OpenROUTE Networks, Inc. Appoints Eugene Y. Chang Vice President of Sales and Marketing
PR Newswire - September 29, 1997 15:01
WESTBORO, Mass., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenROUTE(R) Networks, Inc.
today announced that Eugene Y. Chang, an executive with more than two decades
of experience in the networking industry, has been named to the new position
of vice president of sales and marketing. Chang reports directly to Daniel J.
Capone, Jr., OpenROUTE Networks president and chief executive officer. Chang
joins OpenROUTE Networks from General DataComm Industries, Inc., Middlebury,
Conn., where he had been serving as assistant vice president for systems and
architectures. He assumes both marketing and sales responsibilities for the
Americas.
In making the announcement, Capone said, "Our new marketing and sales
initiatives will be more specifically focused on business relationships with
Internet Service Providers, OEMs, public network operators who manage private
networks, and partners with brand recognition in the markets and channels they
serve. Gene Chang has the right skill set and depth of experience to help
execute this revised strategy. We are happy to have someone on board with his
energy, industry contacts, and business prowess."
Chang joins a senior management team that has been strengthened in recent
weeks with the appointment of Richard J. Arena as vice president of
international sales and marketing; the promotion of Steven J. Bielagus to vice
president of business development; the promotion of Robert A. Koch to vice
president of product development and management; and appointment of Steven
T. Shedd as chief financial officer.
Chang said, "I'm excited to be joining an organization that has the best
Remote Access routers in the industry. For more than a decade, the company
has demonstrated its ability to deliver only the highest quality
internetworking products. The recent 'Tester's Choice' honor awarded to
OpenROUTE Networks by Data Communications magazine is a clear indication that
the company has a set of powerful solutions for connecting to the Internet and
corporate Intranets. My mission will be to work closely with current
customers, business prospects and partners to help the company reach its full
potential."
Prior to General DataComm, Chang was vice president for strategic business
development at Zoom Telephonics, Boston. Before that he was vice president of
ISDN/Digital Access Technologies at Microcom, Norwood, Mass. Chang had
previously founded Extension Technology Corp., Framingham, Mass., a company
that was sold to Microcom. He began his long career in the networking
industry at BBN Communications Corp., Cambridge, Mass. Chang earned
engineering and computer science degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and holds six U.S. Patents for the development of networking and
transmission products.
About OpenROUTE Networks, Inc.
OpenROUTE Networks' GlobeTrotter (GT) remote access routers feature the best price performance in their class. Single unit prices for Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity start at only $795 per unit, which includes hardware and software. All GT router products come standard with OpenROUTE Networks' data compression functionality which provides data throughput performance that is 30 to 70 percent faster than competing products. GT products also provide a wide range of integrated network security features for Internet and corporate Intranet applications.
All GTs feature OpenROUTE, the company's interoperable, standards-based routing software. This means that GTs are compatible with networking devices from such leading vendors as IBM, Digital and Motorola, who have licensed OpenROUTE. GT products also come standard with the company's "ALLWays.Connected(TM) Guarantee," which means that they are guaranteed to connect to products from Cisco and Ascend and all other suppliers; carry a lifetime warranty; and are offered with a "trade up" support program to provide investment protection. GT products can be installed in minutes and are easily maintained and managed from central network sites. For more information, contact OpenROUTE Networks, Inc. at 800-545-7464 or on the World Wide Web at 0penr0ute.com.
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CONTACT: Joe M. Grillo of OpenROUTE Networks, Inc., 508-898-2800 or jmg@openroute.com |
