Chin-Cheng Wu
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In 1997, Cheng Wu founded Arrowpoint Communications
, where he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. ArrowPoint provided Web switches and Web network services (WebNS) software that allowed customers to optimize the use of the Web for e-commerce and content delivery. In April 2000, the company went public and sold to Cisco Systems
for $5.7 billion in that same year, the second largest purchase by Cisco.
Before ArrowPoint, Mr. Wu founded Arris Networks at Westford, Massachusetts
. Arris is startup that developed high-density Internet access products. Arris Networks was sold to Westford's Cascade Communications
for more than $145 million in May, 1996. When Cascade Communications acquired Arris , Wu served as Cascade's Vice President for remote access engineering.
Prior to ArrowPoint, Mr. Wu served as vice president of engineering at Xyplex, Inc., a maker of terminal servers, bridges, routers, and networking hubs based in Boxboro and Littleton, Massachusetts. He also held a number of management positions at Prime Computer/Computervision.
After ArrowPoint, Mr. Wu founded Acopia Networks, a leader in high-performance, intelligent file virtualization solutions. Acopia Networks announced it agreed to be acquired by F5 Networks
for $210M in August, 2007.
In 2007, Wu co-founded Azuki Systems, a pioneer in Web 2.0 enabled software platforms for intelligent end points utilizing mobile broadband infrastructure.
Mr. Wu was named to InteractiveWeek Magazines "Top 25 Unsung Heroes of the Internet" list in 2000 and named the Key Industry Player by Massachusetts Telecom Council in 2002.
Chin-Cheng Wu graduated from Taiwan
ese National Chiao Tung University
with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1972. He also holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Indiana University
at Bloomington, Indiana.
ArrowPoint
ArrowPoint Communications was a leading provider of content switches that speed up the transmission of web content.It was founded in 1997 by Cheng Wu and was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2000 for $5.7 billion.-External links:*...
, where he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. ArrowPoint provided Web switches and Web network services (WebNS) software that allowed customers to optimize the use of the Web for e-commerce and content delivery. In April 2000, the company went public and sold to Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
for $5.7 billion in that same year, the second largest purchase by Cisco.
Before ArrowPoint, Mr. Wu founded Arris Networks at Westford, Massachusetts
Westford, Massachusetts
Westford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,951 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally a part of neighboring Chelmsford, West Chelmsford soon grew large enough to sustain its own governance, and was officially incorporated as Westford on September 23,...
. Arris is startup that developed high-density Internet access products. Arris Networks was sold to Westford's Cascade Communications
Cascade Communications
Cascade Communications was a Westford, Massachusetts based manufacturer of communications equipment.-Product:Cascade made a compact Frame Relay and Asynchronous Transfer Mode communication switches that were sold to telecommunication service providers worldwide...
for more than $145 million in May, 1996. When Cascade Communications acquired Arris , Wu served as Cascade's Vice President for remote access engineering.
Prior to ArrowPoint, Mr. Wu served as vice president of engineering at Xyplex, Inc., a maker of terminal servers, bridges, routers, and networking hubs based in Boxboro and Littleton, Massachusetts. He also held a number of management positions at Prime Computer/Computervision.
After ArrowPoint, Mr. Wu founded Acopia Networks, a leader in high-performance, intelligent file virtualization solutions. Acopia Networks announced it agreed to be acquired by F5 Networks
F5 Networks
F5 Networks, Inc. is a networking appliances company. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and has development and marketing offices worldwide. It originally manufactured and sold some of the very first load balancing products...
for $210M in August, 2007.
In 2007, Wu co-founded Azuki Systems, a pioneer in Web 2.0 enabled software platforms for intelligent end points utilizing mobile broadband infrastructure.
Mr. Wu was named to InteractiveWeek Magazines "Top 25 Unsung Heroes of the Internet" list in 2000 and named the Key Industry Player by Massachusetts Telecom Council in 2002.
Chin-Cheng Wu graduated from Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese National Chiao Tung University
National Chiao Tung University
National Chiao Tung University is a public university located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious and selective universities in Taiwan and is renowned for its research and teaching excellence in electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, management, and...
with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1972. He also holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
at Bloomington, Indiana.