Rivulet Communications Names Ed Kennedy as President and CEO

HERNDON, Va., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Rivulet Communications, whose technology dramatically improves the performance of IP networks, announced today that its Board of Directors has named Ed Kennedy as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. The Board also announced other new members of the executive management team and the relocation of its headquarters to the Dulles Technology Corridor.

"Ed's background as president of Tellabs, as CEO and founder of Ocular Networks, and his experience in successfully bringing innovative networking technology to market makes him the ideal choice to lead Rivulet," said Hal Calhoun, Rivulet Board member and managing director of Menlo Ventures.

Kennedy has assembled an experienced executive management team to help drive Rivulet's growth. The new team is comprised of executives whose broad experience encompasses datacom, telecom, service providers, and optical networking serving the medical, government, and networking markets. The team's unique blend of skills and background sets Rivulet apart in its ability to address multifaceted customer needs. Other team members include Steven Rogers, founder and chief technology officer (CTO); Steve Furr, chief financial officer (CFO); Greg Nulty, senior VP of business development; Chris Roller, senior VP of engineering; and Jeff Schmitz, senior VP of sales and marketing.

"I believe Rivulet has powerful technology that will fundamentally change the way IP networks perform," Kennedy said, "and I am excited to lead the company as it enters a time of pivotal growth. The combination of our technology, products, people, and the new management team will make Rivulet a major player in the IP market."

The company has relocated its headquarters from New Hampshire to the Dulles Technology Corridor, a move designed to put the company in closer proximity to its target markets, including the federal government. The company's new location is at 12950 Worldgate Drive in Herndon, Virginia. The former headquarters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is now the central Research & Development facility as well as the home of Rivulet's customer service operation.

About Rivulet Communications

Rivulet Communications offers a complete product suite that enables medical, government and carrier customers to flawlessly transport high bandwidth, mission critical and real-time applications over existing IP networks. With Rivulet products, organizations can realize the economic benefits of IP-based convergence without compromising application quality or network utilization. Rivulet supports applications, including IPTV, VoIP, video, ATM, and TDM (circuit emulation), in their native modes while guaranteeing a quality of service (QoS) equivalent to traditional TDM networks. For more information, please visit www.rivulet.com.