ioimage appoints new senior executive, Press Release - ioimage - 31st March 2008 Options

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ioimage Names John Whiteman Vice President and General Manager of ioimage North America

Industry leader joins ioimage, brings extensive sales and channel partner experience with Fortune 500 companies, government, and homeland security markets


Denton, Texas March 31st, 2008 – ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today the appointment of John Whiteman as Vice President and General Manager of ioimage North America.

Whiteman brings to ioimage more than 20 years of experience in the security industry and a strong senior level management background. His expertise reaches into the commercial, transportation, government, and homeland security markets, where he established numerous business relationships working with Fortune 500 companies, including airports, large defense contractors and U.S. Customs agencies.

Over the years, Whiteman has worked for many leading security companies in roles that required him to leverage his sales leadership along with distribution and dealer channel knowledge in both North America and internationally. He has worked for Axsys Technologies-IR Systems, Vicon Industries, Inc., and Sentry Technology.

At Axsys Technologies–IR Systems, a provider of long-range thermal imaging solutions, Whiteman served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He worked as Vice President of Sales for Vicon Industries, Inc., a designer and producer of sophisticated analog and digital video surveillance systems. During his 16 year tenure at Sentry Technology, a manufacturer of electronic article surveillance and CCTV systems, Whiteman held the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he organized the sales team, repositioned the company sales efforts into markets outside of their traditional retail base and restructured the company’s dealer network.

Most recently, Whiteman served as Vice President General Manager for CyberFlex Software, a custom software design company.

“The addition of John Whiteman provides ioimage with extensive sales and management expertise to further expand our intelligent video business in North America,” said Roni Kass, CEO of ioimage. “Along with his solid management background, John brings existing relationships with Fortune 500 companies, government and homeland security markets. Moreover, we expect he will play a pivotal role in continuing to build our distribution and dealer channel partner network.”

About ioimage
ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, provides high-performance video encoders and cameras with built-in video analytics, designed and packaged for simplicity. ioimage offers a new approach to video security by transforming surveillance into a proactive, event-driven process.
Founded in 2000, ioimage uses networked, DSP-based devices for real-time detection, alert and tracking of intruders, vehicles and other threats, leading to enhanced safety and security for government, public and commercial organizations. ioimage is launching a unique series of “bite-size” video analytics educational seminars to be delivered on the trade show floor at the upcoming ISC West Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas at booth #5063. For further information, visit http://www.ioimage.com

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