Cabletron Names William 'BJ' Johnson as Executive Vice President, Strategic Alliances; Long-time Networking Veteran Joins Company in Key Strategic Development Position.Business/Technology Editors ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000 Cabletron Systems Group Inc.(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CS) today announced the appointment of William "BJ" Johnson as Executive Vice President for Strategic Alliances. In this position, Johnson will be responsible for developing relationships with customers and potential partners in order to enhance the presence of all Cabletron companies in the marketplace. "We are thrilled to be able to add a person of BJ's caliber to our management team," said Piyush Patel, 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. and Chairman of Cabletron Systems. "BJ brings an extensive background in the networking and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. industries, and has enjoyed high levels of success wherever he has been." Most recently, Johnson was Vice President of Non-stop E-business Solutions at Compaq Computer. While at Compaq, he also served as Vice President of networking products, and later, networks and communications. Previous positions include President and CEO of CrossComm Corporation, and executive level roles within IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Digital Equipment Corporation. He was also a principal in J&J Consulting where he consulted on business strategy and product opportunities in the data communications arena. Johnson holds a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. and masters degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Business Administration from Northeastern University Northeastern University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1898 as a program within the Boston YMCA, inc. 1916, university status 1922, fully independent of the YMCA 1948. . A member of numerous advisory boards, Johnson also authored "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere: The Future of Networking, Technology 2001", published in 1991 by M.I.T. Press. About Cabletron Cabletron Systems is a holding company for four of the most innovative, customer-focused organizations in the telecommunications and networking industry: Enterasys Networks is the only provider of total network solutions singularly focused on enterprise-class customers. By optimizing enterprise network solutions for e-business applications, and by providing global 24-x7 service and support, Enterasys provides competitive advantage through IT infrastructure to enterprise customers. Riverstone Networks is focused on emerging content and infrastructure service provider markets. Starting from the customer premise, ranging across the metro network, into the hosting center and across WAN backbones, Riverstone networking equipment enables an end-to-end service-rich infrastructure. Its solutions enable service providers to provide enhanced services to their customers. Focused exclusively on service provider markets- particularly the data center needs of co-location, content hosting and ASPs, as well as the infrastructure needs of ISPs, MSOs and metro network providers. GlobalNetwork Technology Services (GNTS GNTS Global Network Technology Services ) is one of the largest independent network-consulting firms in the world. With consultants in more than 66 locations spanning the globe, GNTS provides network infrastructure solutions that optimize application availability and performance to enterprise and service provider clients. Aprisma Management Technologies Aprisma Management Technologies was created after Cabletron Systems was broken up into 5 smaller pieces, as the business unit to continue the highly successful SPECTRUM network management suite. It was acquired in early 2005 by Concord, which in turn was acquired by Computer Associates. is the leading provider of intuitive multi-vendor management solutions that meet the service level requirements of enterprise and service provider customers. Aprisma pioneered the field of intelligent network management in 1990, with the introduction of its flagship SPECTRUM software suite. With support for a rapidly growing list of over 500 products from the industry's leading network and telecommunications vendors, Aprisma is at the forefront in integrated network and service level management. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. for more than a decade under the symbol CS, Cabletron is an S&P 500 index company. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at http://www.cabletron.com |
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