Steve Christian Joins Nine Systems as Vice President of Marketing

Steve Christian Joins Nine Systems as Vice President of Marketing

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine Systems, the leading provider of streaming media applications and content delivery solutions, today announced the appointment of Steve Christian as the company's Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Christian will be responsible for spearheading an expanded range of communications, positioning partnering and strategic marketing programs for Nine Systems and his addition to the management team is another step in strengthening the company for continued growth and broadened industry profile.

Mr. Christian brings 25 years of experience to Nine Systems. He is a senior marketing executive with a wealth of experience in the digital media and Internet technology spaces. Prior to joining Nine Systems, Mr. Christian was running his own technology marketing consultancy, contributing "virtual VP" expertise to a variety of software, wireless and security organizations that successfully sharpened their marketing strategy, positioning and go to market programs. He previously lead the marketing team at Wind River Services (initially Doctor Design, Inc.) where he helped shape a premium value strategy and the growth of the professional services organization to a peak of $40m annually. His extensive marketing experience also includes driving technology development and international product management at ST Microelectronics, Raytheon and Scicon in the UK. Mr. Christian has a 1st class degree in Physics from the University of Bristol and an MBA from the Open University in the UK.

"We are pleased to announce Steve's appointment as the Vice President of Marketing," said Troy Snyder, CEO, Nine Systems. "Steve's extensive knowledge and background in the digital media and Internet industries make him the ideal candidate for this position. His strategic experience and leadership skills will further help Nine Systems to expand our business and customer base."

Mr. Christian's appointment follows Nine Systems' recent expansion of its San Diego corporate headquarters, necessitated by the company's continued growth. Nine Systems expects the improved facilities will help to enhance customer service and operational efficiency, enabling the company to better support its customers in the digital entertainment, music, sport, inspirational, broadcast and consumer brands markets. The new office is located at 10509 Vista Sorrento Parkway, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121. The company also has regional sales offices in Los Angeles, San Jose, New York, Northern Virginia, Denver and Seattle.

"I'm very pleased to be joining the Nine Systems team at such a pivotal time in its growth," said Steve Christian. "The exploding market for rich media presents a tremendous opportunity for specialist tools, services and solutions that improve the consumer experience. Nine Systems is the right partner at the right time for content owners."

About Nine Systems

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Nine Systems (www.ninesystems.com) helps today's best-known companies broadcast audio and video over the Internet and wireless easily, affordably and reliably. Nine Systems' Network of Networks is an industry-first system that routes all types of rich media through the company's Content Delivery Network (CDN) and across other top-tier CDNs to guarantee robust and reliable delivery worldwide. Stream OS is the company's suite of configurable rich media management and delivery tools that enable audio and video streaming, live event broadcasting, web conferencing and the anytime sale of rich media content. Nine Systems serves more than 200 of today's most successful businesses including Universal Music Group, the NBA, CinemaNow, CBS SportsLine, and EMI Music.

For Nine Systems PR contact: Helen Tse/858.332.3973/ helent@ninesystems.com

Source: Nine Systems

CONTACT: Helen Tse of Nine Systems, +1-858-332-3973,
helent@ninesystems.com

Web site: http://www.ninesystems.com/

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