NetCentric Corporation Expands Direct Sales to Europe and Pacific Rim; Company Hires Two Seasoned Networking Sales Executives and Opens Office in Switzerland.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 1998--NetCentric Corporation, a leading provider of commercial IP fax systems to telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , today announced a significant expansion of its global sales efforts with the appointment of two experienced networking sales executives as international sales managers and the opening of a European sales office. Jakob Strebel, area sales manager, Europe, will lead NetCentric's sales efforts in Europe out of NetCentric's new offices in Zurich, Switzerland and Tim Lambie, area sales manager, Asia Pacific, will manage NetCentric's Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. sales operation. "The demand for IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. applications is growing dramatically around the world," said Paul MacKay, NetCentric's president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "Carriers and Network Service Providers are experiencing interest in our FaxStorm Internet Fax Using the Internet to send faxes. Fax servers accept an incoming fax message and route it to a fax server in the same locality as the destination fax machine. The fax server then makes a local telephone call to send the fax. Systems as they implement value-added services. The decades of international sales and marketing expertise in the networking industry that Jakob Strebel and Tim Lambie bring to NetCentric will allow us to more aggressively pursue and service these emerging foreign markets." Jakob Strebel has more than 10 years of expertise as a strategic planner and director with leading networking solutions companies. Prior to NetCentric, Strebel was with Bay Networks for nine years. As director of strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , Internet and Telecommunications Business Unit, Strebel played a leading role in implementing the company's product and market strategy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . He initiated Bay Network's operation in Europe, which today numbers 91 offices. Prior to joining Bay Networks, Strebel worked at XMIT XMIT Transmit (ter) AG Switzerland, a data communication system integrator, where he served as vice president of strategic planning. Tim Lambie has over 15 years of experience in networking technology sales and marketing. As sales director, strategic accounts, at Software.com, a developer of Internet messaging software, Lambie was responsible for creating and developing opportunities in the commercial messaging systems market. Lambie had global responsibility for AT&T, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , Sprint/GlobalOne, Ameritech and Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for . Prior to Software.com, Lambie worked at Bay Networks, as intercontinental telecommunications business development manager. He was responsible for the telecommunications carrier and Internet service provider markets of Canada, Japan, Asia, Australia, Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. and South America. About NetCentric FaxStorm NetCentric's FaxStorm is a commercial Internet Fax System that allows network service providers to offer IP telephony services to their subscribers. These services include desktop faxing, email-to-fax, fax-to-fax, as well as enhanced capabilities such as self-managed broadcasts, fax inbox and fax-on-demand websites. FaxStorm users can send faxes from their desktops or traditional fax machines, for delivery to fax machines or as email attachments. FaxStorm's Inbox feature lets users receive faxes electronically, accessing them 24 hours a day from any Web-connected desktop. FaxStorm provides everything necessary to create and operate an IP fax service, including subscriber tools, high-density fax gateways, and management and billing facilities. Features of the system include branded desktop software, development tools, Web-based account access, file format conversion, encrypted fax transmission, intelligent scheduling and credit card support. About NetCentric NetCentric Corp., headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., was founded in January 1995 with the mission of developing software to enhance the Internet infrastructure. The privately held company's innovative FaxStorm system enables Internet Service Providers, telecommunications companies and other network operators to create private-branded value-added fax services for the Internet. Information about NetCentric and its products can be found at http://www.netcentric.com or by calling 1-888-767-9273. CONTACT: Schwartz Communications Merrill Freund or Mark McClennan, 781/684-0770 markm@schwartz-pr.com |
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