Omneon expands Asia/Pacific presence

Omneon Video Networks has extended its presence in the Asia/Pacific market with the opening of new regional offices in Singapore and Hong Kong and the creation of new sales and service positions to provide dedicated support to clients in the region.
Charged with leadership of this region and responsibility for the new offices is Eric Masters, who has been appointed to the role of vice president for Asia/Pacific sales. The new regional offices complement the company's Japan office opened in Tokyo earlier this year and a growing systems integrator network across the region.
"The Asia/Pacific region is an important contributor to Omneon's success in the worldwide market, and we have taken significant steps to strengthen our presence and provide localized support for customers in that area," said Omneon's Worldwide Sales Vice President Dan Marshall. "The complement of Omneon offices now servicing Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan are being staffed with experienced Omneon support personnel, and under Eric's leadership, they will provide a firm foundation for continued growth throughout the region."
Masters brings a number of years of industry experience to his new role with Omneon. His previous roles have all been in the Asia/Pacific region and included director-level positions with Quantel Asia Pacific and Quantel Australia, as well as the managing director role at Tekniche Asia Pacific.
Notable recent sales of the Omneon Spectrum media server in the Asia/Pacific market have included installations at Network Ten in Australia, CJ Media in Korea, and ThaiDay.com in Thailand. An exceptionally cost-effective and flexible media server designed for the professional television industry, the Omneon Spectrum media server provides a reliable and scalable infrastructure for broadcast playout and storage applications. Omneon's server system is built on an open architecture that allows it to support a broad variety of third-party applications for control and transmission, media management, archiving, and collaborative production.
Omneon's new Customer Service and Support Center opened in Singapore on May 28, and the company's Asia/Pacific Sales Office in Hong Kong opened on May 24. Masters will be based in Hong Kong and report directly to Marshall.
(GB)