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Narus Names Telecom Industry Veteran CEO
October 20, 2003, Palo Alto CA — Narus, a leading provider of telecommunications software, today announced the appointment of Greg Oslan as president and chief executive officer. Oslan brings to Narus over 20 years of executive and managerial experience in the wireless and telecommunications industries. This appointment builds on Narus’ momentum as a leading provider of carrier-grade operational support system software that enables the world's largest network service providers to offer value-based services and lower delivery cost.
"Greg Oslan comes to the helm with a high level of energy and a track record of leadership that will help to accelerate Narus' growth. We will continue to expand our presence within the global telecommunications market, and with Greg's guidance, look to explore additional growth opportunities which leverage Narus' core technology strengths," said Shahan Soghikian, Partner with JP Morgan Partners and Narus board member.
Mr. Oslan brings to Narus a comprehensive record of executive and managerial success which he compiled at Wireless Online, CNET Inc, Ameritech, and AT&T. Oslan also has a strong background in successful capital raising and consulting experience for growth companies. Prior to joining Narus, Oslan was president and CEO of Wireless Online, a provider of smart antenna solutions to the wireless industry. Earlier, Oslan served as president and COO of CNET Inc., a wireless operational support system company where he successfully executed a turnaround strategy and a successful acquisition. Previously, during ten years with Ameritech Corporation, Oslan held positions such as the Director of Wireless Data Marketing and Director of Business Development (Ameritech Mobile Communications) in addition to other management positions within the Ameritech Bell Group. Oslan began his career with AT&T.
Oslan earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and completed his B.Sc. in Quantitative Business Analysis from Indiana University.
“The combination of Narus’ proven products, technology, and our strong customer base provide a platform to extend our solutions across different geographies and market segments”, said Greg Oslan, president and CEO of Narus.
“Narus has seen increased momentum over the past year in terms of customer adoption,” said Ori Cohen, Founder of Narus. “Greg will be leading Narus into its next stage of growth by improving the strategic value we bring to customers while expanding our footprint within the industry”.
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About Narus, Inc.
Narus software solutions provide the real-time traffic insight essential to profitably manage, secure and deliver Services over IP. Today, large IP-based networks are transforming the traditional circuit-switched world of telecommunications into a dynamic, ever-changing world of IP-based services such as VoIP, IPTV and others. In order to secure, monitor, bill and provide excellent quality of service for these IP-based offerings, service providers must simultaneously capture, normalize and correlate IP traffic across all layers of the network. Only NarusInsight is capable of providing companies with the means to capture, normalize and correlate IP traffic at the speed required for carrier-class networks. With its patented technology and processes, Narus helps customers like AT&T, Korea Telecom, KDDI, Telecom Egypt, Saudi Telecom, France Telecom and T-Mobile in areas of network security, traffic classification and monitoring.
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