Cygent Appoints George Via to the Board of Directors.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2002 Cygent, Inc., the first web-based customer, order, and service management platform for 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. , today announced that George Via has been appointed to the Cygent Board of Directors. Mr. Via, a thirty-four year industry veteran, most recently held the position of Senior Vice President-Operations in the Advanced Data division of Verizon. "We are very fortunate to have George join our board of directors," said Stephen Brucker, 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. , Cygent. "George's tremendous experience in the communications industry will be a strong asset in fulfilling the Cygent vision. His extensive knowledge will help to shape the Cygent solution in order to bring maximum value to our Tier 1 customer base." Via has extensive executive management experience within world-class communications companies Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. such as Verizon, Bell Atlantic, AT&T, and Telcordia (formerly Bellcore). Prior to his current position at Verizon, he was group vice president and chief engineer for Bell Atlantic and executive vice president-Customer Solutions for Telcordia. He also served on the board of overseers of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and as Chairman on the board of directors for the QuEST Forum (Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications). "It is a privilege to be part of Cygent's Board of Directors," said Via. "With Cygent's visionary roadmap, I'm confident in their ability to grow their impressive installed base of Tier 1 service providers." About Cygent Cygent offers service providers an integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. platform that enables the timely and accurate ordering of communications services. Managing the complex relationships between orders, customer accounts and products, Cygent allows providers to streamline operations and align business processes around the customer. Cygent-powered solutions help communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. to reduce order fallout fallout, minute particles of radioactive material produced by nuclear explosions (see atomic bomb; hydrogen bomb; Chernobyl) or by discharge from nuclear-power or atomic installations and scattered throughout the earth's atmosphere by winds and convection currents. , speed time to revenue, and increase customer satisfaction. Cygent is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with primary offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA and Tysons Corner, VA. For more information, please visit the Cygent website at http://www.cygent.com or call 866-4CYGENT. Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , estimates, and assumptions by Cygent and other parties that involve risks and uncertainties, including the ability to gain new business, acceptance of new Cygent products in the market, the expansion of operations by Cygent customers and the deployment of Cygent products in specific markets. Note: (c)2002 Cygent, Inc. All rights reserved. Cygent(TM), the Cygent logo, and The Face of Communications(TM)are trademarks of Cygent, Inc. All other company, brand, and product names, trademarks and service marks used herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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