Megisto Systems Appoints Chief Technology Officer; Industry Veteran and Leading Visionary, Joel Halpern, Joins Megisto's Management Team.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2003 Megisto Systems, Inc., a leading developer of carrier-class mobile services core infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Joel Halpern as CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . With more than 24 years of experience in architecting IP networks and service infrastructure, Halpern has been an invaluable advisor to Megisto and has accepted the opportunity to continue his contributions on a full time basis. Halpern will lead the overall architectural direction and strategic evolution of Megisto's Mobile Services Delivery System, working with Megisto's engineering, sales, and product management teams to support the launch of new features and services. He will also lead Megisto's standardization efforts. "Megisto understands mobile operators' greatest challenge: how to deliver a compelling set of value-added data services to their subscribers and derive significant value from these services," said Halpern. "The company has established a world-class technical team that has executed flawlessly, delivering services such as high-performance M-VPNs and real-time content-based charging across 2.5G, 3G, and WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network access networks." "Joel has played and will continue to play a pivotal role in ensuring that our Mobile Services Delivery System positions mobile operators to deliver an increasingly broad range of value-added services," said Gordon Saussy Gordon Saussy was a football coach and a local politician from Georgia. Background Saussy was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 14, 1872. He lead a number of civic organizations, including the Georgia Salzburger Society. , 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. , president, and founder of Megisto Systems. "As CTO, Joel brings proven strategic and technology leadership skills, along with a solid track record, to the Megisto team." A renowned technical expert, Halpern has a long history as a leader in technology and standards development for the Internet community. Previously, he served as the IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force Routing Area Director and is now serving as the co-chair for the Policy Framework Working Group. Halpern was a significant contributor in architecting the development of protocols that form the underlying framework for IP networks today. His work has spanned IP over mobile wireless, ATM, 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. , and SMDS (Switched Multimegabit Data Service) A high-speed, switched data communications service offered by the local telephone companies for interconnecting LANs in different locations. It was introduced in 1992 and became generally available nationwide by 1995. networks and he was also responsible for driving the industry consensus on the model for managing the configuration and delivery of network quality of service. Prior to joining Megisto, Halpern was founder, CTO and VP of Engineering at Longitude Systems Inc. In this capacity, he was responsible for providing the vision, direction, and technical oversight for this service management company. Halpern was previously Director of the Internet Working Architecture Group at Newbridge Networks Newbridge Networks was an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada company founded by Canadian/Welsh entrepreneur Terry Matthews. It was founded in 1986 to create data and voice networking products after Matthews was forced out of his original company Mitel. where he led the development of carrier-scaled IP and ATM architectures. About Megisto Systems Megisto Systems develops Mobile Services Delivery Systems that enable mobile operators to fully capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. their investments in mobile data networks. Megisto's subscriber- and service-aware core platform, the MSDS MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, see there , is the only solution that provides the network intelligence and scale required to deliver profitable and secure personalized services to subscribers roaming between 2.5G, 3G, and WLAN access networks. Founded in May 2000, Megisto Systems has a unique blend of expertise in both wireless mobile and data communications. The company's executive team consists of veteran managers who have brought together a team with extensive experience in both entrepreneurial and established networking companies such as Ericsson, Alcatel, Motorola, Lucent, Torrent Networking, 3Com, Sprint, Level 3, Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets , and AT&T Labs. Megisto is headquartered in Germantown, Md., in the heart of Washington, D.C.'s high-tech corridor, and has European headquarters in Windsor, UK. For more information about Megisto, please visit the corporate Web site at www.megisto.com. See Megisto CEO, president, and founder Gordon Saussy in the Services Infrastructure keynote session at 3GSM World Congress 2003. |
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