Cascade Announces Appointment of Robert Machlin; Will Drive Cascade's Marketing Strategy.

WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 7, 1994 -- Cascade Communications Corp. today announced that Robert Machlin has joined the company as vice president of marketing.

In this newly-created role at Cascade, Machlin will drive the company's strategic planning, product marketing, product management, market development and marketing communications functions. Machlin will report directly to Desh Deshpande, Cascade's executive vice president.

Machlin has held similar positions at Coral Networks, a manufacturer of backbone routers, which was sold to SynOptics Communications, and Amnet, a manufacturer of X.25 and Frame Relay WAN switches, which was sold to Netlink, Inc.

Earlier in his career he was director of marketing for LAN products at Artel Communications and manager of Local Area Network product marketing at Codex Corporation.

"As the broadband wide area networking market continues to explode, Cascade's marketing strategy and programs will become increasingly critical to the company's position in that market," said Desh Deshpande, Cascade's executive vice president. "We believe that Bob has the vision and acumen to complement Cascade's unique products with a strong marketing strategy."

Cascade Communications Corp., headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, is a high-growth, worldwide supplier of Multiservice WAN Switch products and services, providing support for Frame Relay, SMDS, and ATM for today's LAN/WAN interconnect needs. Cascade offers both public carriers and private network providers innovative solutions for high-performance WAN services. Large end-users, Regional Bell Operating Companies, Inter-Exchange Carriers, Competitive Access Providers, and International PTTs are among Cascade's installed customer base. Cascade is publicly traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "CSCC."

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              Cascade Communications Corp.
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