Arcadian Networks Announces New VP of Sales

NEW YORK, May. 19 /PRNewswire/ --

NEW YORK, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadian Networks, a wireless communications carrier serving energy companies with dispersed assets (electric, gas and water utilities, and oil and gas companies), announced today that Mike Beasley, age 49, has joined the Company as Vice President of Sales.

Beasley brings over 23 years of sales experience across multiple industries, including utilities, oil and gas, healthcare and retail. Most recently, Beasley managed IBM's Maximo(R) sales team for utilities across the U.S. and Canada. Prior to joining IBM, he held sales leadership positions at Indus International and Eastman Kodak, as well as executive sales positions at Manhattan Associates and MRO Software.

"Mike has played an integral role driving new business opportunities and advancing the growth of a number of Fortune 500 businesses," commented Ed Solar, chief executive officer of Arcadian Networks. "His most recent accomplishments include bringing IBM's Maximo(R) product to the forefront of the North American utility industry demonstrate his strong understanding of our key market, as well as the technological needs of our customers."

Solar continued, "With an already strong base of electric cooperatives utilizing our 700MHz network to employ the 'smart grid', we have carved out a unique position within the wireless communications market. With a dedicated sales team in place under Mike's leadership, we believe we can significantly enhance our reach to the many other utilities located throughout the rural U.S. which require the most cost-effective, operationally efficient and secure communications solution."

Beasley resides in Atlanta, Georgia and is a graduate of Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama.

About Arcadian Networks

Arcadian Networks provides "last mile" wireless carrier services to the energy sector (electric, water, and gas utilities and oil and gas companies). The company's 700 MHz licensed spectrum delivers a converged IP network with voice and data communications for fixed and mobile applications. The real-time broadband communications platform reduces operational costs, improves resiliency, and transforms electric grids into efficient "smart grids" and oil fields into optimized "smart fields". For more information, visit: www.arcadiannetworks.com

For more information, please visit www.arcadiannetworks.com CONTACT: Joseph Zarb / Lewis Goldberg Arcadian Networks/ KCSA Worldwide 914-579-6300 / 212-896-1216 joe.zarb@arcadiannetworks.com / lgoldberg@kcsa.com