Focus Enhancements Announces New Vice President of Product Marketing for Semiconductor Group
Released on: September 24, 2007, 8:51 am
Press Release Author: Brian Solis / FutureWorks, Inc.
Industry: Electronics
Press Release Summary: Tony Parker Brings 24 Years of Entrepreneurial Semiconductor Marketing Leadership
Press Release Body: Campbell, Calif. - September 21, 2007 - Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, video conversion and digital media, announced Tony Parker has joined the company as vice president of product marketing for its Semiconductor Group in its Hillsboro, Oregon office, effective today. He reports to Tom Hamilton, executive vice president and general manager of Focus Enhancements Semiconductor Group. Parker has 24 years of experience in semiconductor marketing leadership, with extensive expertise in wireless markets, including WiFi and UWB. Most recently he was director of marketing with Cirrus Logic for ARM system-on-chip solutions and DSP audio products. Prior to that, he was senior manager of corporate strategy and technology for Agere Systems, directing and leveraging company-wide resources across multiple product families. Parker also excelled in product management and marketing management positions at AT&T and Lucent Technologies. "As vice president of product marketing, Tony is responsible for providing the crucial interface between our organization and the needs of the market," stated Tom Hamilton. "Tony has a proven track record of developing, leveraging and delivering the right products to semiconductor markets and we are especially enthusiastic about Tony's leadership during our UWB product launch. We expect to benefit greatly from his depth of experience in reading markets and directing efforts toward our continued technology leadership." Brett Moyer, Focus Enhancements' president and chief executive officer, added, "Tony's semiconductor marketing expertise and enthusiasm for bringing products to market are perfectly aligned with the product launch phase we are in right now. This addition to the team better positions us to focus our products and performance on market requirements. We are rolling out new TV-out encoders and Ultra Wideband chips to customers and we are looking forward to Tony's valuable contributions during what is a dynamic and exciting time for the company." Parker holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Bradley University, Peoria Illinois, as well as an MBA degree from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
About Focus Enhancements, Inc. Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ CM: FCSE), headquartered in Campbell, CA, is a leading designer of world-class solutions in advanced, proprietary video and wireless video technologies. Many of the world\'s largest technology companies partner with Focus Enhancements for high performance TV encoder, UWB, and video convergence solutions. The company's Semiconductor Group develops integrated circuits (ICs) for high-performance applications in the video convergence market, including IPTV set-top boxes and portable media players. Focus Enhancements is currently developing a wireless IC chip set based on the WiMedia UWB standard and designed to be compatible with Wireless USB, and used in personal computer (PC), consumer electronics (CE), and mobile electronics applications. The company's Systems Group develops video products for the digital media markets, with customers in the broadcast, video production, digital signage and digital asset management markets. More information on Focus Enhancements may be obtained from the company's SEC filings, or by visiting the Focus Enhancements home page at http://www.focusinfo.com.
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