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George Mason University Deploys Colubris Solution in Campus-wide Wi-Fi Network
Colubris Selected for Reliability, Capacity, and Wi-Fi Service Breadth WALTHAM, Mass. -- Colubris Networks, the leading global provider of intelligent wireless LANs WLANs for enterprises and service providers, today announced that its award-winning solutions have been deployed campus-wide by George Mason University. Located in Virginia's technology corridor, the University's...
George Mason University deploys Colubris solution in campus-wide Wi-Fi network.(SERVICES)
Colubris Networks, a global provider of intelligent wireless LANs WLANs for enterprises and service providers, announced that its solutions have been deployed campus-wide by George Mason University. Located in Virginia's technology corridor, the university's goal is to provide ubiquitous wireless network access to its approximately...
Colubris Networks Named a Red Herring 100 Company
Colubris Networks, a pioneer of intelligent, multiservice WLAN systems, today announced that it has been named one of the Red Herring 100 Private Companies of North America -- embodying innovation, technology and strategy. Colubris' President and CEO, Barry Fougere, is presenting at the Red Herring Spring conference, May 17-19 in...
Colubris to acquire Kiwi.(News)
Colubris Networks said it has agreed to acquire Kiwi Networks, while Wireless Telecom Group Inc. said it has modified the deal to acquire Willtek Communications. Both Colubris and Kiwi are wireless LAN companies. "Integrating Kiwi's patent-protected...
Broadreach Networks selects Colubris Networks to `light up` Wi-Fi hotspots for users on the move; Broadreach Networks makes Virtual Wi-Fi networks a reality, using "Virtual AP" technology from Colubris Networks to deliver the world`s first multi
M2 PRESSWIRE-6 April 2004-Colubris Networks: Broadreach Networks selects Colubris Networks to `light up` Wi-Fi hotspots for users on the move; Broadreach Networks makes Virtual Wi-Fi networks a reality, using "Virtual AP" technology from Colubris Networks to deliver the world`s first multiple SSID compatible public Wi-Fi networkC1994-2004...
Wireless High-Tech Firm Colubris Networks Inc. Closes Multimillion-Dollar Sale.
By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 2--Colubris Networks Inc. of Waltham, which makes systems for managing WiFi high-speed wireless Internet access, said it has closed a multimillion-dollar, multi-year sale to a big Swiss provider of WiFi...
Colubris Networks and Miltope Team to Win Contract with Connexion by Boeing for Aircraft-based Wireless Connectivity.
M2 PRESSWIRE-27 November 2003-Colubris Networks: Colubris Networks and Miltope Team to Win Contract with Connexion by Boeing for Aircraft-based Wireless ConnectivityC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12012003 WALTHAM, Mass. - Connexion by Boeing, a mobile information services provider bringing high-speed Internet, data and...
Colubris Networks Offers Secure Wireless LAN Products On Titan Systems Expanded GSA Schedule #GS-35F-0444J
Colubris Networks Inc, a leading manufacturer of secure wireless LAN routers for enterprises and public area Internet access, and Titan Network Defense Services, a provider of integrated information security solutions, are pleased to announce the extension of GSA services schedule number GS-35F-0444J to include the sale of Colubris Networks range...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Trudeau | Chief Technology Officer |
| Thomas Smith | *Portfolio Responsibilities |
| Bill Seifert | Director |
| Bill Siefert | Director |
| Spencer Wong | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Canha | supports board, related activities |
| Charley Lax | Board Member |
Pierre Trudeau is an experienced R&D leader with more than 18 years of software development experience. Trudeau founded Colubris in 2000 with a team of industry-recognized software and security technologists. Building from this core, the efforts of the Colubris technology team have enabled the highly-efficient processing and packaging of a portfolio of strong security tools in a small-form-factor wireless LAN access point. Trudeau also successfully steered the company as President through its initial growth stage. Immediately prior to founding Colubris, Trudeau was the vice president of research & development at TouchTunes Digital Jukebox, a provider of secure digital music distribution technology. Prior to that, he was the Director, Advanced Communications Division of Eicon Technology Corporation, a worldwide provider of secure connectivity products for the ISDN, ADSL, VPN, and X.25 markets. Trudeau began his career in LAN protocol software development with Videoway and Philips Information Systems. He holds a M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Science from Sherbrooke University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Colubris Networks, Inc | Founder and Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Colubris Networks | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Colubris Networks | Founder | Current |
| The Wireless Event | Current | |
| Accedian Networks Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Colubris Networks, Inc | President | Former |
| Eicon Technology Corporation | Director Advanced Communications Division | Former |
| Sherbrooke University | Bachelor of Science, Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Colubris Networks | supports board, related activities | Current |
| Polatis Incorporated | supports board, related activities | Current |
| 3AM Labs, Inc. | supports board, related activities | Current |
| Prism Venture Partners | Principal | Current |
| Efne | Current | |
| Sagamore Systems, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broadwing Corporation | President | Former |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | senior position | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Senior Positions | Former |
| MCI Inc. | senior position | Former |
