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IP3 Networks Names Industry Veterans to Lead Enterprise Solution Deployment

Posted on: Monday, 31 October 2005, 12:00 CST

IP3 Networks, a leading provider of access-control solutions for broadband networks, today announced the appointment of Kelly Anderson as vice president of sales and Aine Shivnan, vice president of engineering.

Both executives have been tapped for their deep knowledge and experience in the enterprise networking arena at a time when IP3 is leveraging its foothold in the hospitality industry by strategically expanding its access control products to the enterprise.

Anderson is responsible for maintaining IP3's core focus on hospitality clients and he will spearhead the company's expansion into the Fortune 2000 enterprise market. Shivnan will leverage her experience developing enterprise-class Linux appliances to develop and deliver IP3 product lines. Both executives report to CEO Stephen R. Rizzone.

"2006 will be a milestone year for IP3 with an increased focus on the enterprise market and our roadmap calls for delivering a comprehensive network access control solution. Kelly and Aine will bolster our strong management team which is chartered with leading this strategic growth," said Rizzone.

"As we continue to deploy IP3-powered 'visitor-based networks' to enterprise users across North America, Europe and Asia, we look forward to even greater success and positive growth," Rizzone added.

Anderson is a Silicon Valley and Internet industry veteran with a proven record of performance creating opportunity in emerging markets for companies such as Nortel and GoRemote, as well as several early stage start-ups while at Tech West Ventures. Most recently, Anderson was senior vice president of worldwide sales for GoRemote, a global provider of managed security and mobility solutions, launching the enterprise business which experienced revenue growth of over 500 percent in an 18-month period.

Over a 23-year career at Nortel, Anderson held executive positions of escalating responsibility in international sales, marketing, strategic alliances, business development and product management with the noteworthy distinction of launching several entrepreneurial new product positioning and market entry strategies. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business management from Pepperdine University and a master's degree in business administration from the Anderson School at the University of California Los Angeles.

Prior to joining IP3, Shivnan was vice president of engineering at XPrime Inc., a developer of a scaleable Linux-based network appliance designed to accelerate Microsoft's SQLServer database product. Previously she was co-founder and vice president of engineering at Airfiber Inc., a manufacturer of carrier-class FSO telecommunications equipment. Shivnan also spent a number of years at 3COM's Primary Access division managing the development of remote access systems for network providers and was a founding member of the policy-based management initiative for 3COM's TranscendWare division. She holds a B.Sc in computer science from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and her early career was spent as a software engineer developing network and telecommunications systems.

About IP3 Networks

IP3 Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of access control products for broadband wireless and wireline networks. IP3's NetAccess family of access control and billing gateways provides highly customizable provisioning, authentication, and network security services that enable hospitality properties, public venues, service providers, and enterprises to manage and control both public and private broadband services. IP3 NetAccess enables secure "visitor-based networks" and is used globally by more than 300 organizations across a range of industries, including Banner Health, Charter Communications, Chicago Metropolitan Pier Authority, Comcast Cable, Cox Communications, Ericsson, Intel, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Marriott International, Mentor Graphics, National Academy of Sciences, Sybase, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, TD Waterhouse, Time-Warner Communications and Unisys. IP3 technology partners include 3Com, BelAir Networks, Boingo Wireless, Cisco, Corecess, Fortinet, iPass, Motorola, SMC, Strix Systems and Teledex. Based in San Diego, Calif., with sales and technical support offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific, IP3 is a privately held corporation, with venture funding from Sequoia Capital and Garage Technology Ventures. For more information, visit www.ip3networks.com.

IP3 Networks and NetAccess are trademarks of IP3 Networks, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged.

Source: Business Wire

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