Spectra Logic Announces New Chief Operating Officer

Business Wire, Jan 19, 2006

BOULDER, Colo. -- Spectra Logic, the data storage innovator, today announces Marcy Montgomery as its new chief operating officer. Montgomery brings more than 20 years experience in high technology business management to Spectra Logic. E[acute accent]"We appointed Marcy as our chief operating officer due to her cross-functional and senior management experience in manufacturing, finance and marketing," said Nathan Thompson, Spectra Logic's CEO. "As Spectra Logic continues to grow, we adjust our management objectives and appoint leaders like Marcy, with proven success and broad expertise to strengthen our organization's functions." E[acute accent]Montgomery joins Spectra Logic after serving as a key management leader for Agilent Technologies and Hewlett-Packard Company. During her tenure with Agilent-HP, Montgomery served two years as vice president of global market solutions for the electronic manufacturing industry; four years as general manager in the X-ray inspection and custom test system businesses; one year as business unit controller for the worldwide instrument service and support divisions; and five years as a manufacturing and marketing director of the wireless test division. E[acute accent]"I am excited to join a company that places such emphasis on product quality and satisfaction for its customers -- and employees," said Marcy Montgomery, Spectra Logic's new chief operating officer. "I welcome the challenge to oversee Spectra Logic's manufacturing, finance, support, human resource, legal and infrastructure functions." E[acute accent]Montgomery earned a master's in business administration from the University of Washington and a bachelor's of science degree from Colorado State University.

E[acute accent]About Spectra Logic Corporation

E[acute accent]Spectra Logic Corporation, now in its 26th year, is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative data protection for companies worldwide. Spectra Logic products make it easy for organizations to store and protect rapidly growing data by offering libraries with capacities ranging from 60 gigabytes to multiple petabytes. Today, the company has tens of thousands of libraries installed worldwide with customers that include NASA, LSU Medical, and Verizon Wireless. Spectra Logic's data protection products are available through a global network of resellers and OEMs. Spectra Logic has introduced many industry first products including: first to automate AIT in a library; first with all-native Fibre Channel and iSCSI libraries; first to integrate tape and disk in a single-frame library; first to offer hardware-based, encryption-enabled libraries. For more information, contact Spectra Logic by phone at 800-833-1132, or visit the company's Web site at http://www.SpectraLogic.com.

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