BroadJump Taps Cisco and Dazel Veterans For Key Executive Positions; Co-founder Kenny Van Zant Named Executive Vice President.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000 BroadJump, Inc., a pioneer of software solutions for intelligent deployment of broadband services, today announced that it has rounded out its executive management team. Former Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. executive James (Jim) Johnson joins BroadJump as vice president of sales and former Dazel executive Matt Tormollen is BroadJump's new vice president of marketing. As part of these changes, Kenny Van Zant Van Zant is an American country rock duo composed of older brother Donnie and younger brother Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of the late Ronnie Van Zant, former lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. , BroadJump co-founder and former vice president of sales and marketing, has been named executive vice president. "BroadJump has achieved tremendous success in the market and is experiencing explosive growth," said Kip McClanahan, BroadJump's 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. . "Because of that, we can, and must handpick hand·pick tr.v. hand·picked, hand·pick·ing, hand·picks 1. To gather or pick by hand. 2. To select personally. hand the right people for our senior management team. Jim and Matt have the passion and talent to help BroadJump continue to succeed. They bring a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise in their respective fields, as well as critical experience in running successful startups." In 1999, BroadJump grew from the original four founders to 60 employees and is expected to double in size over the next year to keep up with market and customer demands. To help manage that growth, Johnson will lead the BroadJump sales team. As BroadJump's vice president of marketing, Tormollen will oversee marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales , product marketing, strategic marketing and partnership programs. In his new role, Van Zant will focus on BroadJump's vision and strategic direction. Johnson brings almost two decades of sales expertise and industry knowledge to BroadJump. Prior to joining BroadJump, Johnson led the Cisco Systems' sales team as the national sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for Cisco Systems' ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Portfolio. Before the Cisco acquisition of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary pioneer, NetSpeed, he was the director of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. telco sales. While at Cisco and NetSpeed, Johnson secured more than $60 million in revenue in the first 12 months of production and helped make the Cisco/NetSpeed ADSL system the most widely deployed in the world. Tormollen has more than 14 years experience in development, sales and marketing. Prior to joining the BroadJump team, Tormollen was vice president of product marketing for Austin-based Dazel Corporation, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in May of 1999. "Broadband will fundamentally change the consumer's interaction with the Internet and the breadth of services available to them," said Tormollen. "BroadJump is uniquely positioned to deliver solutions that benefit both the subscriber and the provider as the market evolves. BroadJump has a great team and I'm thrilled to be part of it." About BroadJump BroadJump, Inc. creates software solutions for DSL, cable and wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 service providers to streamline installation, services and support for broadband users. In the highly competitive, deregulated communications environment, broadband access will become a commodity and providers will need to differentiate their services to survive. BroadJump offers that differentiation: a platform to intelligently deploy broadband services, giving users an improved broadband experience and providers a means to deliver services, manage customer satisfaction and generate brand loyalty. Founded in November 1998 by broadband and software industry veterans, BroadJump is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information visit www.broadjump.com. |
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