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Company makes alliance with NEC America; names Levy as CEO of LANNET.
When network pros think of Madge Networks N.V., token ring is one of the first things that comes to mind.
In order to give its gigabit line an image boost, Madge is turning its Ethernet division into a separate entity called LANNET, a Madge Networks company. The company bought Tel Aviv-based LANNET in 1995 in an effort to make the company an enterprise solutions provider.
And LANNET will have its hands full selling the line of backbone switches announced last week by the company.
Founded in 1986 as a tokenring vendor, Madge recently has floundered as Fast Ethernet and ATM have pushed aside token...