CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Riverhead Networks(tm), a leading provider of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) solutions that ensure business continuity for ISPs, data centers and large enterprises, today announced that Vivek Ragavan, president and CEO of Atrica Inc., the leader of optical Ethernet vision, technology and products for the rapidly expanding Metro networking market, has joined its board of directors.
"We are pleased to welcome Mr. Ragavan to our board," said Yuval Rachmilevitz, CEO and chairman of the board at Riverhead Networks. "As a startup that is winning business and securing significant deployments at large enterprise and service-provider environments, Riverhead is well-positioned to move to the next level. Mr. Ragavan's background as an entrepreneur and business leader makes him well-suited to help us achieve this critical step in our evolution as a company. His expertise, combined with the talents of the other board members, will help ensure Riverhead's ultimate success."
Silicon Valley Veteran
Mr. Ragavan, a veteran of numerous Silicon Valley firms, has more than 20 years of executive management experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to Atrica, Mr. Ragavan served as president and CEO of Redback Networks (Nasdaq:RBAKQ), which he joined in March 2000 through Redback's $4.3 billion acquisition of Siara Systems, where he served as the president and CEO.
Before founding Siara, Mr. Ragavan served as president of ADC Telecommunications' (Nasdaq:ADCT) Residential Broadband Group, where he ran the company's broadband communication access and transport businesses. Previously, Mr. Ragavan was vice president of Engineering at General Instrument, where he led the company's development of a leading digital video transport system. Mr. Ragavan holds a BSEE from Northwestern University and an MSEE from Cornell University.
"Anyone who follows network security is aware of the threat that DDoS and worm attacks pose to businesses," said Mr. Ragavan. "Riverhead has demonstrated that it delivers solutions today that address these threats, and I am happy to be involved with a company that serves such an important market with superior solutions. I am excited about working with Riverhead and the other board members to revolutionize the concept of Internet attack detection and mitigation."
About Riverhead Networks
Riverhead's solutions defend networks against crippling DDoS and worm attacks, securing Internet availability. By identifying and filtering out malicious traffic, the company's security systems ensure business continuity for ISPs, hosting centers and large enterprises, maintaining network and server availability for legitimate users.
Riverhead's patent-pending Multi-Verification Process (MVP) architecture automatically blocks attack packets and forwards real customer transactions, without relying on other network devices. "Dynamic diversion" enables Riverhead to redirect only traffic flowing towards a targeted resource through the Riverhead Guard to block malicious packets, maximizing scalability and reliability benefits.
Riverhead Networks is funded by Sequoia Capital, Cisco Systems, Gemini Israel Funds, Intel Capital and Koor Venture Capital. For more information about Riverhead, visit www.riverhead.com.
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