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Mr. Hooley, who served as VP Sales & Marketing with several high-tech growth companies, will be responsible for sales & marketing of the Longbow product lines, which provide range extension, routing and encryption used in high-performance computing – connecting supercomputer clusters and storage networks over global distances.

Obsidian's President, Dr. David Southwell remarked, “I am delighted to welcome Rob and look forward to working with him to extend Obsidian’s marketplace lead. Rob has years of experience in enterprise network security software, as well a vast experience base in the electronics and computer industries. He has the professional ethics and can-do attitude that is shared by every member of our expert team.”

“Obsidian's proven and mature technology portfolio includes the Longbow products, which extend high-performance InfiniBand protocol over global distances while also providing routing and encryption services. With Obsidian’s roots as a leading edge IT contractor for the military, we are anxious to apply our mission-critical design skills in bringing next-generation, advanced products to broader markets. We are pleased to have someone of Rob’s calibre join our team to identify and secure partner alliances that enable rapid growth and data sharing in the high-performance communications and financial industries” said Obsidian’s Chairman, Bill Halina.

Mr. Hooley’s professional background includes sales, marketing, and engineering positions in senior management at BioGenex Laboratories, Berg Electronics, DuPont Company, Rabbit Semiconductor, Protenome, and Tecsys Development, a global network security software company. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. in finance & marketing. He has over 15 years senior-level experience for the development and overall execution of worldwide sales strategies, market activities, and strategic corporate alliances.