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Acton, MA – June 20, 2006– eIQnetworks™, Inc.
(www.eIQnetworks.com)
today announced it has appointed Cheng Wu, the founder and
chairman of Acopia Networks, to its board of directors. A
networking and communications industry veteran, Cheng Wu
brings more than 20 years experience identifying key market
trends and building successful, high-growth businesses
including Acopia Networks, ArrowPoint Communications and Arris
Networks.
“eIQnetworks is clearly demonstrating a valuable approach to a
business-critical issue facing companies of all sizes and in
any industry; effective security and compliance management,”
said Mr. Wu. “We share the same vision, thinking and passion
for solving customers’ operational challenges through
innovation. I look forward to working closely with the
management team at eIQ as the Company furthers its strategy
for growth in this continuously emerging information security
market.”
“eIQnetworks is uniquely privileged to welcome Mr. Wu to our
board of directors,” added Vijay Basani, chief executive
officer of eIQnetworks. “Mr. Wu adds significant
bench-strength to our management team. His enormous
entrepreneurial experience of building leading technology
companies and significant contributions to information
technology over the past two decades will add invaluable
perspective for our team as we continue pushing the innovation
curve in the Security Information and Event Management
marketplace.”
Cheng Wu: The Expertise to Drive Growth
Cheng Wu brings with him a depth and breadth of
entrepreneurial IT experience.
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Mr. Wu founded and became Chairman of Acopia Networks in
December 2001.
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Mr. Wu joined Cisco Systems in June 2000, through Cisco
System's acquisition of ArrowPoint Communications, where he
held various executive positions, including VP of Strategy
and Group VP and General Manager of the Content and Multiservice Edge Group (CME).
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Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Wu founded ArrowPoint
Communications, where he served as Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer. Founded in 1997, ArrowPoint
provided Web switches and Web network services (WebNS™)
software that allowed customers to optimize the use of the
Web for e-commerce and content delivery.
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Preceding Mr. Wu's time with ArrowPoint, he founded Arris
Networks, a Massachusetts based startup that developed
high-density Internet access products that was acquired by
Cascade Communications in May 1996. He later served as
Cascade (now Lucent Technologies) Communications' Vice
President for remote access engineering.
Mr. Wu has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
from ChiaoTung University, Taiwan (1972, BS), and a master's
degree in computer science from Indiana University in 1977.
About eIQnetworks
Founded in 2001, eIQnetworks is an award-winning global
provider of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
solutions. eIQnetworks delivers the industry’s most
comprehensive and cost-effective solutions for security
professionals who require real-time security intelligence for
identifying, understanding and pre-empting hacker and virus
behavior and security threats, all while meeting stringent
federal compliance requirements. The Company’s products are
used in more than 50 countries around the world and are
currently deployed in over 1000 companies and government
agencies, including Casio, Hess, Sprint, Avaya, MCI,
Malaysia Telecom, Fujitsu, Unisys, Fiberlink, Boston.com, FCC,
US Army, US Navy, Wachovia, Citibank, HP, ADP, Bertelsmann,
UBS, KPMG and many more. eIQnetworks’ solutions are available
worldwide through an extensive, global distributor network.
For additional information, .visit www.eIQnetworks.com
or call 1-877-LOGS R US.
eIQ Press Contact:
Mariah Torpey
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
781-418-2404
eIQ@daviesmurphy.com
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