Dave Peter returns to HSD

Sunnyvale, CA Ð Just four months after stepping down as president of HSD US, Dave Peter is back at the helm. "I've been impressed with NeXT's recent headway in the market," Peter said.

He added that he has not yet assessed HSD's new product strategy, in which the company dropped its line of scanner hardware, but said the company might acquire additional software products to complement its PowerScan and OCR Servant offerings.

Peter said that executives at HSD's German parent company convinced him to return. Dave Marquez, who served as president since May, has left the company. Peter will work part time from offices in San Diego and HSD's Sunnyvale headquarters.