Whitetree names David E. Liddle to Board of Directors.PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1995--Whitetree, Inc., a developer of workgroup Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) products, announced today the appointment of David E. Liddle, Ph.D., to its board of directors. Liddle, 50, is president and chief executive officer of Interval Research Corporation Interval Research Corporation was founded in 1992 by Paul Allen and David Liddle, computer industry veterans. It was a Palo Alto laboratory and technology incubator focusing on broadband applications and services [1]. , a communications and computer science research and development organization. "David brings to Whitetree more than 25 years of expertise in growing innovative high-technology and communications companies," said Maureen Lawrence, 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. of Whiteree, Inc. "He played a key role in the popularization of Ethernet and that expertise will be a tremendous asset in the continued acceptance of ATM. We are proud to have David on our team." Liddle's appointment completes the formation of Whitetree's board of Directors, which also includes Roger Evans of Greylock; Geoff Yang of Institutional Venture Partners; Andy Marcuvitz of Matrix Partners; Kingston Duffie of Whitetree; and Maureen Lawrence of Whitetree. About David E. Liddle Liddle has spent his career in the development of technologies for interaction and communication between people and computers, in activities spanning research, development, management and entrepreneurship. He founded Interval Research Corporation (IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Computer conferencing on the Internet. There are hundreds of IRC channels on numerous subjects that are hosted on IRC servers around the world. After joining a channel, your messages are broadcast to everyone listening to that channel. ) in 1992 with Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation and founder of Asymetrix, to perform research and advanced development in information, interaction, communications and computer science. Liddle is also a consulting professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., and serves on the board of directors of Broderbund Software, Inc., the Santa Fe Institute The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) is a non-profit research institute dedicated to the study of complex systems in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Overview The Santa Fe Institute was founded in 1984 by George Cowan, David Pines, Stirling Colgate, Murray Gell-Mann, Nick Metropolis, Herb , and Sybase, Inc. Previous to IRC, Liddle was founder, president, and CEO of Metaphor, Inc., and following IBM's acquisition of Metaphor in 1991, Liddle headed new systems business development for Personal Systems at 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) . Prior to founding Metaphor in 1982, Liddle spent 10 years at the Xerox Corp.'s Palo Alto Research Center Palo Alto Research Center - XEROX PARC and the Information Products Group. In his capacity there, Liddle was responsible for the development of Xerox's client/server architecture, including the Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and the Xerox Star, the first commercial graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to implementation. About Whitetree, Inc. Whitetree, Inc. is a pioneer and supplier of high-value desktop local-area network products based on Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology. The company is the first to develop "adaptable switching," an innovative technology that delivers advanced workgroup connectivity by combining the benefits of switched Ethernet with next-generation ATM to the desktop. Whitetree distributes its products worldwide through strategic partnership with leading value added resellers, system integrators and OEMs including Madge Networks and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The company is funded by several premier venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] including Institutional Venture Partners, Matrix Partners and Greylock. Founded in 1993, Whitetree is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. -0- Note to Editors: Whitetree and the Whitetree logo are trademarks of Whitetree, Inc. All other names may be trademarks, services or registered trademarks of their respective vendors. CONTACT: Whitetree, Inc., Palo Alto Kurt Bauer, 415/855-0855 kbauer@whitetree.com or The Horn Group, Inc. Jennifer Logan, 415/579-6400 jennifer@horngroup.com |
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