Albert Mu Joins Front Porch as Chief Technology Officer; Strategic Hire to Facilitate Company's Global Growth.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SONORA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000 Front Porch Communications, Inc., one of the world's first Internet media network companies, today announced the addition of Albert Mu as chief technology officer. With more than 17 years of experience in the telecommunications, computer and data networking industry, Mu will spearhead the company's high-tech efforts, which enable Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs) to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. compelling new revenue opportunities in the Internet ad serving arena. Mu will work out of the Walnut Creak creak intr.v. creaked, creak·ing, creaks 1. To make a grating or squeaking sound. 2. To move with a creaking sound. n. A grating or squeaking sound. , Calif. location and report directly to Zachary Britton, 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 Front Porch. "We are excited about the addition of Albert to our dynamic team," said Britton. "His extensive industry experience will further strengthen our commitment to the global communications marketplace, as well as industry segments serving a variety of user devices and access methods." Mu previously served as vice president of local access and Asia Pacific product marketing for Clarent where he led the development team of the industry's first end-to-end VoIP product and the formation of a CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment VoIP gateway partnership between Texas Instruments/Telogy and five Taiwanese OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and manufacturers for low cost customer premises equipments. Prior to joining Clarent, Mu was vice president of engineering at Tollbridge Technologies. During his tenure at Tollbridge Technologies, he led the team to develop a high-density packet-voice local loop solution over broadband media, and significantly expanded the engineering team to lead the development of the CO VoIP gateway with GR-303 interface to CLASS 5 switch and CPE devices in less than 12 months. In addition, Mu has held several senior management positions with high-profile data networking companies including director of advanced technologies at Ascend Communications, where he launched and managed the development team in its efforts to create the first instruction set-based Network Processor, IRIS - Internet Routing Instruction Set, for OC-192 speed. Mu is a recognized authority in the field of data networking and computing. He is a published author and frequently participates as a guest speaker at industry conferences, most recently at the International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems The International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS) is the oldest conference in the field of distributed computing systems in the world. It was launched by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing (TCDP) in October 1979, and is . Mu earned an MSEE MSEE Master of Science in Electrical Engineering MSEE Mean Square Estimation Error MSEE Major Source Enforcement Effort MSEE Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (Purdue University building) degree from the University of Texas, at Austin, and an MS degree in engineering management from Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. . To date, he holds four U.S. patents and another five are pending approval. About Front Porch Communications Partnering with more than 100 ISPs on five continents, Front Porch Communications is building one of the first worldwide Internet media networks. Established in 1998, Front Porch's breakthrough PorchLight(TM) technology and services enable ISPs to deliver customized content and service messages to subscribers, generate revenue through targeted, meaningful Internet advertising, and channel subscribers to pre-determined Web sites. These offerings provide unprecedented potential for ISPs, Web advertisers and portals to increase revenues and enhance customer services while decreasing costs. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.frontporch.com. |
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