TimeSight Systems(TM) Announces Addition of Industry Development Start-Up Veteran...

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 8:01am EDT

TimeSight Systems(TM) Announces Addition of Industry Development Start-Up
Veteran to Position of Vice President of Engineering

Tom Ertel to leverage 25 years of experience leading engineering organizations
to accelerate development of advanced Video Lifecycle Management recorder and
storage solutions for the security industry

MT. LAUREL, N.J., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- TimeSight Systems(TM), the industry
leader in Video Lifecycle Management (VLM), today announced that Tom Ertel has
joined the company as vice president, Engineering.  Tom joins TimeSight's
management team of proven systems, storage network and security professionals
committed to making high resolution and retention an affordable security
asset.

"TimeSight Systems is known for its technical innovation and its ability to
address the need for higher video image resolution and longer retention times,
while controlling a company's surveillance storage investment," said Ertel. I
look forward to bringing my technical and executive experience to this
world-class organization with such a tremendous value proposition. TimeSight's
core VLM and unique Motion Optimized Recording (MORe) technology provide a
tremendous development platform to expand product reach and capabilities." 

Ertel has over 25 years experience in leading engineering organizations
ranging in size from 10 to 200 development, quality assurance and support
engineers. Prior to joining TimeSight, he served as vice president of
Engineering at Nextpoint Networks, a producer of access security solutions
which was recently acquired by Genband Inc. Previously, Ertel held the
position of vice president of Engineering at Internet Photonics Inc (IPI), a
producer of Carrier grade Optical Ethernet solutions which was acquired by
Ciena Corp. Prior to IPI, Ertel held senior management positions at Artel
Video Systems, 3Com Corp, Chipcom Corp., and Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC). He
holds a BSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutes and an Executive MBA from
Stanford University.

"Tom's unique insight and personal understanding of engineering organizations
will enable TimeSight Systems to grow its market leadership," said Charles
Foley, Chairman and CEO, TimeSight Systems.  "His successful experience in
leading both established and start-up development teams makes him a great
addition to our dedicated and talented engineering and management teams." 

About TimeSight Systems
TimeSight Systems Inc. was formed in 2004 to address the requirement for
innovative storage management in the video surveillance market. The company is
staffed by industry executives with decades of systems, server, storage,
software, networking, security, compliance and law enforcement experience to
address the growing need for high resolution, IP based video surveillance
systems. Applying proven principles and technologies from the demanding IT
industry to the digital video surveillance market, TimeSight Systems(TM) has
developed a platform to deliver today's required image clarity and retention
times to support improved security and compliance at up to 90 percent less
cost than existing technologies and approaches. The company's TimeSight VLM
and MORe(R) architecture allow easy migration into the world of higher
resolution cameras, video analytics, and IT convergence with minimal budget
impact. 

SOURCE  TimeSight Systems Inc.

George Mele of TimeSight Systems, +1-856-206-9739, gmele@timesightsystems.com,
or Joanne Hogue of LVA Communications, +1-410-658-8246, joanne@lva.com
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