Global Net Access, LLC (GNAX), owner of Atlanta NAP and NetDepot a leading provider of co-location in the Southeast U.S. and one of the leading providers of outsourced managed and unmanaged servers in the world, announced the appointment of Eric Blaier as its new Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Blaier will revamp the company’s marketing initiative, drive sales in the dedicated server business, and significantly expand the company’s enterprise client base.

"I’m very pleased to welcome a professional of Eric’s caliber to our team," said Jeff Hinkle, President of GNAX. "Eric comes to GNAX with very impressive credentials and a proven record of success and we look forward to utilizing his talents with GNAX." Eric will be responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing for our companies including our brands: AtlantaNAP / NetDepot / GNAX and Tranxactglobal.

Prior to his employment with GNAX, Blaier was the Director of Sales at Medium Blue, a leading internet marketing and SEO firm. He has over 17 years in the technology field focusing in internet marketing – SEO and enterprise managed hosting. Mr. Blaier's experience includes enterprise sales and management positions with AT&T, Allegiance Telecom, Medium Blue, LightNetworks Teleglobe, and Allnet Communications. He has won numerous sales awards, including being awarded the top producer in the nation by Telco Communications (Teleglobe) in 1997.

"I look forward to working with Jeff Hinkle and the world-class management team that he has assembled," said Blaier. "One of the biggest initiatives facing the typical CTO in this economic climate is how to best maximize ROI while dealing with a reduced budget. I firmly believe that the GNAX family of companies are positioned as world-class providers that have practiced prudent financial growth all along and can now differentiate their offerings in the Enterprise space due to simple economies of scale."

Hinkle said, "I am very pleased to have this new level of sales and marketing leadership on the team to continue to support our large enterprise demand the company is experiencing. Eric will take us to the next level in the expansion of our client base and allow me to focus on our strategic growth initiatives which we will be announcing in the coming weeks. 2009 looks to be one of the most promising and exciting time in the history of our companies."

With more than fourteen years in the industry, GNAX and AtlantaNAP are trusted by thousands of customers that span almost every country in the world. It primarily operates out of its sister company AtlantaNAP (www.atlantanap.com) which owns and operates a state of the art data center centrally located in the historic West End area of Atlanta. NetDepot is a premier global brand of dedicated servers operating under the GNAX umbrella of companies. For more information please visit www.atlantanap.com or call 404-230-9150.