Cisco Senior Executive Joins HarmonyCom As Board Member.Business/Technology Editors ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000 Seasoned Veteran Will Strengthen HarmonyCom's Accelerated Growth Within the Broadband Provisioning Software Market HarmonyCom, an innovator in broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. delivery software, today announced that David Sibbald of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) has joined HarmonyCom's Board of Directors. Sibbald currently holds the position of Senior Director/General Manager at Cisco Systems Communications, Software Group. Cisco has an equity stake in HarmonyCom and has worked with HarmonyCom to automate provisioning of broadband services. "As an entrepreneur in the telecommunications industry, David has demonstrated his ability to take a company through the start-up steps to leading telecom contender," said Curtis Begley, President of HarmonyCom. "David is a strategic addition to the HarmonyCom Board of Directors. His insight and managerial leadership is a valuable asset, supporting our aggressive growth efforts." Prior to his joining Cisco, Sibbald founded and was 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 Atlantech Technologies, a network management software company, which he established in 1992. Sibbald was responsible for driving Atlantech's growth and positioning the company to be the leading provider of management software up until the company was acquired by Cisco for $180 million in May 2000. HarmonyCom's technology automates the error-prone, resource-intensive, and costly service provisioning process. As a carrier-class broadband service management software solution, the dynamic Harmony solution provides an end-to-end service and network view across multiple vendor technologies, such as 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 , IP VPNs and ATM. The flexible and robust Harmony solution adheres to industry standards and can be implemented quickly without any strain on OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. operations. About HarmonyCom, Inc. HarmonyCom, Inc. develops and markets broadband service management software. HarmonyCom's flagship product, Harmony, automates the entire broadband provisioning process enabling service providers and carriers to reduce operational costs, bring new services to market faster, and improve customer satisfaction. The product is operational with PaeTec, a CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) providing voice and data services to thousands of subscribers in regions across the U.S. An active participant in industry associations such as TeleManagement Forum, HarmonyCom is a venture-backed company with offices in Ann Arbor, Mich., London, and Tel Aviv. HarmonyCom is available on the Web at www.harmonycom.com. HarmonyCom is a trademark of HarmonyCom, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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