“Aggressively pushes to expand customer base throughout
United States.“
“Penguin Computing Inc., leading provider of reliable Linux
systems for Internet serving, today announced that it has
established a presence in the eastern United States. In a move to
aggressively expand its customer base throughout the country,
Penguin Computing’s eastern region sales efforts will be based out
of the new Atlanta sales office. The new office opening coincides
with Penguin Computing’s announcement today that Howard Johnston, a
veteran IT sales and marketing executive formerly with American
Megatrends, Tyan Computer and Mylex, has joined Penguin Computing
as eastern region sales director and will be driving the East Coast
sales operations.”
“Our move to establish a presence in the East Coast is in line
with Penguin Computing’s strategy to develop the key IT markets
that will allow us to quickly grow our customer base,” said Sam
Ockman, chairman and CEO of Penguin Computing. “Atlanta will serve
as the gateway to markets collectively known as ‘the high tech
corridor’ that includes major hubs such as New York, Boston,
Chicago and Washington DC.”