Misha Nossik joins AFORE Solutions as Chief Technology Officer

Executive team strengthened with additional cloud computing and virtualization expertise

OTTAWA, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ - AFORE Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of cloud computing and Ethernet software solutions, announced the appointment of Misha Nossik as Chief Technology Officer.  Mr. Nossik is a successful serial entrepreneur, experienced development manager and recognized virtualization technology leader. Bringing more than 20 years of successful technology leadership and a deep passion for cloud computing, Misha will drive product innovation and technical design for AFORE's  CloudLink™ cloud computing and virtualization portfolio.

"Misha is an exceptional and proven leader with the proficiency and experience to further advance AFORE's Cloud computing portfolio," said Alex Berlin, AFORE's president and CEO. "We look forward to Misha driving the technical direction of CloudLink to enable Enterprise customers the ability to overcome three main cloud deployment issues - security, management and optimization."

"Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is an extremely attractive proposition for enterprise IT. IaaS presents significant disruption and serious challenges to IT executive in the form of extending the security perimeter outside of the enterprise and deploying and managing the virtualized workloads in the cloud," stated Misha Nossik.  "I am excited to be part of the team that will address these issues and make the IaaS a viable solution for today's enterprise CIO's." 

Prior to AFORE,  Misha  served as EVP and Chief Strategy Officer of SIMtone, a pioneering cloud computing company focused on desktop virtualization.  Misha joined SIMtone through its acquisition of Thintropy (a company he founded in 2004).  Prior to SIMtone, Mr. Nossik spent two years with IDT Inc., following its acquisition of Solidum (a company where he was CEO and co-founded in 1997). During his tenure at IDT, Misha was the Chairman of the Network Processing Forum (NPF), the industry special interests group, promoting the standardization and use of Network Processors.  Misha's experience also includes R&D and product management positions with Skystone (acquired by Cisco), Timestep (acquired by Newbridge/Alcatel), Gandalf Technologies, RAD Data Communications and the Academy of Sciences in Moscow.

About AFORE:

AFORE is a leading provider of cloud networking and Ethernet software solutions. Our unique blend of CloudLink™ virtualization software, ASE3300 networking appliance and InterPort™ Ethernet software solutions enable enterprise, service providers and networking solutions providers to accelerate innovation and deployment of advanced networking applications. For more information on AFORE's award winning products and technology visit: www.aforesolutions.com.

SOURCE AFORE Solutions Inc.