John Matze CTO of Hifn

Hifn named storage pioneer John Matze as its Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, further strengthening the company’s leadership as a storage innovator that enables secure, optimized and efficient storage and networking solutions. Matze first joined Hifn in 2007 as its Vice President of Business Development after the acquisition of Siafu Software, where he served as CEO.

At Siafu, Matze developed iSCSI storage solutions that offered security and enterprise-level functionality for small- to medium-sized businesses, technology that was incorporated into Hifn’s product line to deliver superior storage solutions to its customers. Matze previously served as Vice President and CTO at Overland Storage, Director of Software at Veritas Software and the principal architect at STAC, Inc.

Matze the author of several storage patents is also credited as one of the original authors of the iSCSI protocol. Over the past 15 years he has created a series of successful products including the award winning Overland Storage REO VTL appliances and the award winning STAC Replica Disaster Recovery for NetWare. In 2003 he was named one of the ‘Top 25 Innovators’ by Computer Reseller News, and is a frequent author and speaker at storage industry events.

"John’s history of success in the storage industry is an obvious attribute to his ability to stay ahead of the curve and provide hands-on leadership in an ever-evolving industry," said Albert E. Sisto, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hifn. "He also has a keen ability to take technologies and simplify them for broader deployment and acceptance. We are pleased that John has agreed to take on the important challenge of driving innovation at Hifn and we look forward to his contributions across our entire product portfolio."