AvantCom Network, Inc. Appoints Industry Veteran Ken Thompson as President and CEO.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000 AvantCom Network, Inc., a supplier of intelligent infrastructure solutions for high-tech manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation , announced the appointment of Ken Thompson (person) Ken Thompson - The principal inventor of the Unix operating system and author of the B language, the predecessor of C. In the early days Ken used to hand-cut Unix distribution tapes, often with a note that read "Love, ken". as 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. . AvantCom founder Sanjeev Chitre, who acted as president and CEO since the company's inception will take over the position of chairman of the board. Thompson, former vice president in the technology manufacturing group at Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , has come out of semi-retirement to take on the full-time position. He currently also serves on the boards of Lam Research Corporation, Gasonics International and PRI PRI: see Institutional Revolutionary party. (Primary Rate Interface) An ISDN service that provides 23 64 Kbps B (Bearer) channels and one 64 Kbps D (Data) channel (23B+D), which is equivalent to the 24 channels of a T1 line. Automation, Inc. Thompson's years of experience and knowledge of day-to-day semiconductor manufacturing operations at Intel are key assets to AvantCom's business strategy as e-diagnostics solutions in high-tech manufacturing are rapidly gaining support with chip manufacturers and their critical suppliers. "I am extremely excited to have attracted Ken who brings credibility and focus to the operations of AvantCom as the business is generating significant momentum from major fabs and suppliers," stated Chitre. "With Ken in charge I can now focus on building the partnerships and raising the capital required to deliver on AvantCom's mission; to be the leader in factory-floor connectivity which enables the flow of real-time information fueling connected e-marketplaces." Sanjeev Chitre is a seasoned entrepreneur who founded several private and public companies in the high-tech industry, such as IPEC IPEC International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour IPEC International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council IPEC International Power Electronics Conference IPEC International Power Engineering Conference IPEC Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (now Speedfam-IPEC). His ability to quickly and effectively build a productive and successful company from the ground up explains his initial involvement in AvantCom's management. About AvantCom Network: AvantCom Network Inc., a supplier of intelligent infrastructure solutions used to connect the factory-floor to the marketplace, in high-tech industries, is a provider of Internet-based B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business solutions and application services. Starting with the semiconductor industry, the company currently offers these business solutions: AvantNet -- enabling the secure and private sharing of factory-floor data and AvantCom Professional Services -- a skilled team of information technology professionals who implement networking technology in the fab. Other high-tech industries with similar manufacturer/supplier relationships and market dynamics will be able to use the solutions developed by AvantCom Network. Visit the company's web site at www.avantcom.net for more information. |
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