Chelmsford, MA - December 05, 2002 - Acopia Networks, the venture-funded startup delivering next generation web services infrastructure, announced today the promotion of Michael J. Soha to the position of Vice President of Engineering. In this role Mr. Soha will provide executive and technical leadership to the Acopia Engineering organization as Acopia delivers first in class solutions.
Mr. Soha (a founder of Acopia Networks) previously held the role of Director of Software where he was instrumental in building Acopia's world class engineering organization and delivering on initial engineering milestones. Mr. Soha has over 20 years of computer networking and systems design and development experience. Before joining Acopia, Mr. Soha was VP of Engineering at StarBurst Software (which was acquired by Adero), a provider of highly scalable content distribution applications. Prior to Starburst Mr. Soha was VP, Engineering at Raptor Systems, which went public in 1996 and was subsequently acquired by Symantec. Mr. Soha started his career at Digital Equipment Corporation where he worked on a variety of networking efforts including MAC bridging, IEEE 802 standards development, DEChub900 SmartHub and several computer network advanced development projects.
"Mike Soha is a proven engineering leader, with a track record of delivery", commented Christopher Lynch, President and CEO of Acopia Networks. "His leadership and contagious intensity has ignited the Acopia engineering organization."
"As one of the founders and an industry veteran, Mike brings to this position both his technical knowledge as well as understanding of Acopia's strategic vision", said Cheng Wu, Chairman of the Acopia Board of Directors.
"It is a pleasure to be a member of such a high powered team," said Mr. Soha. "Acopia has assembled a very focused and talented staff of engineers and I am thrilled with the opportunity to lead the engineering organization. This development team coupled with our market vision sets Acopia apart from the rest of pack."
Mr. Soha earned his bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering/Communication Systems from University of New Hampshire, Durham NH. Mr. Soha is the author of several articles published in IEEE Network Magazine and holds the patent for remote monitoring (RMON).
Acopia Networks, headquartered in Lowell, MA, is the innovator of Adaptive Resource Networking platforms that provide a new foundation for intelligently managing the global distribution of data. Acopia's switches hide the "back end" complexity from users and increase the utilization of today's resources. The company was founded in 2002 by industry visionary and serial entrepreneur Cheng Wu and a team of talented engineers from companies such as Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), EMC (NYSE: EMC), Network Appliance (NASDAQ: NTAP) and others throughout the high technology industry.
Contact:
Joe Wisniewski
Acopia Networks, Inc.
978-513-2979
jwisniewski@acopia.com