Julie Lockner Joins the SNIA Data Management Forum Board of Directors

PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 14, 2007 – SUNNYVALE, Calif., February 14, 2007 – Solix Technologies, a leading provider of enterprise data management solutions, today announced that Julie Lockner, vice president of sales operations, has been elected treasurer for the Storage Networking Industry Association’s (SNIA) Data Management Forum. The election was effective February 12, 2007.

The SNIA Data Management Forum (DMF) is a cooperative initiative of IT professionals, vendors, integrators, and service providers working to address customer information management issues related to data protection, compliance, cost, and complexity. Areas of focus include promoting standardization, interoperability and the development of best practices, to accelerate the deployment of information lifecycle management, data protection, and long term digital archive storage solutions, that enable customer choice and flexibility. The DMF’s content and materials are available via the SNIA-DMF website (www.snia-dmf.org), and delivered through SNIA tutorials sessions at industry events such as Storage Networking World 2007 and Enterprise Information World 2007.

“Julie’s background in storage and application data management - specifically with databases - will assist the DMF as it works towards promoting collaboration and the development of information based management practices for operating the Information-Centric Enterprise,” said Jeff Porter, chairman, Data Management Forum. “We are excited about her involvement on the Board and her presence will extend our focus on the challenges related to managing structured data. Julie’s experience in this area is extremely valuable to the DMF.”

“I am delighted to join the Storage Networking Industry Association and the Data Management Forum Board of Directors,” said Lockner. “I look forward to contributing to DMF’s mission by providing content and delivering tutorials on how IT professionals can implement ILM best practices for application data.”

Lockner holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is a highly sought after speaker having delivered presentations at Oracle OpenWorld, EMC World, OAUG, ASUG, and SAPPHIRE.

About Solix Technologies
Solix Technologies, Inc., a leader in enterprise data management solutions for Information Lifecycle Management, helps businesses improve application performance, reduce storage costs and meet their compliance requirements. As an ORACLE Certified Partner, and a SAP Complementary Software Provider (CSP), Solix is dedicated to delivering world-class software with quality at its core. With an extensive global client base, including many Fortune 500 companies, Solix is considered a pioneer in providing a complete infrastructure platform to manage data across all segments (Application, Email and Documents) in an enterprise.

About the SNIA Data Management Forum

The SNIA Data Management Forum is a cooperative initiative of IT professionals, vendors, integrators, and service providers working to address customer information management issues related to data protection, compliance, cost, and complexity. Areas of focus include promoting standardization, interoperability and the development of best practices, to accelerate the deployment of information lifecycle management, data protection, and long term digital archive storage solutions, that enable customer choice and flexibility. For more information, visit www.snia-dmf.org.


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