Corporate Profile for Gotham Networks, dated April 5, 2002.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: April 5, 2002
Company Name: Gotham Networks
Address: 15 Discovery Way
Acton MA 01720 USA
Main Telephone
Number: 978-263-5238
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.gothamnetworks.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Lou Piazza
Chief Financial
Officer: Michael Hughes
Investor Relations
Contact: Laura Howard
Business number: 978-929-6793
E-mail address: (optional) lhoward@gothamnetworks.com
Public Relations
Contact: Christie Blake
Business number: 978-929-6840
E-mail address: (optional) cblake@gothamnetworks.com
Industry: Telecommunications
Company description: Gotham Gotham (gŏth`əm), name for New York City first used by Washington Irving and others in the Salmagundi Papers, with satirical reference to Gotham, England, where the wise men acted as fools in order to avoid paying for the king's upkeep. Networks, based in Acton, MA, delivers the first true multiservice solutions that enable service providers to migrate from ATM and Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. networks to future imminent protocols such as MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. . As the leading developer of multiservice edge switching and routing platforms, Gotham is the first networking company to deliver proven support for both legacy data services and IP and MPLS. Gotham's pioneering solutions enable service providers to leverage existing network infrastructure while providing a seamless migration path to new-generation protocols, without a forklift upgrade. As the first company to announce such a solution, Gotham created a new category - multiservice switches (1) A network switch that not only handles data, but adequately supports the real time transmission of voice and video. (2) A network device that supports multiple switching and routing protocols. -that grasped the attention of industry analysts to separate this class of product in their reports and ongoing correspondence. Founded in July 1999, Gotham's leading investors include Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. , Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures, and Crescendo cres·cen·do n. pl. cres·cen·dos or cres·cen·di 1. Abbr. cr. Music a. A gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of sound in a passage. b. Ventures. A stellar executive team leads Gotham Networks, supported by a talented and dedicated employee base of more than 100 people. |
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