• Tellabs has appointed David Powell as the new head of its Network Enhancing Technologies Solutions (N.E.T.S.) Division. Powell will serve as vice president and general manager of N.E.T.S., developing voice-enhancement and echo-cancellation solutions for telecommunications networks worldwide.
  
  The company also welcomes Stephen M. McCarthy as its new vice president of Global Solutions and Service. McCarthy will have global responsibility for customer services -- including order processing, installation and technical support -- and for the solutions initiative.
  
  
• In the new position of managing director, Latin America, Juan Bergelund joins VIP Calling with over 15 years experience in the telecommunication and information management industries. Previously, Bergelund was the chief operating officer for IPTEL-Americas Exchange, Inc., in Dallas, Texas, a Latin American IP telephony service provider.
  
  
• WebLine Communications announced that Robert Weinberger has joined the company as vice president of marketing. Weinberger brings more than 22 years of experience in the computer software and systems industry to WebLine. Previously, he was vice president of marketing for Open Market, Inc., where he helped establish the company as the leading provider of Internet commerce software and played an instrumental role in Open Market’s highly successful IPO in 1996.
  
  
• N-Soft, a European supplier of computer telephony solutions, announced the appointment of Robert F. Manning as vice president of marketing and sales for N-Soft of North America. Manning will be responsible for developing and implementing sales, marketing, and support strategies for the recently created North American subsidiary.
  
  
• Brite Voice Systems, Inc.  appointed  J. Darrell Kelley to its Board of Directors. Kelley, currently president and CEO of the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida, Inc. brings to Brite nearly 40 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, most recently serving as president of Sprint's Southern Operations.
  
  
• NetSpeak Corporation announced that Neville O'Reilly has joined the company as vice president of Strategy and Business Planning. Previously director of Strategy and Web Site Service Operations at AT&T Network Commerce Services, O'Reilly will direct strategic market and product planning for NetSpeak.
  
  
• AT&T announced the election of Daniel H. Schulman, as executive vice president of the company and president, long distance and segment marketing in AT&T's consumer services unit. Schulman will also become a member of the company's most senior executive body, the AT&T Operations Group, and will lead AT&T's core consumer long distance business.
  
  
• Clarent Corp. announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Bohacek as vice president of business development. Bohacek brings over 30 years of leadership in the telecommunications industry. His previous executive positions include vice president and general manager for the client/server telecommunications division of Mitel Corp., and vice president of business development for telecommunications at Tandem Computers, among others.
  
  
• XACCT Technologies, Inc. announced that telecommunications veteran Robert C. Hawk has joined the company as a member of the Board of Directors. Hawk's addition to the board will help the company forge strategic partnerships and alliances with network service providers (NSPs) and carriers to further enhance its leadership position in the emerging IP mediation market.
  
  
• TellSoft Technologies, Inc. announces the addition of Bill Tomeo as chief executive officer and president. Most recently a senior vice president at Hewlett-Packard, Tomeo was responsible for field sales and support organizations worldwide and the development of integrated marketing strategies for communications products and services.
  
  
• Davox Corporation has named Thomas E. Grosskopf to the position of regional sales vice president. In his new position, Mr. Grosskopf will oversee all direct Davox sales activities in the western region of the United States.
  
  
• I-Link Inc., an enhanced voice and data communications company, today announced the election of David Bradford, senior vice president and general counsel for Novell Inc., to I-Link's Board of Directors.
  
  
• Kenneth Witt of Data Race, Inc. was recently promoted to vice president, marketing from director, marketing.
  
  
• Magellan Network Systems, developer of enhanced services platforms and billing systems for telecommunications companies, named Jeffrey Paine vice president of marketing. He reports to Robert Marangell, Magellan president and CEO, in the newly created position.

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