Verigy establishes office in Israel

Arie Barak was appointed Country Manager for Verigy Israel. Verigy's Israeli office will focus on sales, service and support for the region. "We are proud to make our presence in Israel official,? said Pascal Ronde, Vice President, Sales, Service and Support, Verigy. "This development is consistent with our commitment to provide continued customer satisfaction to the key customers we have in the area." Mr. Barak joined Verigy's predecessor company, Agilent Technologies, in 2000, after several years in the semiconductor test industry. He began as a test engineer, and has served as an applications engineer and in sales leadership. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Braude College, Israel.