• IPeria, Inc., a provider of next generation, IP-based, enhanced services platforms and applications for service providers, announced that it has expanded operations and relocated its corporate headquarters to 77 South Bedford Street in Burlington, Massachusetts. IPeria also announced Christopher Berluti has joined IPeria as director of business development and Darrell Crow as director of product management.
  
  
• RightPoint Inc., a provider of real-time e-marketing solutions, announced the appointment of Al Castino as chief financial officer. Castino will play a major role in leading RightPoint to its initial public offering and will work closely with president and CEO Gayle Crowell to support the company's ongoing evolution and growth.
  
  RightPoint also announced the hiring of Lin Johnstone as a managing director and vice president for Europe.
  
  
• PictureTel Corporation, a leader in visual collaboration, announced that the company's board of directors has named Dr. Norman E. Gaut chairman, chief executive officer and president, effective September 1, 1999. He succeeds Bruce R. Bond, who has resigned from the company and the board. Gaut, a member of PictureTel's board since the company's inception in 1984, was chairman and CEO of PictureTel for more than 10 years, until his retirement in June 1998.
  
  
• ThinkLink, a Web-based integrated messaging service, announced that Gene Russell, former senior vice president of sales and marketing of Smartalk Teleservices and president and CEO of SOS Wireless Communications, has joined the company as vice president of sales.
  
  
• Sonus Networks, an emerging leader in carrier-class packet telephony solutions, announced that the company has named industry veteran Stephen J. Nill as its vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer. In this role, Nill will direct the financial and administrative functions of the company and build a corporate infrastructure to support rapid growth.
  
  
• Mockingbird Networks, the pioneering developer of distributed carrier-class IP telephony switches, announced the appointment of Mark Fogarsi to the position of vice president of systems engineering. Fogarsi brings over 18 years of telecommunications field and management experience in product sales support and technical services.
  
  
• NEXTLINK Communications, Inc., a provider of broadband communications services, announced that the board of directors has named Daniel F. Akerson chairman and CEO.
  
  
• Cabletron Systems announced the appointment of John Roese as chief technology officer (CTO). Roese has been with Cabletron Systems since 1991, and moves to the role of CTO from his current position as senior director of systems engineering and chair of the Cabletron Systems technology council.
  
  
• Aditi Corporation announced that its eService Division is adopting its well-known Talisma product name as its new corporate identity, to communicate its increased emphasis on the electronic customer service (eService) market. The company’s Professional Services, Service Support and Product Business Units will now operate under the Talisma Corporation name.
  
  
• Unisphere Solutions Inc., a U.S.-based Siemens start-up company formed to deliver end-to-end, next-generation voice and data communications solutions to service providers, announced its executive management team. Heading up the new company as president and CEO is Martin C. Clague, a veteran industry professional who has two decades of experience in technology management.
  
  
• FirstTel Systems, a pioneer in providing solutions that allow carriers to rapidly provision, bundle and manage multimedia services, announced that it has changed its name to Ceon Corporation.
  
  
• Mitel Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Semir D. Sirazi to its board of directors. Sirazi is a management consultant and individual investor. He serves as an advisor to a number of early-stage technology companies.
  
  
• Hypercom Corporation, a global provider of electronic payment solutions, has named Jeremy Su president, Hypercom Asia-Pacific. Immediately prior to joining Hypercom, Su was president, Bull Information Systems Ltd. of Greater China. In his new position, Mr. Su will be directly responsible for expanding Hypercom's leadership position in all Asia-Pacific region countries with the exception of Japan and Australia.
  
  
• Witness Systems announced that Russell Brown, formerly of PeopleSoft, has joined the organization as vice president of business development. In this role, he will be instrumental in cultivating technology alliances while focusing on new opportunities to join forces with other forward-thinking organizations to provide Witness Systems' customers with tight integration and cross functional solutions.

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