NASHUA, N.H., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ezenia, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EZEN - News), a leading market provider of real-time collaboration solutions for corporate and government networks, today announced that it has named Eugene H. Wolf as Executive Vice President of Operations. Mr. Wolf joins Ezenia from Quintum Technologies, where he served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Customer Support.
Wolf brings over 25 years of hands-on experience in launching, leading and growing telecommunications and next-generation network product and service companies. Mr. Wolf will report to Khoa D. Nguyen, Ezenia's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. In addition to leading the Worldwide Sales and Marketing teams, Mr. Wolf will have responsibility for the Customer Support and Engineering departments.
"Coupling Ezenia's prestigious client base and robust products, the company is poised to do great things," said Wolf. "I am truly excited about joining the company and helping build Ezenia to its next level."
"We are delighted to have Gene as part of our management team," commented Khoa Nguyen. "His vast experience in leading teams in various segments of the industry will assist Ezenia in not only growing our current customer base, but also in leading us into new and exciting markets."
In his most recent position at Quintum, Wolf was responsible for leading the sales efforts and support of Quintum's VOIP gateways into 100+ plus countries through a network of 300 partners. Prior to joining Quintum, Wolf served as the CEO and President of Pixion, a leading provider of cross- platform web collaboration tools. Prior to that, Wolf was President of Ridgeway Systems, an international IP software company that was acquired by TANDBERG in 2004. Prior to joining Ridgeway, Mr. Wolf
spent three years as the President of RADVISION, Inc. and Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. During his time at RADVISION, the company grew from $9.0 million in revenue to some $50.0 million in revenue, and completed a successful IPO.
Prior to RADVISION he was the President/CEO of the U.S. Subsidiary of Controlware, a German based company. Selling ISDN and ATM products the company grew from $1.0 million to some $8.0 million in revenue.
About Ezenia! Inc.
Ezenia! Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EZEN.OB), founded in 1991, is a leading provider of real-time collaboration solutions, bringing new and valuable levels of interaction and collaboration to corporate networks and the Internet. By integrating voice, video and data collaboration, the Company's award-winning products enable groups to interact through a natural meeting experience regardless of geographic distance. Ezenia! products allow dispersed groups to work together in real-time using powerful capabilities such as instant messaging, white boarding, screen sharing and text chat. The ability to discuss projects, share information and modify documents allows users to significantly improve team communication and accelerate the decision-making process. More information about Ezenia! Inc. and its product offerings can be found at the company's Web site,www.Ezenia.com.
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