Cisco Systems, Inc. Announces Departure of Selby Wellman.Business Editors RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2000 Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Interworks Business Division and Site Executive for Cisco's Research Triangle Park (RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. ) Site Departs Cisco Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today announced the departure, effective August 1, 2000, of Selby Wellman, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Interworks Business Division. Wellman is also Cisco's site executive for its Research Triangle Park, N.C., (RTP) campus. Wellman is leaving the company to pursue personal, family and part-time outside business interests. During Wellman's five-year tenure, Cisco became the industry leader in developing products to assist customers with legacy SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. networks to connect to the Internet. Cisco holds an eighty percent share of this market. Also, Wellman is credited with building Cisco's RTP site from groundbreaking in 1995 to nearly 2,500 employees today. "During his five years at Cisco, Selby has made many significant contributions both in terms of developing a strong strategic partnership with IBM and in managing the rapid growth of Cisco's RTP site," commented John Chambers, 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. of Cisco Systems, Inc. "I am personally very sorry to see Selby leave Cisco. He has, however, built a very talented team of executives who will continue to work closely with IBM and to lead Cisco to be among the most influential companies in history." An information technology industry veteran, Wellman had over 25 years experience with FiberCom, Paradyne and IBM prior to joining Cisco. In Wellman has been very active in the RTP community serving on the Board of Directors of MCNC MCNC Microelectronics Center of North Carolina , the University of North Carolina Board of Visitors, the North Carolina State University History
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