BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLIN ), The Digital Engagement Company™, a leader in web engagement management, is pleased to announce that Michael Taglich has joined Bridgeline Digital's Board of Directors. Michael Taglich brings extensive professional experience which spans various aspects of senior management, including finance, operations and strategic planning. Mr. Taglich has more than 27 years of financial industry experience, and served on his first public board over 20 years ago. Mr. Taglich is the Chairman and President of Taglich Brothers, Inc., a New York City based securities firm which he co-founded in 1992. Taglich Brother's Inc. focuses on public and private micro-cap companies in a wide variety of industries. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of both Air Industries Group, a publicly traded aerospace and defense company (NYSE: AIRI ) and of BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company whose products are directed at heart failure treatment. He also serves as a director of a number of other private companies, and is a director of Caldera Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug screening company.
"Mike brings a plethora of business experience and capital markets experience to Bridgeline, and I look forward to working very closely with him as we take Bridgeline to new heights," says Bridgeline's President and CEO Thomas Massie.
Mr. Taglich personally owns over 467,000 shares of Bridgeline. Other employees, affiliates and clients of Taglich Brothers own over 3,000,000 shares of Bridgeline Digital common stock.
Mr. Taglich stated, "I am very excited about the future of iAPPS and Bridgeline Digital. The Company is at an inflection point, and I believe the next 24 months will be exciting and rewarding to its shareholders."
About Bridgeline Digital
Bridgeline Digital (Nasdaq: BLIN ), The Digital Engagement Company™, enables its customers to maximize the performance of their mission critical websites, intranets, and online stores. Bridgeline's iAPPS ® platform deeply integrates Web Content Management, eCommerce, eMarketing, and Web Analytics to help marketers deliver online experiences that attract, engage and convert their customers across all digital channels. Bridgeline provides end-to-end Digital Engagement solutions and boasts an award-winning team of interactive services professionals. Headquartered in Burlington, Mass., with nine additional locations throughout the U.S. and an Asia Pacific headquarters in Bangalore, India, Bridgeline has thousands of customers that range from small- and medium-sized organizations to Fortune 1000 companies. To learn more, please visit www.bridgelinedigital.com or call (800) 603-9936.
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Brian Bolton Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing 781.497.3013
