Tom Pincince, Data Networking Entrepreneur, Joins Emperative Board of Directors.Business and Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000 Brix Networks 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. Joins Executives from MediaOne, Marimba marimba: see xylophone. marimba Xylophone with resonators under each bar. The original African instrument uses tuned calabash resonators. In Mexico and Central America, where it was brought by African slaves, the wooden bars may be affixed to a , Pequot Venture Partners, Pilot HouseVentures and Greylock To Direct Broadband Self-Provisioning Company Thomas J. Pincince, president and CEO of Brix Networks, has joined the board of directors of Emperative, Inc., a leading provider of communications service provisioning across broadband 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 and cable, wireless and next-generation optical backbone networks A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. . Prior to founding Brix Networks in July 1999, Pincince, a noted entrepreneur and innovator in the telecommunications and data networking industries, was the founder, president, and CEO of New Oak Communications. In 1998, New Oak was acquired by Bay Networks (now Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony ) to create the Contivity Extranet Switch product line based on New Oak's Virtual Private Network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) switch technology. "We're quite pleased to add Tom to Emperative's board," said Abraham Gutman, Emperative president and CEO. "His demonstrated track record in building successful companies is an invaluable resource as our software breakthroughs continue to guide the service providers' push for end user self-activation and self-management of all communications services." Pincince's appointment follows a recent string of successes for Emperative: $20 million secured in second round funding; Road Runner's deployment of ProvEn, the company's provisioning software product; strategic co-development partnerships announced with Broadband Access See broadband and wireless broadband. Systems, Cisco, Noochee, and Portal; and the addition of Dave Fellows, data-over-cable pioneer, to Emperative's technical advisory board. On Emperative's Board of Directors, Pincince joins Gutman; David Aronoff, Greylock General Partner; Ben Gomez, Pilot House Ventures Treasurer; Fred Gerson, Vice President and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , Marimba, Inc.; Ellen Filipiak, Senior Vice President, MediaOne, Inc.; and Michael Karfopoulous, member of the general partner of Pequot Venture Partners. Before starting New Oak, Pincince was director of Forrester Research's Network Strategy Service focusing on the commercial use of the Internet; specifically, defining the market for corporate intranets and the possibilities for private data services over the public Internet. Prior to Forrester, he held marketing and engineering positions at a number of Boston-area companies. Pincince holds an ScB. from Brown University, where he currently serves as president of the Brown University Entrepreneurs Forum. About Brix Networks Brix Networks is developing products and services that unlock the potential of the Internet by giving carriers and service providers the solutions they need to ensure the quality and performance of their Internet-based services. The Billerica, Mass.-based company offers a flexible, scalable, and integrated system that provides the business practices necessary to drive revenue with the deployment of new, high-value IP services that enable the migration of business-critical applications to the Internet. Additional information about Brix Networks can be found on the company's Web site at www.brixnet.com. About Emperative Emperative, Inc. is a leading provider of real-time provisioning products for cable, DSL, wireless data and optical backbone providers. ProvEn(TM) from Emperative puts communications service provisioning in the hands of marketing, operations and customers through dynamic activation and management of network devices and applications, including customer self-provisioning with on-demand bandwidth allocation Bandwidth allocation refers to various methods used in the communications industry to design and assign frequency channels to different wireless applications. Also on programs such as Bittorent or Limewire. . Unlike difficult to use, generic software (1) Ready-made software. Shrink-wrapped software. Contrast with "custom software." See shrink wrapped software and COTS. (2) (Generic Software, Inc., Madison, MS, www.genericsoftware.com) A company that specializes in software for IBM midrange computers. engineering tools, ProvEn is a flexible, rapidly deployable solution. Emperative has a management team from industry powerhouses including Telcordia Technologies Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore, is a telecommunications research and development (R&D) company based in the United States and created on January 1 1984 as part of the 1982 Modification of Final Judgment that broke up , USWest, MediaOne, Hewlett-Packard and Lucent Technologies. The company has its corporate headquarters in Waltham, MA and development office in Boulder, CO. Additional information on Emperative's products and services can be found at www.emperative.com or by emailing info@emperative.com. |
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