Senior Appointment

30 Jan 2008 07:01

ViaLogy PLC30 January 2008 VIALOGY PLC APPOINTS HEAD OF OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING London, January 30, 2008 - ViaLogy PLC (AIM: VIY), a leading innovator ofnetwork-centric real time signal processing platforms for integrated security,safety, operations management and business continuity applications, todayannounces the appointment of Hugo Fruehauf as Chief Operating Officer (COO) andVice President of Engineering at its wholly-owned American subsidiary company,ViaLogy LLC ('ViaLogy'), of Pasadena, California. This senior appointment strengthens the company's engineering and productioncapabilities and advances efforts to establish its unique product offerings -Sensor Policy Manager (SPM), MicroSPM and MPEX Electronic Eye - in high demandcommercial markets. Fruehauf joins ViaLogy from Frequency Electronics Inc. (FEI), a leadingmanufacturer of precision frequency sources and frequency/time systems forsatellites, missiles, aircraft and a host of ground platforms, where he was VicePresident and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Hugo has also held President/CEOand CTO positions at subsidiaries of FEI, the Defense Group of AlliantTechsystems, Datum Inc., and Ball-Efratom (a Ball Aerospace company); companiesserving both commercial and military/governmental system markets. Prior tothese roles, while at Rockwell International, he was the Chief Engineer for thedesign and development of the satellite for the now famous GPS GlobalPositioning System. He also played a leading role in the Apollo moon landingprogram, as Chief Test Conductor and Complex Operations Manager for the secondstage of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Mr. Fruehauf is considered a leading expert in GPS navigation, positioning andprecision timing for commercial and military applications, as well as precisionfrequency sources and network cryptographic security technologies. He is also anAdjunct Professor at Pepperdine University. Commenting on his appointment Hugo Fruehauf said: "I'm looking forward to leading an incredibly competent team at the Pasadenafacility and hopefully contribute to innovation, a systems engineering focus,and the operational glue that will bring ViaLogy to its full potential." Welcoming Hugo to ViaLogy, Dr. Robert W. Dean, President/CEO, said: "We are delighted that Hugo is joining the team at ViaLogy. He brings a wealthof experience in product design and development that will be vital as weroll-out our products to the market. We are all looking forward to an excitingyear ahead." Mr. Fruehauf is a Registered Professional Engineer in Control Systems (State ofCalifornia); an Executive MBA graduate (Pepperdine University); an ElectronicEngineering Technology graduate (DeVry University); the compiler of a "PrecisionTime and Frequency Handbook" and a religious book "God Without Dogma"; author ofmany technical papers on atomic oscillators, telecommunications, networkcryptography, and GPS technologies; holds numerous patents; and received awardsfor his role in the Apollo program, GPS, and an IEEE technical paper. ViaLogyRobert W Dean, President/CEO - US +1 626-296-6337 (mobile: +1 703-589-3807)Terry Bond, Chairman - UK & Europe +44 (0) 1235-834734 Nominated Advisor (Seymour Pierce)Mark Percy +44 (0) 20-7107-8000 PR Consultants - Redleaf CommunicationsEmma Kane / Samantha Robbins +44 (0) 20-7822-0200 About ViaLogy: Network Centric Signal Processing. ViaLogy is a leading innovator of network-centric, real-time signal processingplatforms for sensor applications and sensor fusion. ViaLogy is currentlydeploying and designing computational systems, powered by its patentedtechnologies, for applications in life sciences, public safety and security,surveillance, defense and geoseismology. Vialogy focuses on market drivenproblems where automation, timeliness, quality and reliability of informationprocessing are essential. ViaLogy's core competency incorporates rapidly andaccurately detecting weak signals buried in high noise background and clutter.This technology can be employed to solve problems involving sensor integrationand information overload challenges involving video, telephony and controlsensors, as well as for enhancement of numerous signal processing applications.For more information, visit our website at www.vialogy.com. Except for statements of historical fact, the information presented hereinconstitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the PrivateSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statementsinvolve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may causethe actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materiallydifferent from any future results, performance or achievements expressed orimplied. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange