In case you missed it, Servato made a big announcement before the 4th of July. We added Roy Clingman, formerly of Vertiv, as our VP of Business Development. You can read the full press release below. Welcome aboard Roy!

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Servato Corp., a leading provider of power management solutions, today announced the hiring of Roy Clingman to lead its Business Development efforts. Clingman most recently was VP of Sales at Vertiv, where he held a number of different leadership roles in Vertiv’s sales organization including senior account responsibility for AT&T, the Cable TV segment, and North American OEM sales.

Servato will exhibit at the Utilities Technology Council this week with Solaris Power Systems in booth #650. We are proud to exhibit alongside a group that has experience with every phase of backup power:

• battery systems with accompanying installation, testing, and maintenance
• battery monitoring systems
• Servato's battery management systems
• battery chargers
• UPS systems

If you are interested in setting up a meeting with Roy Clingman of Servato or Joe Clews of Solaris then contact Servato at support@servatocorp.com  or bdavenport@servatocorp.com. We look forward to meeting many of you ver soon! If you want to learn more about what we are doing at Servato, you can find online material here.

During New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, Business Development Manager, Brandon Davenport, had the opportunity to be interviewed by Graham Klemme atEngine | Advocacy & Foundation. #StartupsEverywhere is a campaign celebrating the diverse, vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems that are popping up in overlooked parts of the country. Thank you for taking the time to help shed some light on rural broadband, who Servato is, and why we gravitate to this underserved market!

The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted Servato our latest patent on the Company's proprietary Adaptive Charging methodology. It is a newly issued patent that is a continuation of one of the company’s earlier patents in its battery management patent portfolio. The new claims broaden the scope of protection afforded by the company’s battery management patent portfolio for its novel battery charging system. Servato now has four patents issued and one pending patent application in this technology area.

Servato exhibited at the Iowa Communications Alliance Annual Showcase in Des Moines, IA this week alongside our partner, ProCom Sales. We enjoyed getting to meet so many new people and look forward to being back soon! If you want to learn more about what we are doing at Servato, you can find online material here.

Network engineers use urban America as the canvas for what makes efficient and inclusive design. This lucrative market reaps rewards due to the dense concentration of subscribers in one area. Rural America often gets overlooked in this equation. In the 3/28 episode of Out To Lunch, Tulane professor Peter Ricchiuti interviews President and CEO of Servato, Chris Mangum, alongside another guest. That guest is Carol Morse and founded Acalli Chocolate in New Orleans. This episode titles Recharging and covers some of the challenges of each organization such as rural versus urban network design, as well as, how these reputable founders came to the venture and what the future holds.

Servato will present in Belton at TCEI this morning. The topic will cover how to Check the Pulse of Your Backup Power Network. Eric Hedlund, VP of Sales, will also have a booth presence. Do you know how your network stacks up from a reliability aspect? Come learn how we assess this at Servato and walk away with a memorable metaphor for how we measure this. We look forward to meeting you! If you want to learn more about what we are doing at Servato, you can find online material here.

Servato exhibited at the Iowa Communications Alliance Annual Showcase in Des Moines, IA this week alongside our partner, Power Product Services. We enjoyed getting to meet so many new people and look forward to being back soon! If you want to learn more about what we are doing at Servato, you can find online material here.