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Octel Communications (Stock symbol: OCTL ) Acquired by Lucent Technologies (1997 $ 1,800,000,000)

1001 Murphy Ranch Road
Milpitas, CA 95035
USA
(408)-321-2000

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Company Summary

Management Team

Management

Finance: Bruce Ryan; Jim Engel

Technology: George de la Fuente (5/31/1994)

HR: Roberta Birge

General Counsel/Legal: Derek Dailey

Former Employees: Alan Newman

; Alexander J. Gray

; Allan W. White

; Arthur Hsiao

; Ayyappan Sankaran

; Barbara Baker; Ben Kiker

; Bill Dumont

; Brad Mack

; Bret Sewell

; Brian Fuller

; Brian Thompson

; Bridget Warwick

; Bruce M. Bales

; C. Reid Thomas

; Carlton O'Neal

; Carol Snell

; Catherine McMahon; Charles Levine

; Chris Fowler

; Chris Thompson; Cree A. Edwards; David Budd; Diane Deutsch

; Diane Pewitt

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Board

Outside board: (May no longer be on the board) John Freidenrich (Bay Partners); Robert C. Hawk (US West); Alan Kessman (ISOETEC Communications); Dag Tellefsen (Glenwood Ventures); Eric Young (Canaan Partners)

Company

Business description: Octgel Communications designs, manufacture, markets, voice processing systems sold primarily to large corporate customers and providers of voice information systems.

Customers include: GE; HP; Pepsi; McDonalds; Prudential

Partners include: HP; Microsoft

Capital

Rounds: 4

Capital raised: 19.0M

Ownership: Acquired by Lucent Technologies (1997 $ 1,800,000,000)

Stock Symbol: OCTL

VCs include: Bay Partners; Canaan Partners; Charter Life Sciences; Dali, Hook Partners; Menlo Ventures; Oak Investment Partners; Sigma Partners

Angels/other VCs: Alan Kessman (Isotec); Jim McDivitt (NASA)

Corporate investors: HP

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Overview

Sector: Communications

Year Founded: 1981

Headcount: 2001-3000

Rounds: 4

Capital Raised: 19.0M

Ownership: Acquired by Lucent Technologies (1997 $ 1,800,000,000)

Stock Symbol: OCTL