Michael Crocker Named Chief Operating Officer
of Themis Computer
Defense industry veteran selected as Chief
Operating Officer as Themis Computer expands its senior management
to meet growth objectives
FREMONT, California -- November
2, 2006 --- Themis Computer announced today the appointment
of Michael D. Crocker, 56, to the position of chief operating
officer. The appointment of Michael Crocker reflects the company's
desire to strengthen it's executive ranks and helps position
the company to achieve its aggressive growth objectives.
Throughout his career, Crocker has directed organizational
teams responsible for providing high-availability, high-performance
computing solutions in mission-critical computing environments.
Crocker has more than fifteen years in the network services
and information systems industries, in both domestic and international
markets. Prior to joining Themis Computer, Crocker worked
as chief of staff, DRS Technologies, Inc., a military electronics
integrator and OEM, for the last seven years. Prior to DRS,
Crocker was with the U.S. Navy where he was responsible for
one of the Navy's most successful procurement program offices,
PMS 440. In that capacity, Crocker oversaw the Navy's Q-70
program, a groundbreaking and highly successful introduction
of commercial off the shelf (COTS) electronics into mission
critical military systems. Crocker has a MBA degree from the
National Defense University of Defense Systems Management
and a M.S. in Computer Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate
School in Monterey, California.
At Themis, Crocker will be responsible for the sales and
manufacturing of the company's embedded computing products,
COTS-based servers, and its recently announced Quorum™
real-time resource management software. Crocker will leverage
his experience, gained at DRS and the U.S. Navy, to develop
and implement new business development strategies and operational
processes, to increase Themis' sales and revenues.
"We are pleased to have a man with Michael Crocker's
intellect, experience and high moral character, join the Themis
Executive team, stated William Kehret, CEO of Themis Computer.
"Michael is a hands-on, results oriented executive, experienced
in the integration of products, services and support, as both
a user and a supplier. His knowledge of computing solutions,
services and support along with his track record of building
successful teams, will be a tremendous value to us, as we
grow our business," Mr. Kehret added.
"I am very excited about the opportunities at Themis
Computer. I'm joining the company when it is poised to introduce
new products that will expand its market presence with innovative
offerings that meet and exceed tomorrow's computing requirements,"
stated Michael Crocker, chief operating officer of Themis
Computer. "The exploding adoption of multi-platform hardware
and software initiatives, in complex IT environments, is creating
uncertainty in terms of scalability, manageability and return
on investment. My experience with these technologies convinces
me that Themis' products and solutions provide a pragmatic
framework for businesses seeking open, industry standard protocols,
to reduce the total cost of ownership, of their computing
resources. It's gratifying for me to be associated with a
leading provider of products and solutions, that can extend
the lifecycle of their customer's computing assets and add
value to their mission-critical systems," Mr. Crocker
added.
Themis Computer's Mission-Critical Computing Products
and Solutions
Themis is a leading provider of hardware and software solutions
for mission-critical applications in aerospace, data/telecom,
military, and commercial markets. Themis offers a broad range
of compact, multi-vendor servers, including AMD®, IBM®,
Intel® and Sun® Microsystems-based platforms, featuring
rugged construction, high performance, superior scalability
and ease of maintenance.
Themis' newly introduced Quorum management system is a standards-based
application management solution that provides policy based,
real time enforcement of service level agreements to insure
application QOS, system wide resiliency and an optimal use
of resources, in a multi-vendor, multi-OS environment.
Themis Slice™, Themis' recently launched computing initiative,
is offered in air and liquid cooling variants that provide
thermal headroom to accommodate aggressive scaling of commercial
microprocessor core density, speed and power. This open and
modular design eases the burden
of spiral technology refresh, extending computing infrastructure
investments for complete lifecycle management.
Themis' high performance servers, single-board computers
and graphics controllers are now being integrated into advanced
communications and defense systems, worldwide. The Themis
Computer family of COTS VME-based boards and systems products
provide increased processing power and system reliability
to demanding application environments, while achieving a net
reduction in total cost of ownership.
About Themis Computer
Themis is a leading provider of hardware and software solutions
for mission-critical applications in aerospace, data/telecom,
military, and commercial markets. Themis provides open standards-based
embedded computing platforms that support the Solaris™,
Linux®, and Windows® operating systems. Themis' products
incorporate features designed to ensure high reliability and
availability while reducing the risks of failure caused by
extreme environments. An ISO 9001 certified company, Themis
Computer practices Total Quality Management (TQM) in all areas
of its business, from engineering and manufacturing to customer
service. Themis Computer is headquartered in Fremont, California
and offers worldwide service and support. For more information
please visit www.themis.com
or email: info@themis.com.
For more information, please contact:
THEMIS COMPUTER US
William Hansen
47200 Bayside Parkway
Fremont, California 94538
Phone: (510) 252-0870
Fax: (510) 490-5529
Email: bhansen@themis.com
info@themis.com
Website: www.themis.com
In Europe contact:
THEMIS COMPUTER EUROPE
5, rue Irène Joliot-Curie
38320 Eybens, France
Phone: +33 (0) 476-14-77-86
Fax: +33 (0) 476-14-77-89
Email: europe@themis.com
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Themis, the Themis logo, Slice and Quorum
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Themis Computer.
All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies.
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