Quarry Technologies, Inc., a supplier of IP service edge switch solutions, appointed Joseph A. DiGiantommaso to the role of vice president of finance and chief financial officer.

Phone Online, a mobile data applications provider, announced former KPMG consulting partner Terry Moore has joined the company as executive vice president of business development. The company also announced that Campbell B. Lanier, III, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, ITC Holding Company; and Allen E. Smith, president and chief executive officer, Powertel, Inc., have joined the board of directors.

CultureWorx (formerly known as Motivation Online) announced the addition of two executives: Robert Friesen will be vice president, Strategy & Business Development, and Todd Radtke will be vice president, Customer Advocacy & Operations.

Sideware, a provider of online customer service solutions, announced two additions to its board of directors. Joining the board are Jack Kemp, a founder and co-director of Empower America and John Shoemaker, an executive vice president at Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Akibia, Inc. announced the launch of its new Readiness Practice designed to help organizations better manage and support change when new technologies are implemented. Matthew E. Johnson, Ph.D., will lead the new practice as vice president.

Broadview Networks, a network-based electronically integrated communications provider, announced that Dr. John D. Crowley has been appointed chief information officer (CIO). The company also announced that David R. Thomas has been appointed executive vice president, sales.

Blue Pumpkin Software, Inc., a developer of workforce management solutions for customer contact centers, announced the appointment of Doug MacKenzie as executive vice president of engineering.

DigiPlex S.A., the pan European provider of carrier neutral colocation facilities (MegaPlexes), announces the appointment of Byrne Murphy as president, Keith Chamberlain as chief engineer, and John Weston as vice president of operations.

RealChip Communications Inc., a provider of custom and standard chips for communications applications, announced the appointment of Cherie De Lacy to vice president of business development.

ACT Teleconferencing, Inc., a full-service global provider of audio, video, data and Internet conferencing products and services, announced two senior management promotions: David Holden will become regional managing director of Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA), and Thierry Bignet will become global business development director.

Previo announced the election of Corey Smith as chairman of the board. Smith, who joined the Previo board in January 1999, succeeds Antonio Perez, who served as chairman since May 2000.

National Electronics Warranty Corporation (NEW) announced the formation of NEW Interactive Services and the appointment of Brad Berkson as its president. NEW Interactive Services is home to NEW's Internet, reverse logistics, and marketing-based data mining initiatives.

HarmonyCOM, a developer of broadband provisioning software for telecommunications service providers, announced the addition of Rhonda Lewandowski as vice president of operations.

Nx Networks' board of directors announced the election of Nx Networks' chief executive officer, John DuBois, as the new chairman of the board of the worldwide VoIP solutions provider.

iSoftel, Inc. announced the appointment a new sales director for the central United States, Brad Schaffer.

Knowledge Junction Systems (KJS), a provider of multichannel guided selling software applications that accelerate and simplify complex communications sales, announced the appointment of William N. Kashul to the permanent position of vice president, market development.

Optical Solutions, a developer of fiber optic solutions that deliver voice, video and high-speed data directly to the home and community, announced Ian Thomsen as the company's new director of marketing.

Echopass Corporation, a provider of integrated contact center communication solutions for enterprise customers, announced it has created an Advisory Board of top industry executives to continue building its strength as the leading communications solution for high-volume enterprise-class contact centers. Advisory Board members include Chris Arisian, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Alliances and Strategic Accounts at Exodus Corporation; John Purvis, former Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (retired) at Oracle Corporation; Rick DeGolia, former Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning at Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories; Lloyd Linnell, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Stream International; Bill Wesemann, CEO at NextPage; and Ronnie Johansen, Vice President of Operations - Technical Services at Sento Corporation.

Telecommunications executive William R. Cobb has been named by SCIENTECH, Inc., as president of the company's telecommunications services subsidiary, SCIENTEL, LLC. SCIENTEL provides engineer, furnish and install services as well as operations and maintenance support to the telecommunications industry, nationwide.

Communications software and solutions provider Telcordia Technologies, Inc. announced that Harold C. Smith has been named president and chief operating officer.

Step 9 Software Corporation announced the appointment of P. Kevin Keehn as vice president of worldwide sales.

ASC Billing Solutions Inc. announced the selection of telecommunications marketing executive David Dague as vice president of marketing.

LaserComm Inc., a producer of photonic components and modules for advanced optical networks, announced Eric Georgatos, currently the company's chief financial officer, has been named president and chief operating officer.

Vaultus, a mobile platform company for the enterprise, announced that Albert J. Macchioni has been appointed as chief financial officer (CFO), and Richard Fuller, David J. Scanlan, and Donald Norman have been named to the company's board of directors.