ADVISORY/Doug Green to Address DWDM and Migration to All-Optical Networks at Photonics East in Boston.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...Tuesday (Nov. 7) Photonics East --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO & WHAT: Doug Green, vice president of Marketing at Ocular Networks -- a developer of next-generation optical networking solutions for metropolitan access networks -- is speaking today at Photonics East in Boston, Mass., taking place November 5-8, 2000. Green will teach a short course on "DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing and Migration to All-Optical Networks" on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST. Green was formerly vice president of Marketing at Chromatis Networks, and earlier, he was director of Product Marketing for Ciena Communications. Prior to Chromatis and Ciena, he held management marketing and product development positions at NetEdge Systems and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Networking Systems. He has an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Duke University and a BSEE BSEE abbr. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. WHERE & WHEN: Photonics East Short Course SC229, "DWDM and Migration to All-Optical Networks" Hynes Convention Center The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center located in Boston's Back Bay has 193,000 square feet (0 m) of exhibit space and can accommodate up to four concurrent events. , Boston, MA Tuesday, November 7, 2000; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST BACKGROUND: Ocular Networks develops optical access solutions that allow local service providers to offer voice and data services to customers both on and off the fiber network. Founded in 1999, Ocular is headquartered in Fairfax, Va. The company is led by a seasoned team of executives with a unique blend of experience, spanning the optics, data, telecom, and service provider markets. Their backgrounds include such companies as Ciena, Cisco, Alcatel, Newbridge, Chromatis, Tellabs, Bell Labs, Ameritech, and Sprint. Ocular Networks investors include Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. , Columbia Capital, and Highland Capital Partners Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices located in Boston, Silicon Valley, Geneva, and Shanghai. Since its inception in 1988, the firm has invested in more than 180 early and growth stage companies and taken a sector-focused approach to investing in . These investors have backed such successful companies as Ciena Communications, Aptis Communications, PSINet, Maker Communications, Torrent Networks, E-toys, and MapQuest. For additional information about Ocular Networks and its products, contact the company at 703/463-0022 or at www.ocularnetworks.com. |
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