SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Edgewater Networks, Inc., today announced that Douglas Wadkins has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Douglas will be responsible for strategic alliances and helping to drive the future direction of Edgewater¹s products and technology.

"We are very pleased to have Douglas join the Edgewater team," said Dave Norman, Chief Executive Officer of Edgewater Networks, Inc. "He is a proven innovator with a strong technical background, extensive industry contacts and hands-on experience in delivering networking and VoIP solutions to customers."

Douglas joined Edgewater from Cisco Systems where he held a number of positions including corporate business development and engineering and marketing roles in the voice technology area. He came to Cisco via its acquisition of Vovida Networks, a provider of call control software for IP networks utilizing an open source business model. Douglas was a member of the founding management team of Vovida. Prior to Vovida Douglas was with Aspect Communications and Nortel Networks, where he focused on leading global technical teams responsible for the company's information technology infrastructure and leading the Enterprise Networks Software Business Unit. Prior to Nortel Networks Douglas served with the United States Navy Submarine Command as an Operations Officer. He holds an MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering.

"I was impressed with Edgewater's technology, products and traction in the marketplace," said Douglas Wadkins, CTO "I'm enthusiastic about working with the Edgewater team and their customers as we bring our new technologies and products to market."

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