Asante Adds VP of Corporate Development to Management Team.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Asante Networks Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :ASTN ASTN Automatic Switched Transport Network (optical networks) ASTN Automatically Switched Transport Network (ITU-T) ASTN Automotive Satellite Television Network ASTN Astern ASTN Astronomic ) today announced Tony Huang has joined the company as Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Huang has extensive experience in venture capital investments, corporate banking, strategic alliances, and corporate business development. John Hwang, 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 Asante Networks, made the announcement, commenting, "Tony brings a diverse corporate finance and business development background to Asante, which we believe will be critical as we expand Asante's business globally. His years of experience in the Asia Pacific markets is particularly valuable to Asante as we intend to pursue a number of business expansion initiatives." Most recently, Mr. Huang served as the Director of International Venture Capital Group at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB (Switched Video Broadcast) See switched video. ), a leading financial services provider that focuses on serving emerging growth and mature companies in the technology, life science and private equity markets worldwide. For approximately ten years, Mr. Huang was responsible for SVB's business and market development activities in the Asia Pacific region, and was responsible for a number of successful investments into venture capital funds Venture Capital Funds An investment fund that manages money from investors seeking private equity stakes in small and medium-size enterprises with strong growth potential. Notes: , emerging technology companies, and strategic business partners in Asia. Mr. Huang received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University and MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from California State University-Hayward About Asante Networks Inc. Asante, based in San Jose, CA, is a leading provider of networking solutions for the small-medium business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) market. Asante designs, markets, and sells a full line of networking solutions that provides high-performance, reliable, and value-based solutions. The company's IntraCore(R) and FriendlyNET(R) product families offer a full breadth of products - from the edge to the core of networks that integrate voice, data, and video over wireless and wired networks with unified management and authentication. Asante Networks is a subsidiary of TechnoConcepts Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :TCPS TCPS Tissue Culture Polystyrene TCPS Transportable Collective Protection Shelter TCPS Telemetry and Command Processing System TCPS Tcp for Ssl ), a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. specializing in wireless communications and networks. For additional information, visit www.asante.com or call 800-662-9686. Forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate, among other things, to the anticipated availability of products, the expected financial and operating results, the expected acceptance of the company's products, the usefulness and benefits of the company's products generally and the acceptance of the company's technological solutions and its ability to achieve its goals, plans and objectives. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include among others: difficulties in designing and developing new products, difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, difficulty in introducing products in the marketplace and gaining acceptance of the same, difficulty gaining necessary governmental approvals, difficulty facing the intense competition present in the wireless communications industry, the company's limited operating history, its inexperience in operating internationally, and difficulty managing rapid growth. For a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties of Asante's TechnoConcepts' business, please refer to the TechnoConcepts' Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, and as may subsequently be amended. The companies assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. |
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