ADVISORY/Ocular Networks Highlighted at ElectroniCast's Start-Up and Emerging Companies Conference.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Feb. 6) SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO & WHAT: Vicki Stefanini, western regional sales director at Ocular 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 at ElectroniCast's Optical Communication Start-Up & Emerging Companies Conference, taking place February 6, 2001, in Santa Clara, Calif. Stefanini will participate on a panel with Robert Conner of Symmorphix, Kelly Williams Kelly Williams (born February 2, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan, USA) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing with the Sta. Lucia Realtors. He plays in the forward position. He is a prolific scorer and also a dunk artist. of Lynx Photonics, and Gerry Pesavento of Alloptic, Inc. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there . Stefanini was formerly the business development manager at Lucent Technologies. Earlier, she was with Fore Systems and International Network Services. Stefanini received her Master's degree in technology management from Southern Polytechnic University and her BS in economics and engineering from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State University, Buffalo. WHERE & WHEN: Optical Communication Start-Up & Emerging Companies Conference Marriott Hotel Santa Clara, Calif. Tuesday, February 6, 2001, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM PST 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, Virginia. 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, 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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