FVC.COM Strengthens Management Team With Appointment of Telecommunications Industry Veteran
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- FVC.COM (Nasdaq: FVCX - news), the world leader in broadband video networking, today named Ruth Cox as vice president of business development to head its service provider business. With more than 20 years of expertise in the telecommunications and computing industries, Cox will spearhead a major expansion of FVC.COM's service provider customer base as the company moves toward rolling out products allowing two-way video over the Internet.
``Ruth is ideally suited to position our products as 'must have' technology for service providers seeking competitive advantage and to propel our growth in this important sector,' said Rich Beyer, president and CEO of FVC.COM. ``We welcome her to an already strong team poised to deploy Internet video services with leading telecommunications partners across a diverse set of networks.'
Cox joins FVC.COM from Vertel, a provider of carrier-grade management software and services for next generation networks, where in her position as vice president of marketing developed the company's strategic transition from a software development tools provider to a communications management solutions provider.
She also held executive positions in Fortune 500 companies, such as Hewlett-Packard, Oracle and Tandem Computers (now Compaq), where she drove high-growth telecommunications lines of business that brought next generation network services and systems to the global market. As vice president of strategy for PTT Telecom Netherlands (now KPN) in the early 1990's, she was responsible for network plans and programs positioning the company to deal with newly introduced competition.
FVC.COM has established a record for innovation and market leadership in providing broadband videoconferencing for corporations and governments and is moving to offer services through carriers including partnerships with leading telecommunications providers. These include Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, British Telecommunications plc, France Telecom, Shanghai Telecom and Telstra.
About FVC.COM
FVC.COM, the world leader in broadband video networking, designs, manufactures and supports a wide range of high-quality two-way and streaming video systems and service offerings that enable applications such as broadband Internet based video calls, conferences, mail and events. These services are designed to video-enable a broad range of Internet commerce portals.
FVC.COM's strategic partners include Accord, Alcatel, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems, Inc., EDS, France Telecom, Nortel Networks, Polycom, Shanghai Telecom, Telstra, White Pine Software and other leading companies worldwide. Further information about the company is available at fvc.com.
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