MATISSE NETWORKS EXPANDS EXECUTIVE TEAM

Prabhat Mishra Joins Matisse Networks as VP of Engineering
 
 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 22, 2008—Matisse Networks today announced the appointment of engineering expert Prabhat Mishra, 52, as Vice President of Engineering. Mishra brings over 20 years of extensive engineering management experience in developing and bringing to market networking and computer systems products.

“We are delighted to have attracted someone of Prabhat’s caliber to lead our worldwide engineering team,” said Sam Mathan, Chairman and CEO. “His proven track record of excellence in execution, and his experience with the development of leading edge networking products will be very important to us as we move into the next stage of growth. We look forward to his contributions to an exciting future for Matisse Networks.”

Mr. Mishra was most recently Senior Vice President of Engineering with Nevis Networks. Previous positions have included Vice President of Engineering at Caspian Networks and Vice President of Engineering at Alteon WebSystems, which was acquired by Nortel Networks. Mr. Mishra also held senior management positions at Sun Microsystems where he was responsible for the development of the SPARCstation product line.

About Matisse Networks
Matisse Networks is named after Henri Matisse, the famous painter known as the “Master of Color.” Like the painter, Matisse Networks is mastering the colors of light to pioneer the field of optical burst technology. Matisse Networks’ EtherBurst Packet WDM System is purpose-built for carrier and enterprise metro Ethernet optical transport networks, saving 50% of capital and operational expenses compared with legacy optical circuit systems. EtherBurst maximizes utilization of optical bandwidth and increases packet service flexibility at the lowest total cost of ownership.
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