Sonus Networks Appoints Tim Ward Senior Director, Partner Management and Business Development, EMEA.SWINDON, United Kingdom -- Strategic Appointment to Strengthen Partner Alliances and Drive New Business Initiatives Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS), a leading supplier of service provider voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, today announced the appointment of Tim Ward Tim Ward can refer to:
Ward has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry and a successful history of developing strategic relationships with key network service providers, systems integrators and channel partners. Prior to joining Sonus, Ward acted as vice president, Europe at Sylantro Systems where he was responsible for building relationships with major vendors such as Alcatel, Siemens and 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) . Previous to Sylantro, Ward was also managing director at LongBoard A longboard generally designates a longer board variant in various .
"Sonus is committed to extending its leadership position in the service provider VoIP market and the appointment of Tim will enable us to explore many new opportunities in EMEA," commented Steve Edwards Steve Edwards is the name of:
"2004 is already proving to be an important year in the move to IP, as carriers begin to replace the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. with VoIP technology," said Ward. "This is an exciting time to join the company that is leading the migration to VoIP, as Sonus looks to build on its existing relationships and create new strategic partnerships." About Sonus Networks Sonus Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of packet voice infrastructure solutions for wireline and wireless service providers. With its Open Services Architecture The Open Service Access or OSA is part of the 3rd generation mobile telecommunications network or UMTS. OSA describes how services are architected in an UMTS network. The standards for OSA are being developed as part of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). (TM) (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ), Sonus delivers end-to-end solutions addressing a full range of carrier applications, including trunking, residential access and Centrex, tandem switching, and IP voice termination, as well as enhanced services. Sonus' award-winning voice infrastructure solutions, including media gateways, softswitches and network management systems, are deployed in service provider networks worldwide. Sonus, founded in 1997, is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.sonusnet.com. This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the "Risk Factors" section of Sonus' Annual Report on Form 10-K/A dated July 28, 2004 and filed with the SEC, and the "Cautionary Statements" section of Sonus' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , dated August 20, 2004 and filed with the SEC, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Risk factors include, among others, risks associated with the pending securities litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and SEC investigation. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Sonus' views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing Sonus' views as of any subsequent date. While Sonus may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point, Sonus specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. Sonus is a registered trademark of Sonus Networks. Open Services Architecture, GSX GSX Gelled Slurry Explosive GSX Ground Storm X (VMware) GSX Gran Sport Extra (Buick Skylark) GSX Gasco Energy Company GSX Gender Sexuality XYZ 9000, Insignus and Sonus Insight are trademarks of Sonus Networks. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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