EarthLink's New Edge Networks names president
EarthLink has named Linda Beck as president of New Edge Networks, its business network company.
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EarthLink named Linda Beck on Tuesday as president of New Edge Networks, its business network company. Beck, who was an executive vice president of EarthLink and general manager of EarthLink Business Solutions, has been interim president of New Edge Networks since August.
Prior to joining Internet service provider EarthLink, Beck was a vice president of engineering at ISPs Netcom and MindSpring, which merged with EarthLink in 2000. New Edge Networks is a wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink.