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Breault said it has reorganized its software development department into two groups: Software Application Products, to be led by Rob Hubbard, will manage ASAP optical modeling software development; and the Software Business Development unit, managed by Stephen Simi, will create new software products and collaborate with Breault's optical engineering department to build custom software.. . .Jim Simon was named director of thin-film product sales at Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI) of Santa Rosa, Calif., which makes thin-film coatings for telecom, lighting, medical and government applications and coating equipment. Donna (Harper) Hooker was appointed to DSI’s sales and marketing team, and Andrew Beckwith was promoted to inside sales engineer.