Congruency Appoints Telecom Veteran Richard Murphy as Chief Operating Officer; Former RCN Executive to Lead Operations, Sales and Marketing.Business & Technology Editors ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001 congruency con·gru·en·cy n. pl. con·gru·en·cies Congruence. , Inc., a leading VoIP infrastructure services and platform provider, has named telecommunications industry veteran Richard Murphy as its Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . As COO, Mr. Murphy will be responsible for the company's operations, sales and marketing activities. "Dick Murphy is a significant addition to our management team," said Ralph Hayon, congruency 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. . "Dick brings a wealth of telecommunications experience and savvy to congruency, and will continue to accelerate our growth within the VoIP industry." Mr. Murphy brings more than 30 years of telecommunications operations and sales experience to congruency. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Murphy was Senior Vice-President of Sales and Commercial Markets for RCN (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 : RCNC RCNC Royal Corps of Naval Constructors (naval architects, mechanical, electrical engineers for UK Royal Navy) RCNC Royal Corps of Naval Constructors ) where he was responsible for all commercial activities as well as the residential sales organization. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Vice President, Marketing and Regulatory at Eastern TeleLogic and then as Vice President, General Business Markets at Teleport Communications Group Teleport Communications Group (TCG) was the first Competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) in the U.S. First formed in 1985, it competed with the existing telephone companies to provide dial tone and related services in the largest U.S. markets. (TCG). Mr. Murphy also held senior management positions at Bellcore and AT&T. He began his career as a Sales Manager at New York Telephone The New York Telephone Company (NYTel) was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company. Predecessor companies The Telephone Company of New York . Mr. Murphy holds a Bachelors degree from Hofstra University, and a Masters degree in Advanced Management from Pace University. congruency is the premier CASP - Communications Application Service Provider - providing hosted VoIP infrastructure services and platforms for broadband data carriers and other organizations wishing to provide end-to-end IP telecommunications. Services include hosted telephony solutions over VPNs and IP Centrex over public or private broadband networks. Advanced services include IP voice mail with unified messaging, conferencing, as well as new and innovative services, such as delivery of targeted visual content and applications to browser-enabled devices like the company's touch screen i.Picasso 6000 IP Phone with the quality and reliability expected by business enterprises. Based in Rochelle Park, N.J., congruency has development offices in Petah-Tikva, Israel and can be reached on the Web at www.congruency.com. |
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