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Cadence CEO Michael J. Fister Joins SynapSense Board of Directors
FOLSOM, Calif., Dec 20, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SynapSense Corporation, a leading wireless sensor network (WSN) solution provider, today announced the appointment of Michael J. Fister, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., to the company board of directors.
Fister, named Cadence CEO in May 2004 after a 17-year career at Intel Corporation, joins the SynapSense Board of Directors with CEO Peter Van Deventer and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Raju Pandey; Corley Phillips, Managing Partner of American River Ventures; and Rodrigo Prudencio, a Partner with Nth Power.
"We are thrilled to have such a great leader, strategic visionary and person of Mike's character join the SynapSense board," said Van Deventer. "SynapSense is enjoying strong traction with a number of global manufacturers that are pleased to see a single WSN platform that can quickly and easily extend across the entire facility environment. We look forward to benefiting from the contributions that Mike will make to the company."
Cadence enables global electronic-design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Prior to his role at Cadence, Fister served as Intel Corporation's Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise Platforms Group. During his tenure at Intel, Fister played an integral role in the technical innovation and explosive market development of both personal and enterprise computing.
"SynapSense is truly at the forefront of the next major wave in wireless computing with a tremendous solution portfolio and underlying architecture, and I'm excited to join the team as it builds this emerging market," said Fister.
Earlier this month, SynapSense introduced solutions based on the world's next-generation wireless sensor network platform for instrumentation and information technology monitoring. Featuring the patented OneClick Architecture(TM), the SynapSense solutions are comprised of a complete hardware and software platform that enables extensive customer applications targeted at industries ranging from manufacturing and data center management to energy, material handling and facilities management.
SynapSense is a leading wireless sensor network solution provider based in Folsom, CA. SynapSense offers the world's first wireless sensor network platform featuring SynapSense OneClick software architecture, providing customers with a complete software solution and extensive monitoring, tracking and alert capabilities. For more information, visit SynapSense.com.