic partner and client development, as well as new business analysis associated with the company's current and future product line.
"We have been fortunate to attract this trusted and proved IEEE 1394 expert to our executive team," said CEO de Vries. "His experience and reputation will enable DAPDesign to execute our expansion strategy as we address existing and new market opportunities with our growing line of IEEE 1394 data analyzer products. We look forward to his contributions to DAPDesign’s future." About DAPDesignFounded in 1998, DAPDesign has established itself as a key vendor of test and analysis equipment. The Nijmegen, Netherlands based company focuses entirely on IEEE1394 data analysis products, encapsulated protocol analysis and bus monitoring tools. DAPDesign’s products are the most powerful, flexible, user friendly and cost effective solutions for the even the toughest and most challenging 1394 debugging requirements. Thanks to the valued inputs of its customer base, DAPDesign constantly improves the existing data analyzer products as well as develops new and advanced analysis solutions. Readers can learn more about DAPDesign and its products by visiting its website: www.dapdesign.com. 
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