• Intertech Management Group, Inc., a provider of next generation billing and customer care solutions to the high speed data services and CLEC markets, has named former GTE executive Gordon Quick as president and CEO. Quick, who was also made a member of Intertech's Board of Directors, has more than twenty-five years of telecommunications experience and a proven track record in growing telecom technology businesses.
  
  
• Lara Technology, Inc., a leader in networking, IP telephony and communications systems, announced the appointments of David Chang as senior director of SOC development and Pradeep Pandey as director of system software.
  
  
• ARTIS Software Corporation, a leader in advanced network engineering and simulation tools, announced a new office location, additional sales and support staff in the U.S., and the appointment of Dr. Peter Parrish as vice president of marketing. Parrish is responsible for developing all marketing activities for the company and strengthening and expanding the sales and marketing efforts for the U.S. market.
  
  
• RADGUARD, a producer of IPSec Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions, announced the appointment of Patrick McHugh as president of RADGUARD Inc., the U.S. division of Israeli-based network security vendor RADGUARD Ltd. McHugh joins RADGUARD after holding the position of Director at GTE Internetworking.
  
  
• Brooktrout Technology announced the appointment of Emre nder as vice president of marketing for its Data Technologies Division, where he will oversee business strategy and product marketing for the division’s IRAS server-based remote access and Netaccess intelligent WAN access OEM product lines domestically and internationally.
  
  The company also named Michael Donoghue to the position of vice president and general manager of its IP & Fax Technology Division. In this position Mr. Donoghue will be responsible for the divisions’ day-to-day operations, including sales and marketing, engineering and technical support.
  
  
• StarVox, Inc., a provider of voice communications software for business-to-business converging network environments, announced that Timothy Gaines has joined the company as vice president of sales and field operations. In his position, Gaines will oversee the organizations responsible for all presales and post-sales customer activity and report directly to StarVox President and CEO Rich Barry.
  
  
• Servicesoft Technologies, Inc., a developer of Internet customer service solutions, announced that Chris Butler has been appointed CEO and President, effective immediately. Butler was most recently founding president of Interactive Solutions, where, over his nine year tenure, the company grew to become a leader in Internet consulting services, serving Global 1000 clients in the financial services, pharmaceutical, high tech and manufacturing industries. He brings to Servicesoft extensive management experience in both software product and consulting services.
  
  
• Jetstream Communications announced the appointment of Dennis Omanoff as Vice President of Operations. Omanoff's senior management experience at well-established networking and telecommunications companies, including Advanced Fibre Communications, Fore Systems, Stratacom Communications/Cisco, Bay Networks and Texas Instruments will help Jetstream maintain its position as the leading provider of voice over DSL (VoDSL) solutions to the local and incumbent exchange carrier markets.
  
  
• Phonetic Systems, a leader in the innovation, development and deployment of speech-enabled, telephony-based directory search solutions, announces the appointment of Sheldon L. Dinkes to president and chief executive officer. Dinkes will be responsible for directing all corporate activities and will focus much of his efforts in positioning the company to become a leading provider of speech-enabled directory search solutions for the Internet, telephony and enterprise markets.
  
  
• TCSI Corporation, a provider of software for the telecommunications industry, today announced Lindsey P. Willman has been promoted to vice president, Customer Care and joins TCSI's executive management team. In this role Willman has responsibility for company-wide initiatives in the areas of Customer Care, Training and Quality for all TCSI products. Previously, Willman served as vice president, Network Management Organization.
  
  
• Patti Schmigle has been named president of Williams Communications Solutions, a provider of integrated enterprise network solutions to businesses throughout North America and a business unit of Williams Communications Group, Inc., part of Williams. She succeeds Garry McGuire who has resigned. Schmigle previously served as executive vice president and chief operations officer at Williams Communications Solutions, overseeing field operations, customer services, and the company's state-of-the-art National Technical Resource Center at its Houston headquarters.
  
  
• WebLine Communications Corp., a provider of enterprise solutions for enabling interactive electronic commerce and Internet customer service, announced that Tom Nephew has joined the company as vice president and general manager of services. His appointment to this newly created position is in direct response to WebLine’s rapidly growing customer base.
  
  
• Smart World Technologies, a leading software and telecommunications company, announced the appointment of Edward J. Wepprecht as vice president of sales. His responsibilities include leading both the direct and indirect sales teams in each of Smart World's lines of business.
  
  
• Net2Phone, Inc. announced Jonathan Fram has joined the firm as its president. In his role, Fram will oversee the expansion of the Company's Internet telephony business, broaden the firm's distribution agreements, and develop comprehensive strategic relationships with ISPs and communications companies throughout the world.
  
  
• Open Port Technology's leadership in the Internet messaging market is strengthened by the appointment of Michael Flockenhaus to vice president of engineering. Flockenhaus is a veteran in software research and development and is credited with bringing IP LaunchPad -- Open Port's flagship product -- to market earlier this year.
  
  
• Carleton Corp. announced the hire of a new sales executive to accelerate revenue momentum and drive growth. David Batt joins Carleton's management team as executive vice president of sales and business development and will have overall authority and responsibility for sales strategy and execution.
  
  
• Telstra Corporation, Australia's leading full service carrier and a major industry player in the Asia Pacific region, announced the appointment of Peter Williamson as CEO of its U.S. subsidiary, Telstra Incorporated. Williamson's role includes overseeing the design and implementation of voice and data networks for US-based Fortune 1000 companies operating or planning to operate in the Asia Pacific region.
  
  
• Hewlett-Packard Company announced that Olivier Helleboid has been named vice president and general manager of the Communications Industry Business Unit (CIBU). He succeeds Bernard Guidon, who recently was named general manager of the HP Consulting group.

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