BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$299.9M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Designs, develops, manufactures and sells high-speed digital subscriber line customer premises equipment for the broadband access market. (Nasdaq: EFNT).
Board Member
Bob HoffNumber of Employees 500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing: 334119
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US Acquisition Aimed at Making Siemens a Global Leader in DSL Technology.(Efficient Networks Inc.)(Brief Article)
- 2001-04-01
German contractor Siemens Information and Communications Networks ICN Group has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Dallas, TX-based, NASDAQ-quoted EFNT Efficient Networks Inc. as part of an ongoing strategy to position itself as a leading player in the global digital subscriber...
Stock Falls for Dallas Digital Subscriber Line Equipment Maker.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2001-01-03
Jan. 4--Efficient Networks Inc., whose stock has been sent into a tailspin for months by negative announcements from customers and competitors, hit a road bump of its own making this week. The Dallas maker of digital subscriber line equipment fell more than 22 percent,...
Stock of Dallas-Based DSL Equipment Company Sinks to 52-Week Low.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-12-19
Dec. 19--Efficient Networks Inc. fell to a 52-week low Monday on investors' concerns that the digital subscriber line equipment company is experiencing a slowdown along with its peers. Efficient of Dallas, which has fallen more than 60 percent since October, closed at $14.56, down...
Leaders at Dallas-Based DSL Equipment Maker Change Posts.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-11-20
Nov. 20--Efficient Networks Inc. will appoint a new chief executive Monday to replace Mark A. Floyd, who will take the post of chairman. Bruce W. Brown, an Efficient director and chairman of Vertel Corp. of Woodland Hills, Calif., will take over day-to-day operations to give...
Dallas-Based Efficient Networks Hurt by DSL Slowdown.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-08-22
Aug. 22--Efficient Networks Inc.'s stock lost almost 11 percent of its value Monday on concerns that its biggest customer was seeing a slowdown in its rollout of digital subscriber lines. The Dallas-based DSL equipment maker ended the day at $43.97, down $5.41. The stock...
General Bandwidth and Efficient Networks to Initiate Standards-Based VoDSL Interoperability
- 2000-04-26
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Dallas-Based Modem Manufacturer to Acquire Santa Clara, Calif.-Based Firm.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-03-31
Mar. 29--Dallas-based Efficient Networks Inc. said Tuesday that it agreed to buy NetScreen Technologies Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based Internet security company, for 5.28 million shares of stock, worth about $905 million when the deal was announced. Efficient is the largest manufacturer of modems...
Pac-West Telecom Joins Efficient-Networks Dsl Partner Program
- 1999-12-01
Efficient Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFNT), a supplier of Digital Subscriber Line DSL customer premises equipment CPE, has announced that Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., a west coast integrated communications provider ICP, has joined the Efficient SpeedStream Partner ESP Program. Efficient's ESP Program is designed to enable Internet service providers ISPs, competitive local...
Dallas-Based Communications Equipment Firm to Buy California Company.
- 1999-11-23
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 23 -- Dallas-based Efficient Networks Inc. said Monday that it will buy Santa Clara, Calif.-based FlowPoint Corp. for $1.1 billion in stock. Both companies sell digital subscriber line modems and related equipment. FlowPoint's products are used...
Efficient Networks' Experiencing Significant Growth in Asian Markets; New Customers and New Positions Lead the Way for DSL Expansion in China
- 1999-11-19
DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 18, 1999-- Efficient Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFNT), a leading supplier of Digital Subscriber Line DSL customer premises equipment CPE, today announced the continued expansion into China with the recent hiring of Albert Xiaofeng GU, sales manager for the region. "We are seeing tremendous growth in the Asian...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Peterson | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Hoff | Board Member |
Bob Hoff is a General Partner with Crosspoint Venture Partners. In 1983, Mr. Hoff established the Southern California office for Crosspoint, and since that time has been involved as first round investor and Board member in a number of successful public companies, including PairGain Technologies, Efficient Networks, U.S. Web, and Com21. Prior to that, Mr. Hoff help leadership positions at Marwit Capital Corporation, a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) and General Electric Company. He is a graduate of Bucknell University, and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crosspoint Venture Partners | General Partner | Current |
| Bridgegate LLC | Current | |
| Efficient Networks, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| PairGain Technologies | Board member | Current |
| Stac | Board Member | Current |
| Miramar Venture Partners | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tarari, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aktino, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Captara Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tropian, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marwit Capital | President | Former |
| General Electric Company | Management roles | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Bucknell University | Bachelor of Science in Business Administration | Former |
| Bucknell University | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Edgewater Networks, Inc | General Partner, El Dorado Ventures | Current |
| Jigsaw Data Corp. | General Partner, El Dorado Ventures | Current |
| El Dorado Ventures | General Partner | Current |
| Skinstore, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Ecast, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Strix Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Edgewater Networks, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Jigsaw Data Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rioport.Com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Xponent Photonics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| PC Helper | Director | Current |
| Compu-Fix Inc. | Director | Current |
| Blaze Dfm | Board of Directors | Current |
| Skinstore.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| McKesson Corporation | Investor | Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Efficient Networks, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Nanosys, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Cyras Systems | Investor | Current |
| Entrisphere, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | engineering and management positions | Former |
| General Electric Company | engineering and management positions | Former |
| Cortina Systems Corporation | Board Member | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | M.B.A. Degree | Former |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | MBA | Former |
| Iowa State University | B.S.E.E. Degree | Former |
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