To: Tom Frederick who wrote (337 ) 1/26/2000 2:18:00 AM From: Paul K Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 417
Since your last post there have been a few changes at ILNK, I'll post the news.... I-Link Appoints Additional Executive Staff Dror Nahumi named president; John Edwards remains chairman/CEO DRAPER, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000--To accommodate rapid current and projected growth in the IP telephony market, I-Link Inc. (Nasdaq: ILNK), an enhanced voice and data communications company, announced changes to its executive staff today. Effective immediately, Dror Nahumi will take responsibilities for the role of president while John Edwards retains the role of chairman and CEO. Prior to his work with I-Link, Nahumi was president and founder of MiBridge, Inc., a multimedia communications software provider. Most recently, Nahumi was I-Link's senior vice president of engineering, managing all of I-Link's research and development. "Promoting Dror to manage our internal operations will help us to focus on expanding our business while providing the highest quality product to our consumers," said John Edwards. "Dror's leadership expertise coupled with his extensive telephony background, will help drive this growth. This realignment will also enable me to focus on driving the vision and expansion of this company as chairman and CEO." In his new role at I-Link, Nahumi will oversee operations, manage the sales, marketing and development teams and work closely with Edwards. Edwards will continue to set the strategy for the company and focus on strategic relationships including customers, investors and partners. "IP telephony enhanced services are driving the future of telecommunications," said Nahumi. "With a nationwide IP network and tested enhanced services used by more than 65,000 customers, I-Link is well-positioned to meet the needs of both service providers and consumers. As president, I will work closely with the executive team and I-Link's strategic partners to meet the demands of this evolving market. We will continue to provide innovative and high-quality services and support to our customers." About I-Link Headquartered in Draper, Utah, I-Link (Nasdaq: ILNK) is an enhanced voice/data service provider. With its software defined network architecture, I-Link simplifies the delivery of unified communications today. I-Link offers a full range of enhanced services such as one-number call routing, caller screening, unified voice, fax, pager and e-mail messaging, voice-and fax-on-demand, conference calling and seamless call transfer from cell phone to land-line and vice-versa via a direct connection to its nationally deployed Internet Protocol telephony network. For further information visit I-Link's Web site at i-link.net . Additionally, the statements made in this press release that are not historical facts contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the impact of competitive products and services, the company's ability to manage growth and acquisitions of technology or businesses, the effect of economic and business conditions, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.