As Vice President of the Technology Council of Southern California, data protection industry veteran Mike Andrews will focus on increasing the membership base

Simi Valley, USA, June 12, 2009 — NovaStor, a pioneer in <a href =’http://www.novastor.com’>data protection</a> [www.novastor.com], today announced that Managing Director Mike Andrews  was recently elected to the Vice President position of the Technology Council of Southern California.

In this new role, Mr. Andrews has volunteered to focus the majority of his efforts on increasing membership and motivating technology companies in Southern California to benefit from having a more active role in their industry.

The Technology Council of Southern California is the premier forum for the region’s technology leaders, providing events, social networking, connections, information and resources to help technology companies succeed.  The Council is recognized for its flagship programs which include the annual Technology Industry Awards and VentureNet.  The Council also organizes a variety of special events hosted by experts specialized in dealing with core technology business issues.  Most recently they have introduced Societies which focus on technology verticals providing education and resources through a peer­to­peer environment.

“Being tasked with taking an active role to increase membership within this innovative forum is an honor,” says Mike Andrews, Managing Director at NovaStor. “In these harsh economic times, there’s great value to be had through interaction with industry
peers experiencing similar obstacles or challenges.”

About NovaStor
NovaStor is a leading, international provider of software solutions for data protection and availability. NovaStor provides software, <a href =’http://www.novastor.com/us/products.html’>SaaS solutions</a> and services for local and <a href =’http://www.novastor.com/us/products.html’>online backup</a>, restore [http://www.novastor.com/us/products.html] and retention of business­critical data. Clients include home, mobile, and SMB users, service providers as well as international corporates. NovaStor’s cost­effective solutions are platform­ and hardware­independent and ensure that optimal technological and economical use is gained from the customer’s existing and future IT environment. NovaStor is headquartered in Switzerland (Rotkreuz), has offices in Germany (Hamburg) and the USA (Simi Valley), and is represented in numerous other countries through partnerships.
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Contact:
Mike Andrews
NovaStor
80­B West Cochran Street
Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA
T: 1 805 579 6700
F: 1 805 579 6710
mike.andrews@novastor.com
http://www.novastor.com