| Providence Equity Partners Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Walnut Venture Associates | Senior Positions | Former |
| Professional Resources & Information Systems Management Inc | Former | |
| Merrimack College | B.S. In Business | Former |
| Harvard University | C.S.S. in Technology and Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Convergence, Inc. | *Portfolio Responsibilities | Current |
| Pactolus | *Portfolio Responsibilities | Current |
| InPhonic, Inc. | *Portfolio Responsibilities | Current |
| Colubris Networks | *Portfolio Responsibilities | Current |
| Sentito Networks | *Portfolio Responsibilities | Current |
| Softrax Corporation | *Portfolio Responsibilities | Current |
| Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds | Current | |
| Sentito Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pactolus | Board of Directors | Current |
| Visual Networks | Investor | Former |
| NEXTEL Communications, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | MBA | Former |
| Elizabethtown College | B.S. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Prism Venture Partners | General Partner | Current |
| Silverback Technologies, Inc. | Current | |
| SiCortex | Director | Current |
| Green Island Associates | Director | Current |
| Colubris Networks | Director | Current |
| Sige Semiconductor, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Axsun Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Massachusetts Telecommunications Council | Member | Current |
| Wellfleet Communications | Chief Technical Officer | Former |
| Wellfleet Communications | Co-Founder | Former |
| The Agile | Founder | Former |
| Professional Resources & Information Systems Management Inc | Former | |
| Netrake Corp | Former | |
| Silverback, Ltd. | Former | |
| Interlan, Inc | Board of Directors | Former |
| DSL.net, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Telica | Director | Former |
| Michigan State University | M.S. | Former |
| Michigan State University | B.S. in Electrical Engineering | Former |
A technology investment team leader, Bill is focused on next-generation network and telecommunications technologies. He currently serves as director for AXSUN, Colubris Networks, Sagamore, SiCortex, SiGe Semiconductor and Zia Laser. Previously he served as director of DSL.net (IPO), Collation (acquired by IBM) and Telica (acquired by Lucent). Bill is an accomplished entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the data communications industry. Prior to joining the firm in 1998, he was the founder and CEO of Agile Networks, Inc., acquired by Lucent Technologies. Bill also founded and served as CTO of Wellfleet Communications, a networking technologies pioneer, which merged with Synoptics to form Bay Networks. He was a founding member of Interlan, which produced one of the industry's first successful Ethernet controllers for mini and microcomputer systems. Micom Systems acquired Interlan in 1985. Bill is an active participant in the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. from Michigan State University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sige Semiconductor, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Sagamore Systems, Inc | Director | Current |
| SiCortex | Director | Current |
| Colubris Networks | Director | Current |
| Synoptics Ltd | Cto | Former |
| Telica | Director | Former |
| Interlan, Inc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Michigan State University | M.S. | Former |
| Michigan State University | B.S. In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Outstart | Founder and Managing General Partner of Grandbanks Capital | Current |
| Nantucket Conference | Founder and Managing General Partner of Grandbanks Capital (Gbc) | Current |
| Grandbanks Capital, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Softbank Capital Partners | General Partner | Current |
| Grandbanks Capital, Inc. | Managing General Partner | Current |
| Ottawa Venture & Technology Summit | Managing General Partner, Grandbanks Capital | Current |
| Boston University School of Management | Advisor | Current |
| Bankeast Corporation | Advisor | Current |
| Incipient, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Coradiant, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Cxo Systems, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Ember Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| Colubris Networks | Board Member | Current |
| Outstart | Board of Directors | Current |
| ThirdAge, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Interliant | Investor | Current |
| Art Technology Group, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Multex Systems, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Talk City | Investor | Current |
| 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Launch Media, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| TheStreet.com, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| INVESTools Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Webhire, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| GSI Commerce, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Mainspring Communications Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Firefly Networks | Investor | Current |
| Vimac Ventures LLC | Venture Partner | Former |
| Softbank Corporation | first investment manager | Former |
| Ironside Ventures, LLC | advisor | Former |
| Vimac Ventures LLC | advisor | Former |
| Phoenix Technologies Ltd. | BIOS developer | Former |
| Boston University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grandbanks Capital, Inc. | Associate | Current |
| Colubris Networks | Investor | Current |
| Glasshouse Technologies, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Ember Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | investment banking analyst | Former |
| Williams College | actor | Former |
| Williams College | BA in Economics and Psychology | Former |
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