OFS, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of fiber optic products, announced the appointment of Patrice M. Dubois to President and General Manager of OFS' Sturbridge, Massachusetts facility.

Pivotal Corporation announced the appointment of former PeopleSoft EVP Howard Gwin to its board of directors.

Witness Systems announced it has named William F. Evans as its executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Aravox Technologies, Inc. announced that William J. Rich has been named as president and chief executive officer.

CTSource has announced the appointment of Lou Gleason as senior technician.

Quadstone, a provider of predictive marketing software, announced the appointment of Paul Kelly as the company's new CEO.

Jasomi Networks announced that Johnson Wu has joined its organization as vice president of technical services.

Tahoe Networks, Inc. announced that Steven Shivers has joined the company as vice president of strategic alliances.

ServiceWare Technologies, Inc. announced that David Wainwright has been appointed vice president of North American sales, and Mitchell Nitzan has been named director of product marketing.

NeoCore announced that David W. Garcia has joined  as vice president of field operations.

Bookham Technology plc, a provider of optical components for fiber optic communication networks, announced that Diane Wotus has been appointed as vice president of ASOC manufacturing.

Avotus Corporation is the now the official company name of the organization previously known as MDR Switchview Global Networks Inc.

PointServe, a provider of service supply chain optimization solutions, has appointed Robert S. Smith as CFO to help direct the company's rapidly increasing business volume.

WaveSmith Networks announced Thomas Gill, former FORE Systems' president and CEO, has joined the company's board of directors.

Occam Networks, Inc. announced that Bob Howard-Anderson, senior vice president of product operations for Occam, has been named acting president and CEO replacing Kumar Shah. In addition, Art Schultz has joined the company as vice president of sales.

SkyFlow, Inc., a provider of voice based self-service applications for call centers, announced that Mary Dunlop has joined as president and CEO.

Proxim Corporation, the company created by the merger between Proxim, Inc. and Western Multiplex Corporation, announced that Kevin J. Duffy has joined its management team as general manager of its newly formed Broadband Services Division. In addition, Steve Timmerman has been chosen to lead the company's marketing team.

e-talk Corporation announced that David Helffrich joined the company as vice president of development.

SoloMio Corporation, a global telecom software company and platform provider of in-call triggered voice and data services, announced the formation of its Advisory Board, comprised of John Hoffman, Chris Jackson and Adriana Nugter.

Highdeal Inc. announced the appointment of Jean-Marie Lalanne to vice president, Global Channel Partners.

Blue Pumpkin announced it has appointed William Davidheiser to the position of vice president of engineering, a critical role for the technology company.

Improv Technologies announced the hiring of two software industry veterans to their sales and marketing team. Kevin Donahue, director of business development, will manage Improv's new Atlantic office, based in Cherry Hill, N.J., while Mark Piesner, regional sales manager, will establish the company's West Coast office, located in San Francisco.

Vibrant Solutions announced that Edward Mueller has been named to the company's board of directors.

Symbol Technologies, Inc. announced that Nancy H. Tully has rejoined the company as vice president of corporate communications.

TeaLeaf Technology announced that Jayaram Bhat has joined TeaLeaf's board of directors.

Bridgewater Systems announced that Clark Cochran has been named the company's vice president of sales.