Pathfire Welcomes a New Senior Vice President of Sales

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Atlanta, GA, August 15, 2006 - Pathfire, Inc., the leading provider of digital media management and distribution solutions for the broadcast television industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Washauer as its new Senior Vice President of Sales.

Gary is responsible for Pathfire's sales growth in the entertainment industry as well as with groups/broadcast stations arena. In addition, he will be involved in Pathfire's New Business/New Market development activities.

"We are excited to have Gary join our team," said Mike Eckert, President and CEO of Pathfire. "Gary brings a strong record of achievement and leadership. I look forward to the contributions Gary will make at Pathfire."

Gary brings over twenty years of sales and management experience across a broad range of technologies to his current role. Prior to joining Pathfire, he was responsible for Business & Channel Management at Quantum Corporation. Before Quantum, Gary held key senior sales and business development positions at Pinnacle Systems and Hewlett-Packard focused on the television broadcast market.

Gary holds an MBA degree in Management from Golden Gate University and a BA in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

 

About Pathfire (www.pathfire.com)

Pathfire (www.pathfire.com), headquartered in Atlanta, is the leading provider of digital content distribution and management solutions for the broadcast, media and entertainment industries, supplying innovative digital solutions, from distribution to air, for broadcasters, news organizations, television networks, Hollywood studios and other media companies. Pathfire's Digital Media Gateway™ (DMG) is an advanced digital IP store-and-forward platform, delivering news stories, syndicated programming, advertising spots, and video news releases to more than 1,300 broadcasters throughout North America.

Press Contact for Pathfire:
Shea Stanback
770.619.0801
sstanback@pathfire.com