Advent Networks Appoints Richard C. Benkendorf to Board of Directors.AUSTIN, Texas -- Advent Networks(TM), Inc., a leader in cable broadband technology broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. announced the appointment of Richard C. Benkendorf to their Board of Directors. Mr. Benkendorf is cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found and Managing Principal of Technology Impact Partners (TIP), a venture capital and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal firm focused on software, information technology and communications companies. Prior to founding TIP, Mr. Benkendorf founded and led two other successful private equity firms focused on the same market segments. Mr. Benkendorf was Senior Vice President of Investments and Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. for Ameritech and worked for over 16 years in various executive roles at 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) . He founded The American Software Company (TASC TASC The After School Corporation TASC The American Surrogacy Center TASC Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities TASC The Analytic Sciences Corporation TASC Transportation Administrative Service Center TASC Total Administrative Services Corporation ), was President of Telemed and Chairman of Execucom. "We are honored to have Dick join our Board. He brings both high business acumen and a wealth of experience and contacts in this industry. I am confident that his joining us will further support our recent success in the marketplace," says Ed Perry, 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 Advent Networks. "I am honored and excited to join Advent Networks. When unique, critical products that provide dedicated bandwidth for broadband service providers are combined with a knowledgeable, focused management and employee team, the immediate future for Advent Networks customers is very bright," says Mr. Benkendorf. About Advent Networks Based in Austin, Texas, and founded by cable industry professionals, Advent Networks has developed the Ultraband platform for the delivery of dedicated bandwidth for HFC networks over the last mile. The Ultraband system represents an evolution in cable access networks -- fiber-like bandwidth to the subscriber over existing cable networks without the need for costly plant upgrades. About Technology Impact Partners Since 1991, Technology Impact Partners, TIP, has provided venture capital to firms where the confluence of computing and communication technologies can be used to make a difference in the services provided by the provider. The TIP portfolio includes public and private companies, primarily in the Chicago Metropolitan and Austin-San Antonio markets. ADVENT NETWORKS and ULTRABAND are registered trademarks or trademarks of Advent Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. |
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