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Thinklogical Appoints Dana Rasmussen as Chief Operating OfficerMILFORD, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- Thinklogical, a leading provider of fiber optic video and KVM switching and extension products and solutions, a portfolio company of Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has appointed Mr. Dana Rasmussen as Chief Operating Officer for Thinklogical, based in Milford, Ct. Thinklogical is the leading designer and manufacturer of high bandwidth fiber matrix KVM switches and routers, video and KVM extender solutions, camera extenders and console management solutions. The Company's products are used for real time enterprise video and peripheral management across a variety of markets, including defense, national security command and control centers, broadcast, post-production entertainment and medical. "We are very pleased to have Dana join us. We see an enormous opportunity in the experience and talent Dana brings. He is an experienced executive in the Telecom industry with the business acumen and customer experience needed to advance the company," said David Cheever, President and co-founder of Thinklogical. Rasmussen joins Thinklogical as a member of the Executive leadership team with a primary focus on expanding the company's go to market strategies worldwide. Rasmussen brings to the company extensive senior management experience across Sales, Marketing, Business Develoment, Service and Operations. Rasmussen joins Thinklogical from Siemens (News - Alert) Enterprise Communications where he led the North American Cloud Computing Business as President for the last three years. Rasmussen previously held management positions with Unisphere Networks, Nortel (News - Alert) Networks, Bay Networks and a number of other organizations in the technology industry. "Dana brings to the management team at Thinklogical the agility and experience to help the Company maintain its market leadership position and continue to innovate, grow and expand in the global market," stated Steven F. Kaplan, a General Partner at Riverside Partners. About Thinklogical Thinklogical is the leading manufacturer and provider of fiber optic KVM/video extension solutions, and fiber matrix routers and switches. Organizations worldwide rely on Thinklogical's products and solutions for optimal performance in secure visual computing environments. Through pioneering next generation fiber optic extension, switching, and server management technologies Thinklogical helps customers reduce cost and simplify the management of complex computing infrastructures. Thinklogical sells directly and through integrator and VAR channels and is privately held and headquartered in Milford, Connecticut. For information about Thinklogical products, please visit www.thinklogical.com. About Riverside Partners Founded in 1989, Riverside Partners is a middle market private equity firm currently investing Riverside Partners Fund IV, L.P. The fund focuses on growth oriented companies primarily in the healthcare and technology industries. Riverside Partners is particularly experienced at partnering with founders, owners and management teams and it brings substantial domain expertise and operating experience to its portfolio companies. The partners at Riverside Partners have managed more than $500 million in investments in over 50 companies. The firm is currently focused on companies with revenues between $20 - $200 million and with $5 - $25 million of EBITDA. For more information, please visit www.riversidepartners.com.
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