Former DiviCom engineer joins Packet Engines for development of Gigabit Ethernet.......................
Three Networking Veterans Join Packet Engines Management Team
Gigabit Ethernet Leader Continues To Grow By Signing Additional Top Notch High-Tech
Professionals
SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1997--Gigabit Ethernet industry leader Packet Engines(TM) continues
to expand its management team with the announcement today that three industry veterans have joined the company to head
strategic departments.
Nick Schommer is Packet Engines' new director of business development; James K. Wilson comes to the company as
director of product development; and, Donald G. Reckles has joined Packet Engines as director of outbound marketing.
Nick Schommer to Direct Business Development
Nick Schommer has fourteen years of data networking industry experience in financial consulting, marketing, product
management and sales. Prior to joining Packet Engines, Schommer was at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (DMG) Technology
Group providing data networking industry consulting services to the bank's research and corporate finance entities. Before
DMG, Schommer worked for seven years with Bay Networks developing Bay's competitive marketing group and managing
the Silicon Valley sales territory. Previously he worked for Hewlett Packard and Rockwell International.
''At DMG, Nick had a broad view of emerging technologies and companies,'' said John Armstrong, principal networking
analyst at Dataquest. ''His move to Packet Engines validates the company's position as a technology leader in the emerging
Gigabit Ethernet market.''
Schommer has a master of business administration degree in finance and marketing from the University of California, Los
Angles, Anderson School of Management, and a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of
California, Berkeley.
James K. Wilson to Direct Product Development
Jim Wilson previously served as director, encoder systems engineering for DiviCom, now a subsidiary of C-Cube, in Milpitas,
Calif. There he managed development of the second generation 1 RU MPEG2 encoder, with responsibilities for all software,
hardware and mechanical development.
''Jim brings a depth of experience in start-ups and technology that will prove especially valuable in our development of leading
edge Gigabit Ethernet solutions,'' said Bernard Daines, Packet Engines president and CEO. ''His management and
development skills will be especially key to our ongoing work. We are very happy to welcome Jim to the team.''
Prior to DiviCom, Wilson was vice president of research and development for Voyant corporation (formerly Knex
Technology), president and CEO of Knex, and director of product engineering at Pixar. Additionally, Wilson held
development positions with Evans & Sutherland Computer Company, Unisys and Hewlett-Packard. He received his BSEE
and an MEEE from Brigham Young University.
Donald G. Reckles to Direct Outbound Marketing
Don Reckles comes to the Packet Engines team following more than three years at FORE Systems Inc. during which the
company grew from $23 million to $395 million in revenue, making it one of the fastest growing network equipment suppliers
in the United States.
''Don is a first class marketing professional who has proven himself in the industry,'' said Packet Engines' vice president of
marketing, Jeff White, who previously worked with Reckles at FORE. ''I am especially pleased that Don is able to join us
now as we prepare to unveil our leading edge switching products. Don's expertise will greatly enhance our strategic positioning
for Gigabit Ethernet solutions.''
Prior to his work at FORE Systems, Reckles served as an internal consultant to start-ups and assisted in the privatization of
Eastern European state-owned firms. In that capacity, he worked with a variety of communications and media companies. He
has also held positions with AT&T and The Richards Group marketing and advertising agency.
Reckles has a master of management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern
University, and a bachelor of business administration from The University of Texas. He also studied international marketing
and management at The Copenhagen Business School in Copenhagen, Denmark.
About Packet Engines
Packet Engines Incorporated is a privately-held company founded by Bernard Daines in 1994. The company, a founding
member of the Gigabit Ethernet Alliance, began its Gigabit Ethernet efforts in July 1995, and is now delivering high-level
Gigabit Ethernet solutions directly and via a variety of industry partners. Packet Engines' products include high performance
switches, hubs, network interface cards, and intellectual property licenses. Visit packetengines.com for additional
information about Packet Engines.
PE-4884, FDR, FDR12, G-NIC, PE-GMAC, PE-GNIC, PacketView, Packet Engines and the Packet Engines logo are
trademarks of Packet Engines Incorporated.
Contact:
Packet Engines
Nancy Goodspeed, 509/777-7241
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