Equitrac Corporation Names James Kano Sr. VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing

Kano to drive growth of leading print management solution in the global marketplace

Plantation, FL - March 24, 2009 -- Equitrac Corporation today announced the appointment of Jim Kano to the role of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing reporting to Michael Rich, President and CEO of Equitrac. Mr. Kano will have global responsibilities for Equitrac channel sales, professional sales, marketing, strategic alliances and business development.

Mr. Kano is a 20-year veteran of global sales and marketing organizations. Most recently, he spent 10 years at EFI (Nasdaq: EFII) as Vice President of WW OEM Sales, responsible for controller and workflow software. In this role, he was responsible for managing a global sales organization of over 130 sales, field sales engineers and OEM account managers/directors, driving $300 million/year of revenue for the #1 market share leader worldwide for 3rd party print controllers and software, sold worldwide through over 5,000 resellers. Prior to EFI, Mr. Kano was a Strategic Account Director at Read-Rite Corporation where he was responsible for developing and managing overall business relationships with key OEM accounts in the US and Asia. He holds an MBA from San Jose State University and a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

"I am delighted to welcome Jim Kano to Equitrac," said Michael Rich. "Jim has a tremendous track record and has developed solid relationships in the channel and with all of the major OEMs in this industry. His experience driving channel and OEM sales worldwide will be pivotal in strengthening and growing our partner and reseller networks as we work to deepen our presence in the global marketplace."

"I am pleased to be joining Equitrac and look forward to leading and working with the Executive Sales & Marketing Management team of Noel ODwyer, Gaetan Spake and Chris Wyszkowski to continue to build upon the excellent work they have well underway," said Mr. Kano. "This is an exciting opportunity to apply my experience to a company that is ready to take the next step to becoming the global de facto standard for print management and cost recovery."