APPower! Inc. announced that former Hypernix CEO Shai Adler has been named APPower! Systems LTD's chief executive officer. The company also announced that Laks Sampath has joined the company as its director of product management.

Continuous Computing Corporation (CCPU), a provider of voice over packet platform solutions for telecom equipment manufacturers, announced the appointment of James White as vice president of new business development. The company also announced the appointment of Jeff Stever as vice president of business development system sales.

Previo, a developer of e-support products and services for help desk and desktop services organizations, announced that Rae Ann Bruno has joined the company as vice president of strategic relations.

CopperCom announced the appointment of two new executives to the company's engineering and market development teams. Mark Emery was named senior vice president of research & development and engineering, while Steve Gaynor was named vice president of market development.

Berkeley Enterprise Partners, an eCRM consultancy and professional services firm, announced that Paul Borenstein has joined Berkeley as a consulting principal. In this role he will help further enhance Berkeley's expert focus on multi-channel customer interaction centers.

VSYS, a provider of products and services for the emerging Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) market, has named telecommunications entrepreneur David S. Maney to its board of directors.

Eleanor Curtin was unanimously elected chairwoman of the board of directors of American Tel-A-Systems, Inc. (Amtelco), at a special meeting of the companys stockholders and directors. Curtin succeeds her husband, Amtelco founder William J. Bill Curtin II, 81, who died Friday, February 23 from complications due to pulmonary fibrosis. The company also announced Gary Kerner and Bob Bennett have joined the company's sales team.

RealChip Communications Inc., a provider of semiconductor integrated circuits for communications applications, announced the appointment of networking veteran Chris Martin to vice president of marketing.

Performix Technologies, a provider of software to increase the profitability of contact centers by improving the business performance of employees, announced the addition of two directors of business development, Carolyn Dabney and Julie Kuliopulos.

LaserComm Inc., a producer of innovative photonic components and modules for advanced optical networks, announced that Michael Perusse has joined the company's board of directors. Perusse, senior vice president of network engineering at Qwest Communications, brings more than 20 years of telecommunications network experience to the board.

Advanced Switching Communications, a provider of network access solutions, announced the appointment of Sherry Rhodes as general counsel.

!hey inc., a provider of customer engagement solutions, announced that Len Abeita has been appointed to vice president of worldwide sales. Abeita will oversee all sales operations, develop and deploy a global sales strategy, and continue to expand !hey's customer base.

Vividon, Inc., an Internet infrastructure company, announced the appointment of DAnne Hurd as chief financial officer and general counsel. Hurd will be responsible for all aspects of finance, law, accounting and human resources at the company.

Hispanic Teleservices Corporation (HTC), a provider of outsourced customer support for the global Hispanic market, announced the appointment of Mark J. Benson to the position of president.

Dialpad Communications, Inc. announced the opening of Dialpad Japan, Inc., an independently-operated entity located in Tokyo. Toshimitsu Tanaka, Ph.D., was named president and chief executive officer, overseeing all aspects of the regional operation.

ZAMBA Solutions, a customer relationship management consulting and systems integration company for Global 2000 organizations, announced the appointment of Richard J. DeFrancisco to the position of executive vice president of sales.

congruency, Inc., a provider of telecommunications infrastructure software that enables the delivery of hosted and enhanced services, announced that Ralph Hayon, the company's president and CEO, has been elected to the Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA) board of directors.

ASC Billing Solutions Inc. announced a new name - Sentori. The company also announced new market expansion into Europe and Asia and a new president, John Bennett.

CNT announced that its Enterprise Integration Solutions Division has been renamed Propelis Software, Inc. to enhance focus and visibility for this separate business. The company also said that its Enterprise/Access and InVista products have been renamed under the Propelis brand.

Granite Systems, Inc. announced three strategic appointments to its senior management team: Bruce Hurwitz, vice president of professional services; Dr. Mark Mortensen, promoted to chief marketing officer; and Ray Gagnon, promoted to vice president of product planning.

Kanisa Inc. announced the appointment of Gwyn Firth Murray as general counsel and vice president of legal affairs. The company also announced Brandt Williams has assumed the role of vice president of strategy and marketing.

Billserv, Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved the promotion of Terri Hunter to executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Robert J. (Bob) Novak has been appointed to the office of senior vice president - chief operating officer of Charles Industries, Ltd., a manufacturer of telecommunications, marine and industrial products.

Telution, Inc., a provider of integrated operations support systems (OSS) for the ordering, delivery, support and billing of communication services, announced the appointment of Robert Currey, vice chairman of RCN Corporation, to its board of directors.

Kovair Inc. announced it has expanded its management team, adding vice presidents of customer success and finance. Tom Weeks was named vice president of customer success, and Steve Cole was named vice president of finance.

eTelecare International, a provider of customer service and sales to Fortune 500 and dot com companies, named Patrick Bevill to the newly created position of vice president, information technology.

GiantLoop Network, Inc., a provider of enterprise optical networking services, announced that Yuval Ofek has joined the company as executive vice president and chief technology officer.

NICE Systems announced that Dr. Shlomo Shamir, previously Scitex Americas's and later CreoScitex America's president and CEO, has been appointed as the new president and CEO of NICE Inc. (NICE's subsidiary responsible for operations in the Americas).

GRIC Communications, Inc., a provider of mobile office Internet communications services, announced the appointment of Bharat Dav as president. Dav has been the company's chief operating officer since September 2000.

SITEL Corporation announced that its board of directors has appointed chairman and founder James Lynch as CEO. James Stevenson, SVP Finance, has been named CFO.

Barbara J. Reeder, a former chief IT strategist of eCustomer Relationship Management at Avaya Communication, has been named vice president marketing and strategic alliances for eGuanxi, a developer and marketer of e-business applications worldwide.

Oresis Communications, Inc., a developer of next-generation, multiservice switching equipment designed to simplify global internetworking for telecommunications carriers and service providers, announced Mark Skurla has joined the company as vice president of sales.

Help Desk Now, a North Carolina-based teleservices/telesales outsourcing company, announced the opening of its new center in the North Atlantic Province of Newfoundland, Canada.

Access Worldwide Communications, Inc. announced the promotion of two senior level executives at the company's TelAc Teleservices Group. Georges Andr is president of the TelAc Teleservices Group, and Christopher Purdy is the division's executive vice president of business development.

Composit Communications USA, a provider of customer interaction management (CIM) solutions for the contact center industry, announced that Peter Kenyon has joined the company as vice president of business development.

e-talk Corporation has named Greg Colaluca vice president, services. Colaluca will lead all service initiatives for e-talk, a provider of contact center performance management tools.

NeuralAct, a provider of call center agent care and workforce management software, announced the appointment of Richard Yalen as the CEO of its USA operation and as Deputy Chairman of NeuralAct, (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa).

PacketPort.com announced the appointment of Taft Bryan as director of technical relationships.

CultureWorx announced Spencer Haligas has joined the company as senior vice president of sales and marketing.

Geodesic Systems, a provider of high-availability software that improves business-critical application performance and reliability, announced the appointment of Richard Hawkes as vice president of Field Technical Operations.