More on Ledbetter age 49
The SUNW connection --- Ledbetter has been a corporate vice president of Sun Microsystems Inc., and general manager of SunSelect, when he headed it, it was one of the then $4 billion computer maker's eight operating divisions. The Sun-Select division, headquartered in the Boston area, makes and markets UNIX and PC-based networking products.
He then joined AT&T as head of Consumer Products in 1993 and became CEO of Hybrid after AT&T. About Hybrid---The Hybrid Series 2000 broadband access system enables wireless
operators to provide high-speed data services to meet the growing demands from small businesses, teleworkers, and Internet Consumers. Subscribers can enjoy speeds 150 times faster than conventional telephone modems and 80 times faster than ISDN, while operators benefit from hassle-free installation. The Series 2000 modular architecture provides an attractive business opportunity as it operates over a range of frequency bands, can support service to an entire City or region, addresses requirements for remote transmitter locations, and easily scales to meet the needs
of a growing service.
Prior to joining Sun in 1991, Ledbetter ran his own firm, Decision Point Consulting, for two years. Before that he was president and chief exectuve officer of Control Data Corpora- tion's ETA Systems subsidiary, a supercomputer manufacturer, and vice president of engineering and scientific products for Prime Computer. Earlier, from 1981 to 1986, he served in several as- signments at IBM. |
