Former Palm, 3Com CEO Joins Voltaire

BILLERICA, Mass. -- Voltaire, a leading provider of grid backbone solutions, today announced the appointment of Eric Benhamou to the companys Board of Directors. The company also announced that Benhamou Global Ventures has made an investment in Voltaire. Mr. Benhamou is the chairman and CEO of Benhamou Global Ventures and Chairman of the Board of Directors of 3Com Corporation and Palm, Inc.

“We are delighted to have Eric Benhamou join Voltaire’s Board of Directors,” said Ronnie Kenneth, chairman and CEO of Voltaire. “Eric’s impressive background and executive management track record at some of the world’s top networking companies will be a tremendous asset to Voltaire.”

“Voltaire is a recognized leader in the high performance grid computing space,” said Benhamou. “Voltaire’s solutions are based on technology that addresses the need for efficient and cost-effective data center solutions. I look forward to working with Voltaire to help them move their business to the next level.”

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