Pano Logic Extends Executive Team with Vice President of Sales

February 17, 2011

Tools

Veteran Executive Joins Next-Generation Virtual Desktop Senior Management

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pano Logic, the leader in zero client desktop virtualization, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Dave Butler as the company's Vice President of Americas Sales. Butler will be responsible for sales, partner and field support throughout North and South America.

“We are excited to have a savvy and experienced industry veteran join our senior management team at Pano Logic,” said John Kish, CEO, Pano Logic. “Dave Butler’s experience in dramatically growing sales will play a valuable role in expanding Pano Logic’s footprint for the mutual success of our partners and their customers.”

Butler has more than 20 years of experience serving as an executive officer in both startups and public companies. Prior to Pano Logic, Butler served as VP of Sales at Aruba Networks where he was responsible for growing revenue from $0 to more than $100M in four years leading to a successful IPO. Similarly, Butler served at FORE Systems as VP International Sales, also growing sales from $0M to more than $100M in five years. Butler has also served as an officer or in other leadership positions with Network Systems, Inktomi (Yahoo!), Berkeley Networks, Seaside Software, and IBM Corporation.

“I have been impressed by Pano Logic’s ability to deliver on the promise of desktop virtualization by providing next-generation zero clients that do more with less,” said Dave Butler, Vice President of Americas Sales, Pano Logic. “I look forward to working with such an innovative leader, as we expand the company and drive desktop virtualization into the future.”

Butler earned his BS in Computer Sciences and Economics from Purdue University and his MS in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from the University of Virginia. He is the author of several refereed papers in networking and the Association for Computing Machinery has recognized his research.

About Pano Logic Zero Client Computing

Pano Logic is the leader in Zero Client Desktop Computing. Pano Logic's all-in-one hardware and software solution – Pano System - redefines the delivery and management of end user computing by radically centralizing desktop management. The Pano Logic zero client platform is a complete end-to-end solution purpose-built for desktop virtualization, simplifying the complexity and management of virtual desktops and slashing TCO by as much as 80 percent. The patent-pending Pano Direct technology eliminates the need for costly processing power at the endpoint, making it possible to have an endpoint device that contains NO processor, NO operating system, NO memory, NO drivers, NO firmware, NO software, NOR any moving parts, completely eliminating endpoint management and security breaches, while slashing energy consumption by 95 percent as compared to a PC. The Pano generation of computing, built for virtualization, can plug and play into 99 percent of all hypervisor infrastructures, including VMware, Microsoft HyperV and Citrix XenDesktop. To learn more, visit http://www.panologic.com