ADVISORY/Ocular's Doug Green to Present Optical Networking Tutorial, Speak on Panel Addressing Access Market at All-Optical Networks in Dallas.News/Assignment Editors & High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Feb. 6) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO & WHAT: Doug Green, vice president of marketing at Ocular ocular /oc·u·lar/ (ok´u-lar) 1. of, pertaining to, or affecting the eye. 2. eyepiece. oc·u·lar adj. 1. Of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight. Networks -- a developer of next-generation optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. solutions for metropolitan access networks -- will speak tomorrow and Thursday at All-Optical Networks 2001 in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , February 6-8, 2001. Green will conduct a tutorial titled "Introduction to Optical Networking and Switching," and he will also speak on a panel titled "Optical Access Networking" (session details below). 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 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. Green has an M.B.A. from Duke University and a B.S.E.E. from Auburn University Auburn University, main campus at Auburn, Ala.; land-grant and state supported; opened 1859 as East Alabama Male College, reorganized 1872 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama; became coeducational 1892; renamed Alabama Polytechnic Institute 1899, . WHERE & WHEN: All-Optical Networks 2001 February 6-8, 2001 Renaissance Dallas North Hotel Dallas, Texas Special Events:
Tutorial: "Introduction to Optical Networking and Switching"
Presenter: Doug Green, vice president of marketing,
Ocular Networks
Tuesday, February 6, 2001; 8:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon CST
Panel: "Optical Access Networking"
Presenter: Doug Green, vice president of marketing,
Ocular Networks
Thursday, February 8, 2001, 1:15-2:45 p.m. CST
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 Reston, 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, Lucent, 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, 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 , JAFCO Ventures, and Comdisco Ventures. These investors have backed such successful companies as Ciena Communications, Aptis Communications, PSINet, Maker Communications, Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony , Monterey Networks, and Torrent Networks. For additional information about Ocular and its products, contact the company at 703/803-9124 or at www.ocularnetworks.com. |
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