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Home > Press Releases > 2006 Press ReleaseCantata Technology Appoints Andrew Bezaitis Senior Vice President, Business DevelopmentAccomplished Veteran Communications Technology Executive to Drive Strategic Business Development and Industry Partnership Initiatives NEEDHAM, Mass. – July 10, 2006 -- Cantata Technology™, the world’s leading independent provider of enabling communications technology, announced today the appointment of Andrew “Andy” Bezaitis to the position of senior vice president, business development. Effective immediately, Mr. Bezaitis will lead all Cantata business development and strategic partner initiatives, with an emphasis on establishing mutually beneficial relationships with industry-leading organizations in the carrier and enterprise markets. Cantata Technology was established in 2006 through the combination of Excel Switching Corporation and Brooktrout Technology®. Prior to joining Cantata, Mr. Bezaitis served as founder and chief executive officer of Apopleo, Inc., a Chicago-based consultancy that specializes in simplifying the deployment and management of IP networks and services for enterprise customers and service providers. Mr. Bezaitis also served as founder and chief executive officer of Cambia Networks, a firm that developed business critical wireless infrastructure products for the CDMA and GSM marketplace. In addition, Mr. Bezaitis has held senior management positions at 3COM Corporation, Motorola, Inc., RovingIP.net, Inc., and IIT Research Institute. Mr. Bezaitis has authored several wireless data networking white papers, and is a frequent speaker at industry trade events and regularly provides expert commentary to influential industry publications and journals. A prolific innovator, Mr. Bezaitis has been awarded nine United States patents for various technologies including, but not limited to, mobile Internet protocol (IP), point-to-point protocol (PPP) connection, wireless networking authentication, and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). “Andy Bezaitis has a rare combination of extreme technical and business knowledge with a track record of successful development, deployment and proliferation of innovative communications solutions,” said Marc Zionts, chief executive officer, Cantata Technology. “Andy is a welcome addition to Cantata’s senior management team, and I am confident that he will have an immediate impact as the company builds upon its position as the world’s leading provider of enabling communications hardware and software.” "When Brooktrout and Excel Switching combined to form Cantata Technology earlier this year, the company immediately became one of the most visible and promising companies in the enabling communications technology market,” said Andy Bezaitis, senior vice president, business development, Cantata Technology, Inc. “I look forward to being a key contributor to Cantata’s future success, by forging solid, productive relationships with major industry players and key technology partners around the globe." Mr. Bezaitis holds a BS EE from Carnegie Mellon University, an MS EE from Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from The University of Chicago. About Cantata Technology ### Cantata, Cantata Technology, Brooktrout Technology and the stylized logo with and without the term Cantata Technology are trademarks or registered trademarks of EAS Group, Inc., the parent company of Cantata Technology, Inc., or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks mentioned in the above text are the property of their respective owners. NOTE TO EDITORS: Photographs of Mr. Bezaitis are available upon request.
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