Agilent Technologies has appointed Larry Holmberg to the role of senior vice president of sales, marketing, and customer support.

TeaLeaf Technology, a provider of capture, storage, visual replay, and analysis technology, announced that Frank Vaculin, former executive vice president for Ask Jeeves' Business Solutions, has been named the company's new CEO. 

AFFINA Corp., a provider of CRM services to clients, announced that Karen Vaughn has joined the company as industry president and general manager, Telecommunications.

Paula Hunter, Xevo Corporation's chief market strategist, was elected chairman of the ASP Industry Consortium, an advocacy group to help promote growth of the hosted applications market.

Echopass Corporation, a provider of managed, integrated contact center communication solutions, announced that Arthur Velasquez, senior vice president of worldwide customer service at Network Associates, joined the Echopass Advisory Board.

MCK Communications, Inc., a provider of distributed voice solutions for the extended enterprise, announced the appointments of Ann Doyle as vice president of corporate communications and marketing operations, Sally Burke as vice president of human resources, and Rich Norton as vice president of customer support.

Apogee Networks, a provider of advanced content and IP rating, billing, and settlement platforms, announced the appointment of S. Craig Huke as chief financial officer.

Sonus Networks, a provider of voice infrastructure solutions, announced that the company has named Patrick J. Moquin as its vice president, human resources.

Artesyn Communication Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Artesyn Technologies and a supplier of modular communication boards and software for networks and applications, announced that Joe Lugo has been named vice president of engineering.

Expand Networks, a provider of enterprise network optimization technology, announced that Pedro Colao has joined the company as vice president of marketing.

inServ, a provider of CRM solutions for technology companies, announced the appointment of two executives: Michael Januzik joined inServ as chief financial officer and LuAnn Chang as vice president of business development.

Callbutton LLC, a provider of e-commerce solutions, announced the naming of Michael Markette as the company's new president and CEO.

e-talk Corporation, a provider of contact center performance enhancement solutions, has named Scott Shute as its new president and CEO.

ORCOM, a vertical application service provider (VSP) of customer information and billing solutions to the utility industry, has named Pat Sarkar as its new vice president and CIO.

NewChannel Inc., a hosted service provider, announced the appointment of Eric Yerina as vice president of solution delivery.

Pencel Corporation, developer of mobile enterprise software and database application tools, announced the addition of Roger Sippl, founder of Informix, to its advisory board.

Donald J. Turek, chairman of Airwire.net, Inc., a wireless broadband company, announced that he was relinquishing the title of CEO and had named Eugene P. Connell to assume that title in addition to that of president of the company.

Other officers elected by the board of directors were: William L. Karp, vice president and CFO. William Karp also serves as secretary and treasurer of the company. Thomas L. Gaume, vice president and CTO; and John B. Lamers, vice president of sales and marketing. Other directors elected by the shareholders were; Dr. Jon M. Knight, Ph.D. and Dr. T. Roger Manley, Ph.D.

TightLink Corporation, a provider of Web-based interaction management solutions, announced that Paul Adams has joined the company as president and CEO.

NUASIS Corporation, a leading developer of IP-based, multichannel contact center software, announced that it has named Steven M. Karp to the position of vice president of finance.

Nexterna, Inc., a provider of mobile resource management (MRM) solutions, has named Richard M. Gozia as its new president and CEO.

PeopleSoft, Inc. has hired Nanci Caldwell as senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc., a provider of extended service contracts and buyer protection programs for consumer products, announced that Robert Miller has been named the company's new vice president of marketing and communications.

EDS, a provider of strategy, implementation, and hosting for its clients, announced the appointment of Jerome L. Davis to a new position as president of business process management (BPM) for the Americas.

Dr. Wayne Sorin, chief scientist of Novera Optics, a developer and manufacturer of photonic subsystems for communications equipment suppliers, has been selected for the prestigious designation of Fellow Grade by the IEEE Fellow Committee. Dr. Sorin was honored for his contributions to optical low-coherence reflectometry and its applications.

Geyser Networks Inc., a provider of optical communication systems for multimedia service delivery, announced the appointment of Steve Heinen as vice president of engineering.

TeraConnect Inc., an optical component company, announced that Jack Hillson was appointed vice president of operations.

Wisor, a developer of service order management solutions for service providers, announced the appointments of Bob Rider as vice president of marketing and business development and David Nelson as vice president of operations and professional services.

NetByTel, a company that extends voice commerce technology to Web sites, has appointed senior technologist Gerard Cox as vice president of product development.

Delphi Communication Systems, a provider of digital signal processing (DSP) software and solutions in wireless and network communication applications, announced the appointment of Jeff Jonas as chief financial officer.

Wicom Communications, a provider of contact center, mobile office, and advanced enterprise telephony solutions on VoIP platforms, has established a
subsidiary, Wicom Communications GmbH, in Germany. A regional office in
Munich was opened this year and will cover the business in Germany, Austria,
and Switzerland. In conjunction with the announcement, Pekka Ahomaa has been appointed to country manager -- Germany, and is based in Munich.