Convergent Networks Appoints Jim Hamlin Vice President, Large Carrier Sales.Business/Technology Editors LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001 Former Telica Sales VP Brings Over Fifteen Years' Experience Selling to RBOCs and IXCs Convergent Networks, a leading provider of broadband voice infrastructure solutions, today announced that Jim Hamlin has joined the company as vice president, large carrier sales. With more than fifteen years' sales, business development and marketing experience in the telecommunications industry, Hamlin is responsible for selling Convergent Networks' packet-based voice switching solutions to the incumbent regional bell operating companies The Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) are the result of the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit against American Telephone & Telegraph. History (RBOCs) and inter-exchange carriers (IXCs). This appointment, coupled with Convergent Networks' recent OSMINE (Operations Systems Modification of Intelligent Network Elements) A system from Telcordia for verifying compatibility with Telcordia-designed operating systems. support and Class 4/Class 5 product announcements, underscores the company's commitment to provide next-generation solutions to large incumbent local exchange and long-distance carriers. (Link to previous releases: http://www.convergentnet.com/announcements.html.) "Large carriers have capped their investments in legacy circuit-switched equipment, and they are growing their businesses with next-generation packet solutions like ours," said Brian R. Fitzgerald, vice president worldwide sales at Convergent Networks. "We wanted a sales executive who has next-generation technology experience and contacts in the carrier market. Jim is a great addition to the Convergent Networks sales team." Prior to joining Convergent Networks, Hamlin held a variety of sales and business development positions at both start-up companies start-up company A new business. and large telecommunications suppliers, where he was responsible for securing business with RBOCs, IXCs, ISPs and large OEMs. Prior to joining Convergent Networks, he was vice president of worldwide sales at Telica, a next-generation switch startup. His experience also includes senior sales and account management positions at ANDA ANDA abbr. abbreviated new drug application networks, ADTRAN, ADC Telecommunications ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. History In 1935, Ralph Allison founded ADC Telecommunications in the basement of his south Minneapolis home, inventing ADC's very and DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. Communications. "It's an exciting time to join Convergent Networks," said Jim Hamlin, recently appointed vice president, large carrier sales at Convergent Networks. "Convergent Networks has all the pieces in place to be successful in this market: complete end-to-end solutions that have been deployed for well over a year in competitive and incumbent carrier See ILEC. networks; applications and features that will help the RBOCs and IXCs deliver existing and new services more cost-effectively on a standards-based platform; and required carrier-grade compatibilities, including Telcordia OSMINE integration." About Convergent Networks, Inc. Founded in 1998 and privately held, Convergent Networks is The Voice of Broadband Networking(TM). The company designs, develops and markets carrier-class switching solutions that enable emerging and incumbent carriers to economically deliver innovative broadband services to their business and residential customers. Convergent Networks' Cohesion(TM) product family comprises four primary elements: the ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. 2000(TM) broadband switch, the ICSG ICSG International Copper Study Group (TM) signaling gateway A network device that converts control signals from one format to another. For example, a SIGTRAN signaling gateway converts SS7 signals of the PSTN to SIGTRAN for transport over IP. Contrast with media gateway. See SIGTRAN. , the ICSX(TM) softswitch and services platform and the ICView(TM) management system, which can be configured to support trunking or subscriber applications. When deployed as a complete solution, the Cohesion SwitchWorks product suite (ICS2000 and ICSG) and the ServiceWorks product suite (ICS2000, ICSG and ICSX) provide economical alternatives to Class 4 or Class 5 circuit switches, enabling established and emerging carriers to pursue additional revenue opportunities by delivering enhanced voice and integrated data services. More information about Convergent Networks can be found at www.convergentnet.com. Cohesion, ICS2000, ICSG, ICSX, ServiceWorks, SwitchWorks, ICView, and The Voice of Broadband Networking are trademarks of Convergent Networks. |
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