BEDFORD, Mass. -- Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT - News), the leader in session delivery network solutions, today announced that Steven Aulds has joined the company as senior vice president of engineering and Dino DiPalma has been named chief operating officer. Both Aulds and DiPalma will report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Ory. Additionally, Pat MeLampy, chief technology officer and co-founder, will now work with Mr. Ory full-time to chart the company's long-term technology strategy.

"Acme Packet's global leadership in creating and delivering proven session delivery network solutions is a testament to our world-class engineering, sales, services, and manufacturing organizations," said Mr. Ory. "As we continue to capitalize on the rapidly expanding opportunity in front of us, we will benefit tremendously from the rich experience and results-focused approaches that both Steve and Dino bring."

Acme Packet Inc. (Nasdaq: APKT)