SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Atrica Inc., a new company that aims to be the leading provider of Optical Ethernet equipment for the $15 billion Metro networking market, today announced the addition of Hagi Schwartz, a former CFO for CheckPoint Software, to its management team. Schwartz joins Atrica as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Schwartz brings more than ten years of experience in financial administration, control and reporting to Atrica, having held the CFO position for a number of high technology companies, including both start-ups and larger, publicly-held organizations.

"Hagi Schwartz rounds out the experienced team we have put together in sales, marketing, business development and engineering, and will help us reach the next stage in the company's evolution," commented Avinoam Rubinstain, president and CEO of Atrica. "We are pleased to have someone with Hagi's expertise on board."

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