CrossComm names William "BJ" Johnson president and CEO.MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 1996 -- CrossComm Corporation today named networking industry veteran William "BJ" Johnson to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Johnson comes to CrossComm from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , where he served as Vice President of Network-Centric Computing and Business Development. Prior to that, he was Vice President and General Manager of IBM's Networking Hardware Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. Division, where he was responsible for business and product development, marketing, and sales for hubs, routers, NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. cards, LAN switches and ATM products. Before moving to IBM, Johnson held several marketing and senior management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, including a five-year term as Vice President, Telecommunications and Networking. His organization was responsible for DEC's early successes in the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. marketplace with a wide range of Ethernet and FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. products. In 1990, Johnson was named one of the top 25 visionaries in the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. by Communications Week . "It is very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to welcome someone of BJ's stature to CrossComm," said company founder Tad Witkowicz. "He brings an incredible breadth and depth of experience in this business that very few others could match. We believe his expertise will help CrossComm reach its full potential." Witkowicz will become Chairman of the Board, and will maintain an active role in guiding the company's technology directions. "CrossComm has incredible potential -- it's the industry's best kept secret," said Johnson. "I feel we have a great technology foundation, an excellent product line in ClearPath to build on -- and tremendous opportunities to become a significant player in the LAN switching
LAN switching is a form of packet switching used in local area networks. Switching technologies are crucial to network design, or to that minority of LANs that are used outside the home. and ATM arena." About CrossComm and ClearPath CrossComm Corporation (NASDAQ/XCOM), founded in 1987, designs, develops, manufactures and sells high-performance networking solutions. ClearPath is the industry's first fully-integrated communications and networking strategy that provides IT professionals with a smooth transition from hub and router-based networks to the next generation LAN switching and ATM-based network environments. ClearPath products -- integrating LAN switching, ATM, routing, and LAN hubs within a single, fault-tolerant platform -- offer complete, high performance, modular solutions that can grow as bandwidth demands increase. Worldwide headquarters are located at 450 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Marlborough, MA 01752. -0- All CrossComm product names herein are trademarked by CrossComm Corporation. All other product or company names are trademarked by their respective companies. CONTACT: Cynthia Mollus Media Boston International (617) 266-5969 or Nancy Baptiste CrossComm Corporation (508) 229-5341 |
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