BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Developing optical IP switching systems.

Number of Employees 174
Contact Information

1300 Omega Dr

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205

www.laurelnetwo...

1 412 809 4342

NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Don Pyle CEO
Atul Bansal President and COO
Gary Mitcheltree Vice President of Finance
Gerald Degrace Vice President of Product Management
Robert Warden Vice President of Engineering
Stephen Vogelsang Vice President of Marketing and Product Management
Thomas Schmidtt Vice President of Emea Operations for Laurel Networks
Tony Scarfo Executive Vice President & General Manager, Networking Division
Dimitris Varotsis co-founder
Jeffrey Prem co-founder
Robert Rennison co-founder
Pat Duegaw
Betsy Atkins Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Fred Wang Board of Directors
Peter Barris Board of Directors
Tim Weingarten Board of Directors

Don Pyle has more than 25 years experience with emerging and successful network technology companies. Don was CEO of Laurel Networks, where he raised late stage venture funding, built a sales organization tripling revenue within a year, and then positioned the company for acquisition by ECI Telecom. As Juniper Network's first sales person he helped grow the business from pre-revenue to over $887 million in four years, one of the fastest revenue growths in total dollars in that market, and was promoted to vice president of North American Sales. He managed several hundred sales professionals and systems engineers and was responsible for an operation with $360 million in revenue. Don also held successful sales management roles spanning a variety of companies at different stages of growth, including StrataCom and Cisco Systems. Don holds a BSBA, Business Administration, from the University of Delaware.

Organization Position Status
Netcordia, Inc. CEO Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. CEO Current
Case Communications LLC Former
University of Delaware Bsba Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Timesys Corporation CEO Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. CEO Former
ECI Telecom Ltd. Chief Operating Officer Former
ECI Telecom Ltd. Vice President of Marketing Former
Laurel Networks, Inc. Founder Former
Indian Institute of Technology BS Degree In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Pepperweed Vice President, Finance Current
ECI Telecom Ltd. Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Vice President of Finance Former
Ariba, Inc. Manager Former
FORE Systems, Inc. Assistant Corporate Controller Former

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. Vice President of Product Management Current

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. Vice President of Engineering Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Co-Founder Current

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. Vice President of Marketing and Product Management Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Co-Founder Former
FORE Systems, Inc. Senior Director of Strategic Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. Vice President of Emea Operations for Laurel Networks Current

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. Executive Vice President & General Manager, Networking Division Current
The Juniper Former
Seton Hall University Masters of Business Administration Former
Manhattan College Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. co-founder Current
ECI Telecom Ltd. Director of Network Systems Software Former
FORE Systems, Inc. principal engineer Former

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. co-founder Current
ECI Telecom Ltd. Director of System Services Software Former
FORE Systems, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. co-founder Current
ECI Telecom Ltd. Director of Routing and Signaling Software Former
FORE Systems, Inc. principal engineer Former
ATM Forum Former

Organization Position Status
Laurel Networks, Inc. Current
FORE Systems, Inc. Manufacturing Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Avansis Ventures, LLC Special Limited Partner Current
Stanford University Guest Lecturer Current
Florida International University Board of Directors Current
Iti Solutions Board of Directors Current
UTStarcom, Inc. Director Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Director Current
Polycom, Inc. Director Current
Ascend Communications Co-Founder Former
University of Massachusetts Amherst BA Former

Organization Position Status
Trinity Ventures General Partner Current
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Board Member Current
Netcordia, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Leader Ventures Board of Directors Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Clearleap Board of Directors Current
Langtech Board of Directors Current
Netrake Corp Director Current
Avaak, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nokeena Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tut Systems, Inc. Investor Current
Aruba Networks, Inc. Investor Current
Netrake Corp Investor Current
Orative Corporation Investor Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Investor Current
Modulus Video, Inc. Investor Current
Clarus Systems, Inc. Investor Current
Spectrum Equity Investors Partner Former
Intuit, Inc. software engineer Former
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Team Member Former
Intuit, Inc. New Technologies Group Former
National Association of Corporate Directors Board Member Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Stanford University M.S. In Industrial Engineering Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Stanford University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
Harvard University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
The Brookings Institution Trustee Current
Boingo Unlimited Current
eCommerce Industries, Inc. Chairman Current
Spectrum Printing Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Broadview Networks Board of Directors Current
Innerworkings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vonage Holdings Corporation Board of Directors Current
The-Industries Board of Directors Current
Insight World Group Limited Board of Directors Current
Mid-Atlantic Venture Association Board of Directors Current
Applied Graphics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Boingo Wireless, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Venture Philanthropy Partners Board of Directors Current
Graphography, Ltd Board of Directors Current
Legent Corporation President Former
Legent Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
Legent Corporation Senior Vice President Former
GE Information Services General Manager Former
Morino Institute Founder Former
Dartmouth College Tuck School Former
Eziba, Inc. Former
Mobius Management Systems, Inc. Former
Innerworkings, Inc. Former
UUNET Technologies Former
Datacore Software Corporation Former
Lycos, Inc. Former
Morino Institute Chairman Former
Venture Philanthropy Partners Chairman Former
eCommerce Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Dartmouth College Masters In Business Administration Former
Northwestern University Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering Former
Northwestern University Degree Former
Dartmouth College Degree Former

Tim joined Worldview in January 2000 from Robertson Stephens and Company where he worked in equity research and focused on the telecom and networking equipment sectors. Tim's investments for Worldview are directed at the intersection of broadband, mobile and the Internet. Tim is a board member of Cogent Communications (NSAD: CCOI), Force10 Networks, Ooma Inc., Zoove Inc. and Visage Mobile. Previously, he was an investor in Avvenu (aquired by Motorola), Laurel Networks (aquired by ECI Telecom) and Movaz Networks (acquired by Adva Optical Inc.). Tim holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Mvne General Partner, Worldview Technology Partner Current
Agistics, Inc General Partner, Worldview Technology Partner Current
Worldview Technology Partners Principal Former
Agistics, Inc Executive Chairman Current
Ooma Board Member Current
Cogentcommunications.Com Board of Directors Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Butterfly LLC Board of Directors Current
Avvenu Inc Board Member Current
Movaz Networks Board Member Current
Force10 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Robertson, Stephens & Company Telecom Equipment research group Former
University of Pennsylvania B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Former
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