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Jacey Overton, LifeSize Communications – USA (512) 623-4215 - PR@lifesize.com
AUSTIN, TX – August 28, 2007 –LifeSize, the high definition video communications company, today announced that Joe Marengi will join the company as an independent board member. Mr. Marengi is a venture partner at Austin Ventures and a former executive at Dell and Novell.
“We are delighted to welcome Joe Marengi to our team,” said Craig Malloy, CEO, LifeSize Communications. “His ability to understand and solve enterprise customer needs coupled with his knowledge in building a successful sales and delivery channel will greatly benefit our company.”
“I am excited to join the LifeSize team, and look forward to helping them bring high-definition video communications into the enterprise,” said Mr. Marengi. “LifeSize is at the leading edge of a revolution in business communication, with the right products, the right technology and the right strategy.
“All of the elements are in place for LifeSize to become the leader in an enormous market. My role is to help them understand the unique needs of large enterprises and to help them scale up to the next level.”
Prior to Dell, he was president and COO of Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL). As president, he was responsible for strategy and day-to-day operations of the company. He joined Novell in 1989 moving through several successive promotions to become the Executive VP of Sales and Worldwide Field Operations for the five years preceding his appointment to the president’s role. As EVP, he was responsible for setting up the major account licensing, channel and consulting programs, and overseeing the company’s International expansion.
Mr. Marengi received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston and a Master’s degree from the University of Southern California.
LifeSize is a pioneer and world leader in high-definition video collaboration. Designed to make video conferencing truly universal, LifeSize solutions are simple to buy, adopt, support and use. Offering video conferencing systems and software applications as well as a full line of video infrastructure, available on premise or in the cloud, LifeSize is committed to universal video collaboration. With LifeSize, customers can participate in large multi-party HD calls, live streaming and recording, collaboration on any mobile device, on any network, all at the highest level of quality. LifeSize was founded in 2003 and acquired by Logitech in 2009. For more information, visit http://www.lifesize.com.
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