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Sun Snares Ex-EMC'er: Page 2 of 3

She came to EMC through its October 1999 acquisition of Data General, where she had been VP of development for DG's Aviion server line. (EMC phased out the Aviion family about a year and half after the deal closed.) Before joining Data General in 1995, Russo held various engineering positions at Digital Equipment Corp.

Russo, 40, officially left EMC in February 2003 for family reasons, she says. In an interesting coincidence [ed. note: or is it?], Russo is originally from Cork, Ireland -- where she grew up just a few miles from the EMC plant based there.

EMC, we should note, has sued executives who leave its confines to join companies it views as competitors (see EMC Sues Another Ex, EMC Forces Out SANgate CEO, and EMC Offshoot Lifts the Hood).

But Russo says that shouldn't be an issue. For one thing, she says, her noncompete agreement with EMC expired in August 2003. "I very much respect my terms of confidentiality agreement with EMC," Russo says. "I have always had a good relationship with Dave Donatelli and [EMC president and CEO] Joe Tucci."

In addition to Russo's appointment, Sun has named Andy Ingram VP of marketing for the storage group. Ingram, who has been with Sun for eight years, most recently was the "team leader" for Sun's initiative to integrate marketing across all product lines.