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Press Release
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”.
About Narus, Inc.
Narus is the leader in real-time traffic intelligence for large IP networks, and is the only company that provides security, intercept and traffic management solutions within a single, flexible system. With Narus, service providers, governments and large enterprises around the world can immediately detect, analyze, mitigate and target any unwanted, unwarranted or malicious traffic. Narus provides its customers with complete, real-time insight into all of their IP traffic from the network to the applications. Combined with the ability to enable numerous actions, Narus customers have the ability to take the most appropriate actions quickly.
Narus’ system protects and manages the largest IP networks around the world including AT&T, KT (Korea), KDDI (Japan), Telecom Egypt, Reliance (India), Saudi Telecom, US Cellular and Pakistan Telecom Authority. Narus is headquartered in Mountain View, California with regional offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.narus.com.
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