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LightSand Communications, Inc. – Former General Manager of IBM Global Services joins the LightSand Advisory BoardPLANO, TX, December 13, 2005. LightSand® Communications, Inc., a company pioneering SAN Connectivity solutions, announced today that Bernard Jacon has joined its Advisory Board. Bernard Jacon brings over 30 years of leadership and management experience in the information technology industry with IBM in France, the US and at the European level. During his IBM career, after 13 years in key sales and marketing positions, he was promoted to the IBM France Executive Committee where he supervised the development of IBM Global Services and the Telecommunications Operations. He then broadened his scope as General Manager Services at the European level. For the last 6 years he has been actively involved in the development of small companies in the IT and Telecom industry. “LightSand is delighted to have Bernard Jacon serve on our Board of Directors. He brings an incredible insight on how technology and services can impact strategic orientations of any company, said Richard Czech, C.E.O. of LightSand. His leadership and his knowledge of the industry will be great assets to help LightSand build and secure the partnerships with large integrators and the strategic alliances needed to support our market expansion, in particular with IBM.” “The ability for companies to share and protect their data between remote sites to respond to the increasing security and compliance issues they face, will be a tremendous market driver for years to come. LightSand offers powerful and innovative solutions for SAN Connectivity over any distance, which establish the company as an unavoidable market leader, said Bernard Jacon. I am looking forward to helping the company develop its strategic alliances and to supporting its expansion worldwide.” The LightSand Advisory Board plays a key role in the development of the company. Each Advisory Board member is carefully chosen according to a specific charter designed to facilitate the achievement of both strategic and operational objectives. About LightSand LightSand offers a variety of products for increasing SAN connectivity, both within the data center and over MAN/WAN networks. LightSand’s SAN extension gateways connect FICON or Fibre Channel together with Ethernet Layer 2 over distance using IP, SONET/SDH, DWDM and dedicated fiber. The company’s revolutionary AR/DAT technology allows these gateways to function as Fibre Channel routers, enabling the segmentation of SANs into autonomous regions, and providing reliable interconnections between heterogeneous multi-vendor SAN fabrics. LightSand is a privately held company with headquarters in Plano, Texas.
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