Cincom Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise software and services, announced that David Decker has joined the company as Director of its iC Solutions business unit. Decker is responsible for worldwide operations, sales and marketing of iC Solutions -- a suite of integrated products designed for companies that sell and support complex products and services via the Web and traditional channels.

Apropos Technology, a provider of multimedia interaction management solutions for e-business applications, announced Kevin G. Kerns, president and CEO, has been named E-Software and Services Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.

MobileLogic, a provider of complete mobile business solutions, announced that 20-year telecommunications industry veteran Ronald E. Spears has been named president and chief executive officer.

SafeHarbor.com, a Web-focused customer service outsourcer, announced the appointments of Mike Taylor as Chief Technology Officer and Scott Stebbins as Chief Operations Officer.

Spring Tide Networks Inc., a company enabling network service providers to offer business-quality Internet protocol (IP) services, announced that Tom Rathje and William Nawn have assumed the posts of vice president of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) development and vice president of manufacturing operations, respectively.

Sonus Networks, a provider of voice infrastructure products for the new public network, announced that it has named Paul R. Jones as its vice president, engineering. The company also announced that Kwok Wong, Sonus' vice president of engineering since the company's inception in 1997, has been named vice president, advanced development.

Step 9 Software Corporation, a provider of Web-enabled pre-integrated Operational Support Systems (OSS) for competitive communications providers, announced the appointment of R. Lee McElrath as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Netergy Networks, a supplier of IP telephony systems and technology, announced that Christos Lagomichos of STMicroelectronics has joined the company's Board of Directors. The company also announced that Keith Barraclough, Netergy Networks' president and a board member, has resigned both positions to pursue other interests.

eStara, a provider of voice over the Internet solutions for e-business, is aggressively growing its sales and technical staff. The companys marketing and sales team has recently made three director-level additions. Marc Gevinson joined eStara as a Director of Sales. Robert Bradshaw will serve as eStaras Director of Product Marketing. Carolyn Schreiner joins eStara as the Director of Client Services. eStaras technical team is benefiting from the breadth of experience of three new appointments. Joe Siegrist brings more than seven years of network programming experience to eStara. Amen Zwa contributes 11 years of user interface know-how and Karen Miller brings 10 years of server-side software experience to the company.

Shri Dodani, an experienced executive with data and telecommunications companies, has been named president and chief executive officer of VxTel, Inc., a developer of silicon solutions for next-generation, packet-based, carrier networks.

Turin Networks, a networking start-up whose mission is to develop broadband access gateway products that provide enhanced intelligence, flexibility and control at the edge of the optical Internet, announced that Dr. Hui Zhang, a renowned industry expert on the topic of enabling Quality of Service (QoS) in the next-generation broadband Internet, has joined the company as Chief Technical Officer.

MessageMedia Inc., a provider of e-messaging solutions and services, announced that it has hired Prabhuling Patel to serve as General Manager of its Strategic Messaging Services business.

Daleen Technologies announced that it has strengthened and expanded its management team as a result of its rapid growth and success in the market. Steve Wagman, the companys executive vice president of corporate development and corporate secretary, has been named CFO and treasurer. Rick Schell, has been appointed executive vice president, overseeing investor relations and business development activities. Daleen also announced that Jean Prayther has joined the company as vice president of accounting. Lazarus Rothstein has been appointed to the position of general counsel and vice president of legal affairs.

Ennovate Networks, a provider of multi-service edge switching platforms, announced the creation of its Advanced Development Group (ADG). Ennovate is also announcing the appointment of two industry experts, Dr. Brijesh Kumar and Tom Worster, who have taken senior positions within this new group. Kumar will serve as Director of Advanced Development. Worster assumes the role of Consulting Engineer of Advanced Development.

Planet Intra announced Henry Lo has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer.

ePHONE Telecom, a global Internet telephony services carrier, announced that Robert D. Case has joined the company as Vice President, Network Operations. Case will be responsible for the planning, deployment, operations and management of ePHONE's global Voice over Internet Protocol (IP) network.

Broadband solutions innovator BroadIP Networks, Inc. announced the appointment of Jeff Osborn, the former VP of Sales for UUNET Technologies, to its Board of Directors.

Shoreline Communications, a provider of enterprise-class IP voice communication systems, announced the appointment of Cosmo L. Nista as chief financial officer and vice president of finance for Shoreline.

The Board of Directors of Paradigm Advanced Technologies, Inc. of Toronto has announced the appointments of David Kerzner as Chairman and Eduardo Guendelman as President/CEO, effective immediately. The company also announced the appointment of James Gillen as Chief Technology Officer

Continuous Computing Corporation (CCPU), a provider of voice over packet platform solutions for telecommunication equipment manufacturers, announced the appointment of Erez Barnavon as Chief Financial Officer. 

Artisoft Inc., a developer of software-based phone systems, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steve Manson as president and chief executive officer (CEO). Manson was formerly Artisoft's general manager and senior vice president.

Belle Systems announced the appointment of two leading industry figures to its management team. Michael O'Laughlin will assume the position of Vice President Sales US and Colin Murray will become Vice President Sales EMEA.

Voci, a speech recognition application service provider, said it named Octel and Telocity co-founder Peter Olson to its Board of Directors.

Tachion Networks, innovators of the Collapsed Central Office, announced that Christopher V. Cook has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Customer Care.

Vroom Technologies, Inc., a software developer of sales and marketing solutions for the telecommunications industry, announced the expansion of its management team to enable Vroom to focus on sales and marketing with the addition of three key executive leadership positions. William Goodison has joined the company as senior vice president of sales and implementation; Wendy Larson has signed on as vice president of marketing; and Valerie Finberg has joined as vice president of business development.