ANDA Networks Names Vice President of Sales.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999-- ANDA ANDA abbr. abbreviated new drug application Networks, a leading developer of high-performance multi-service access platforms, has appointed Steve Gill as Vice President of Sales. Gill most recently served as Service Provider Sales VP with Newbridge Networks, Inc. "With his expertise in managing regional sales teams that successfully sell to carriers, Steve has strong insight into carriers' needs in this marketplace," said Charles R. Kenmore, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ANDA Networks. "We are pleased to have Steve lead ANDA's growing sales and support team." During his nine-year tenure at Newbridge, Mr. Gill led teams responsible for the company's western and midwest US sales regions. He was responsible for strategic sales plan development and implementation that dramatically increased sector sales in six months, as well as major competitive wins and the installation of numerous very large ATM networks in the public network, financial services and manufacturing industry sectors. Mr. Gill has also served on sales teams at Avanti Communications and Aydin Systems. At ANDA, Gill will be responsible for development and management of ANDA's direct sales channel program. About ANDA Networks ANDA Networks develops high-performance, high-value multi-service access products for the worldwide telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. market. The company's flagship product, the ANDA Universal Access Platform (UAP 2000), enables carriers to gradually expand beyond time-division multiplexing (TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. )-centric metropolitan access to high bandwidth ATM and SONET access. The UAP combines the functionality of Fiber Optic Terminals (FOT), Digital Cross Connects (DCS), Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. ) and Digital Loop Carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. (DLC), thus lowering the cost of delivery of multiple services to the subscribers. The company is funded by Wu-Fu Chen, Venrock 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 , PairGain Technologies, InveStar and Crimson Capital. For more information, visit www.andanetworks.com. |
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