PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.Elastic Networks Inc., the Alpharetta, Ga., provider of next-generation DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary hardware and connectivity software solutions for the carrier and enterprise markets, appointed Gary Palmer Vice President of Professional Services. Palmer formerly served as Vice President of Operations at AT&T Global Accounts. Norman Lorentz is joining New York City-based EarthWeb Inc. as Chief Technology Officer. Lorentz joins EarthWeb from the United States Postal Service, where he is currently the Chief Technology Officer. EarthWeb is a leading business portal for the global information technology industry. Epoch Internet, an Irvine, Calif., Internet and business solutions provider, is bolstering its IT and network engineering expertise with the addition of two new senior executives. Former PSINet executive Bill Marsh has joined Epoch as Vice President of Information Technology, while former Intermedia Intermedia - A hypertext system developed by a research group at IRIS (Brown University). Communications/DIGEX executive Michael Francois has been named Vice President of Network Engineering. Netherlands-based enterprise software maker Baan Company N.V. announced that Mary Coleman has resigned as Chief Executive Officer. Current Chairman Pierre Everaert has assumed the role of interim 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. while the search for a permanent CEO is underway. Board member Joop Janssen will serve as chairman until Everaert is able to return to the post when the CEO slot has been filled. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Linux solutions provider VA Linux Systems Inc. named Robert Russo General Manager and Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations. Russo served for over six years as senior vice president of worldwide field operations at Synopsys, a leading supplier of EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. software tools. Prior to that, he was general manager of the entry level systems division at Cray Research. APAC Customer Services
APAC Customer Services, Inc. is a provider of customer interaction solutions to large corporations in the communications, financial services, insurance, healthcare, logistics, publishing, and hospitality Inc., a Deerfield, Ill., provider of customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) solutions for Fortune 500 and "dot.com" companies, announced three new hires: John Gray (Senior VP) and William Krohn (VP of Sales) will lead APAC's new subsidiary, CustomerAssistance.com. Leveraging Gray and Krohn's experience in the e- commerce market, the new unit will focus on developing and deploying a full suite of Internet CRM products and services. Supporting both APAC APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center APAC Asia and Pacific APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) and CustomerAssistance.com is Carlos Galarce, who joins the company as Chief Information Officer. Before joining APAC, Gray was senior vp of Marketing and E-Commerce for Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. Inc. Krohn joins APAC from Cars.com, a leading e-commerce site. Galarce was previously with the Home Services Division of Sears, Roebuck, and Co., where he was director of Information Technology. LockStar Inc., a venture-backed company focused on integrated security solutions for the eBusiness market, appointed communications industry leader James Zucco Jr. Chairman of its Board of Directors. Zucco is CEO of Spike Technologies, a pioneer in broadband wireless access. Clifton, N.J.-based LockStar's end-to-end security software solution for user authentication and data security allows mainframes and other core business resources and applications to use digital certificates and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of for Internet security. Chain Link Technologies Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of eBusiness infrastructure management software, named Bryan Plug CEO. Prior to his appointment at Chain Link, Plug was president and CEO at companies such as Pandesic LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the internet company from Intel and SAP, and SMART Technologies, now part of i2 Technologies. Extensity ex·ten·si·ty n. pl. ex·ten·si·ties 1. a. The quality of having extension or being extensive. b. A specific degree or range of extension. 2. Inc., an Emeryville, Calif., provider of Internet-based workforce optimization solutions, named Kenneth Hahn Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Hahn was Extensity's vice president of finance and administration. Before joining the company, he formulated strategic direction for high technology and Fortune 500 companies as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. |
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