Apogee Networks Expands European Presence; Names David Watkins Managing Director, Apogee Networks, EMEA.Business Editors SADDLE BROOK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000 Apogee Networks, the leading global provider of advanced Content and IP Rating, Billing and Settlement solutions today announced it is expanding its presence in the European market to meet the growing demands of this region. David Watkins David Watkins may refer to:
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The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). will peak to $1.5 Trillion over the next four years. The industry need for highly scalable, flexible content and IP billing systems will similarly see rapid demand. "It's readily apparent, the Internet is exploding," said Apogee Networks President and COO Tom Goldman. "Businesses need the ability to leverage the Internet to the utmost. We provide today's marketplace with the technology and platforms that can deliver content usage-based billing solutions to create new revenue opportunities and to create new services for their customers." Apogee Networks' NetCountant(TM) product line offers a complete range of end-to-end Content, and IP Rating, Billing and Settlement solutions that have unprecedented flexibility, scalability and real-time rating capabilities on a global network basis. The innovative NetCountant(TM) Billing/Settlement platform provides customers with a revolutionary capability to build billing and revenue settlement systems that can scale to process billions of daily content transactions. Apogee Networks' technology and platforms deliver content usage-based billing and cost allocation solutions. The Apogee Networks' customer list includes some of the largest global IP networks, including those of Fidelity, Texaco and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Goldman added, "We are delighted David will be leading our expansion in Europe. He has many years of Sales Management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a experience in the data Networking, and Network Management software environment as well as experience in Partner, Direct and "Direct Touch" sales for Apogee Networks, EMEA." Prior to joining Apogee Networks, Watkins managed the EMEA region for NetScout Systems, a leading player in the Network Management arena. In this position, he was responsible for growing the EMEA support infrastructure and business revenue to more than $15 million. Before joining NetScout, Watkins held the position of Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , Northern Europe, for Packet Engines Inc., helping the Layer 3 switching startup establish its partner channel, and customer "direct touch" presence. Alcatel of France acquired Packet Engines in 1998. Watkins started his professional career as an engineer in electronics, holding an HND HND (in Britain) Higher National Diploma; a qualification in a technical subject equivalent to an ordinary degree Noun 1. HND - a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good in Electronic Engineering from the University of Hatfield, England. About Apogee Networks Headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 13,155. Saddle Brook adopted its current name on November 8, 1955, replacing Saddle River Township. , Apogee Networks, Inc. is the recognized leader in developing and deploying advanced Content and IP Rating, Billing and Settlement solutions for IP Content Distributors, ASPs, ISPs, Carriers, Wireless Internet Providers and Enterprise customers. Apogee Networks' NetCountant(TM) product line provides full end-to-end content, revenue settlement and IP billing capabilities. Uniquely, NetCountant Billing provides real-time billing, flexible service creation and high scalability to meet the challenges of rapid customer growth. Apogee Networks' NetCountant Content Collection and NetCountant Settlement platforms provide advanced IP Content aggregation, processing, and revenue settlement capabilities for Content Distributors. NetCountant Accountability provides Global 2000 Enterprise and IP Network customers with the capability to better manage and allocate IP usage thereby realizing significant bandwidth cost savings. NetCountant Performance provides Global IP Networks with advanced measurement and diagnostic capabilities that increase overall network performance. The company's product recently was awarded Networld+Interop's Best-of-Show Award. Apogee Networks is a Charter member of the Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR IPDR Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization IPDR Internet Protocol Detail Record IPDR International Project Development Roadmap (Canada) IPDR Internal Preliminary Design Review IPDR Individual Program Data Records ) Association. Apogee Networks investors include Fidelity Ventures Limited, Granite Ventures (formerly Chase H&Q), Oak Investment Partners, INTEL, BBVA BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (First Bank of Spain) , NetOne Systems Co., Ltd., CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center , and several private investors. For additional information about Apogee Networks, please call 1-888-APOGEE3 (276-4333), 1-201-368-8800, or email info@apogeenetworks.com or visit us at http://www.apogeenetworks.com. |
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