Appointment Supports Company's Continued Growth
FREMONT, California -- Jun. 26, 2000 -- BiTMICRO Networks, Inc., a supplier of high performance solid state flash disk storage solutions, today announced the appointment of Stephen Uriarte as General Counsel and Director of Intellectual Property.
Mr. Uriarte will lead the company's legal affairs by developing its intellectual property portfolio, working to create strategic partnerships, and focusing on business operations as the company prepares for the next stage in development and expansion.
"We are pleased to have Stephen's level of legal expertise,'' commented Rudy Bruce, founder and CEO of BiTMICRO®. "We anticipate significant growth as the company continues to produce the next generation network storage solutions and features. Stephen's expertise in the areas of intellectual property management, patent licensing and litigation, contracts, and corporate governance will be invaluable."
Most recently, Mr. Uriarte served as corporate patent attorney for S3 Incorporated (Nasdaq: SIII) where he managed the company's patent program, supervised patent litigation, performed intellectual property evaluations and due diligence, as well as assisting in general corporate legal matters.
Prior to S3, Mr. Uriarte was an associate attorney with D'Alessandro & Ritchie, where he prepared and prosecuted patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and counseled clients on a variety of intellectual property matters.
"I am excited to join the dynamic and entrepreneurial BiTMICRO team," said Mr. Uriarte. "The Company has a solid strategy in place, a visionary and blue-chip management team, a network storage technology designed to instill partner loyalty and increase customers' revenues. I am enthusiastic to be part of the BiTMICRO's efforts to bring network storage solutions to new heights.''
Mr. Uriarte is a Registered Patent Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a member of the California Bar. He graduated with a J.D. from UCLA School of Law, and earned B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Boston University.
About BiTMICRO Networks
BiTMICRO Networks, Inc., a privately held company, is the world's premier supplier of high performance solid state flash disk storage solutions. BiTMICRO's storage solutions offer unmatched performance, data availability, and manageability across spectrum of computing platforms from entry systems to super computers. BiTMICRO® storage product lines address wide range of applications and operating systems needs including storage area networking (SAN) and network attached storage (NAS).
The company is a member of the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) and Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA).
BiTMICRO®, E-Disk®, FlashBus™, PowerGuard®, DataSentinel, E-NAS™, SANgria™, quickSAN™, EdiskMultiChip™ and BiTMICRO Networks, Inc.® are trademarks of BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. Others may be trademarks of their respective companies or from other countries.
Additional information about BiTMICRO can be found at http://www.bitmicro.com.
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