San Diego, CA – January 12, 2011 -- HPCwire, the most widely recognized and accessed news and information site covering the ecosystem of High Performance Computing (HPC), today announced that it has named Mitch Becker as its Director of Sales.

"The promotion of Mitch Becker to Director of Sales signals a new era for HPCwire as the leading publication of choice for communicating to the HPC community by our partners", said Jeff Hyman, President and Publisher of HPCwire. "Mitch has done an outstanding job and there is no one more qualified for this role. I fully expect that under his leadership, we will expand the publication’s reach to an even wider global audience while continuing to deliver the professional value that our customers have come to expect when investing in HPCwire and in our products and services."

Mr. Becker originally joined Tabor Communications Inc. as a Senior Account Executive for HPCwire in 2000. During his tenure he has helped to increase the publication's revenue by over 50%. With his expanded role as Director of Sales, Becker will assume executive management responsibilities for sales development for HPCwire, in addition to expanding the service offerings for the Job Bank programs for HPCwire and its sister publication, HPC in the Cloud. Becker will also continue the day-to-day management of HPCwire's strategic partner relationships and cultivating new partners.

"I am pleased to accept the position as Director of Sales for HPCwire", said Becker. I believe we have an unbeatable strategy for continued expansion of the company and that this year we will exceed our goals in terms of sales and revenue. I look forward to an even larger leadership role in ensuring that our customer's expectations are fully met when they select HPCwire from which to promote their products and solutions."

Becker's experience in the technology industry spans across twenty-five years in marketing, public relations, and sales management roles including executive marketing positions for Cardiff Software, Solsource, Xyratrex, Giga Trend, and Dot Hill. Mr. Becker holds Bachelor of Science and Associate of Applied Science degrees from Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, IL.


About HPCwire
HPCwire is the most recognized and accessed news and information site covering the entire ecosystem of High Performance Computing (HPC). HPCwire is the publication of choice for the global community of business and technology professionals interested in computationally- and data-intensive computing, including infrastructure topics such as software, middleware, hardware, networking, storage, tools and applications. HPCwire delivers exclusive news and features on topics ranging from business and economic issues to advanced and emerging technology directions, all in a timely and easily accessible Internet format. With a powerful combination of email distribution and website portal, HPCwire is enjoyed each week by several hundred thousand readers. Through news, analysis and information, HPCwire facilitates unification of the global HPC community. HPCwire can be found online at http://www.HPCwire.com.


About Tabor Communications, Inc.
Tabor Communications, Inc. is a leading international media, research, market intelligence, and communications company providing strategy, information and solutions for High Productivity Communities. Tabor Communications companies include Tabor Research and Tabor Publications and Events. More information on Tabor Communications can be found at http://www.taborcommunications.com.

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Source: Tabor Communications, Inc.