GARDEN CITY, NY--(Marketwire - November 29, 2010) - Data Storage Corporation (DSC), a provider of data protection and business continuity solutions, today announced the appointments of two new members to its Board of Advisors. Matthew Grover and Hal Schwartz are the newest additions to the company's 10-person advisory team, which advises the DSC management team and Board of Directors on important strategic issues impacting the business.
"Our Board of Advisors is essential to the growth and future success of our company," said Chuck Piluso, Chairman and CEO of Data Storage Corporation. "Adding two distinguished and talented industry professionals like Matthew and Hal expands the diversity of experience and expertise we have on our advisory board. We look to this board of highly regarded individuals for strategic insight and guidance as we continue to expand the company."
Matthew Grover
Mr. Grover currently holds the position of Vice President, Sales Operations at Optimum Lightpath, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cablevision. Prior to joining Cablevision in 2002, Mr. Grover held various management positions over the course of nearly 10 years, including Vice President of Sales at North American Telecom, based in Westbury, N.Y.; Global Account Manager at AT&T in Los Angeles, Calif.; and District Sales Manager at AT&T in New York, N.Y. Mr. Grover earned a B.A. in economics from Stony Brook University and an M.B.A from the University of Southern California.
Hal Schwartz
As the founder of Systems Trading Incorporated, a technology leasing company established in 1997, Mr. Schwartz serves as the company's CEO and President. He also presently serves as the Vice President of ABC Services, an IBM Midrange Business Partner and service company which he cofounded in 1995. One of Mr. Schwartz's earliest professional achievements was establishing a lease asset sales division for CAC Leasing in 1991. This division was started shortly after he earned a bachelor's degree in business from California State University in San Bernardino.
About Data Storage Corporation
DSC provides professional services focused on data protection and business continuity solutions that help organizations protect their data, minimize downtime and recover and restore data quickly. Through its four data centers and by leveraging leading technologies, DSC delivers and supports a broad range of premium solutions for both Windows and IBM iSeries environments that help its clients save time and money, gain more control of and better access to data and enable the highest level of security for that data. The company's solutions include: offsite data protection and recovery services, High Availability (HA) replication services, email compliance solutions for e-discovery, continuous data protection, data de-duplication, virtualized system recovery and telecom recovery services. Headquartered in Garden City, N.Y., DSC offers its solutions and services to business, government, education and healthcare industries by leveraging leading technologies, such as virtualization, cloud computing and cloud storage. For more information on DSC, visit www.dscorp.net.
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