Mario Rimini Joins Compunetix to Lead Global Video Sales

MONROEVILLE, Pa., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Compunetix, Inc., announced that Mario Rimini, the former VP and Sales Director for Aethra Videocommunication S.p.A., has joined Compunetix to lead the Global Sales and Marketing efforts of its Video Systems Division. Mario will leverage his years of experience in the enterprise video conferencing arena to promote the new EVERGREEN™ family of MCUs and STix™ desktop video products from Compunetix.

"Historically, Compunetix has focused primarily on the demanding needs of the Conferencing Service Providers (CSPs) and on the security and reliability requirements of our government customers. Since about 85% of the video conferencing market is in the enterprise sector, we were looking for someone with particularly strong experience in this arena to lead up our sales efforts. Mario fits this bill perfectly," stated Jim Klueber, the Division Manager for the Compunetix Video Systems Division.

Dr. Giorgio Coraluppi, Compunetix President and CEO, further added, "We spent months searching and interviewing for the right candidate for this position. Compunetix has had a long association with Aethra, and when we became aware of their imminent acquisition, we seized the opportunity to secure someone with just the right experience for which we had been searching. Compunetix is proud to have Mario Rimini join our management team."

When asked why he was willing to make a major life change by joining Compunetix and moving to the United States, Mario commented, "I had been looking for an opportunity to be a key player in a business where I could make an impact on a wide array of sales and marketing strategies, based on knowledge developed in over 15 years of professional endeavor in this industry. Compunetix has provided me with a unique combination of an organization with a solid technology leadership position in the hardware-based Unified Collaboration (UC) industry and the exciting spirit and challenges of a fast-paced start-up group ready to attack new markets."

About Compunetix, Inc.

Compunetix is recognized as a leading manufacturer of multipoint collaboration equipment and is best known for its audio conferencing equipment and Web collaboration software. With over 500,000 ports installed in more than 28 countries, the company has the industry's largest worldwide deployment of digital conferencing systems. Dedicated to customer-focused and innovative technology, Compunetix engineers and manufactures all aspects of its conferencing equipment, ensuring its customers that their multimedia products are the highest quality, most reliable and most flexible solutions available on the market. For more information, call Jim Klueber or Mario Rimini at (412) 373-8110, or visit Compunetix at www.compunetix.com.

SOURCE Compunetix, Inc.