SUNNYVALE, CA, Apr 05, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –Infinera (NASDAQ:INFN, news, filings) announced today that Michael Frendo has joined as Vice President of Architecture to lead the development and implementation of long-term architectural direction at the company.
Mr. Frendo joins Infinera after a series of senior architectural and engineering roles at leading companies including Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, McDATA Corp and Avaya. Mr. Frendo played leading roles in product strategy, direction, and engineering at these companies. At Cisco in the 1990s, he played a significant role in Cisco’s decision and execution of its strategic focus on Internet Protocol technologies, including IP voice and IP video.
“Infinera has world-class technologies in a variety of areas including photonic integration and system design,” commented Michael Frendo. “With the disruptive power of photonic integration technology, Infinera has the opportunity to become a major force in this industry and I am excited to join such an outstanding organization.”
“In the five years since we began shipping our product, Infinera has made an enormous impact on the industry,” commented Infinera CEO Tom Fallon. “Michael’s vision and skills will be a valuable asset as we grow further and develop and broaden the company’s product portfolio.”
About Infinera Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications carriers worldwide. Infinera’s systems are unique in their use of a breakthrough semiconductor technology: the photonic integrated circuit (PIC). Infinera’s systems and PIC technology are designed to provide customers with simpler and more flexible engineering and operations, faster time-to-service, and the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated services without reengineering their optical infrastructure. For more information, please visit http://www.infinera.com/.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on information available to Infinera as of the date hereof; and actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Infinera’s expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including that Infinera has world-class technologies in a variety of areas including photonic integration and system design; that the disruptive power of photonic integration technology, Infinera has the opportunity to become a major force in this industry; that Infinera has made an enormous impact on the industry; and that Mr. Frendo’s vision and skills will be a valuable asset as to grow further and develop and broaden the company’s product portfolio. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as “anticipated,” “believed,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and “would” or similar words. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include aggressive business tactics by our competitors, our dependence on a single product, our ability to protect our intellectual property, claims by others that we infringe their intellectual property, and our ability to respond to rapid technological changes, and other risks that may impact any of the group’s business are set forth in their annual reports on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010, as well as subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are based on information available to us as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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