Short Take: Next Level CEO joins Linux firm's board
Next Level Communications chief executive Pete Keeler has joined the board of Penguin Computing, a manufacturer of Linux computers. The addition will help Penguin increase its sales more quickly to those building Internet infrastructure, Penguin CEO Sam Ockman said in a statement. Next Level Communications offers high-speed networking to enable the transmission of voice, data and video information on fiber-optic lines.
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Next Level Communications chief executive Pete Keeler has joined the board of
Penguin Computing, a manufacturer of Linux computers. The addition will
help Penguin increase its sales more quickly to those building Internet
infrastructure, Penguin CEO Sam Ockman said in a statement. offers high-speed
networking to enable the transmission of voice, data and video information
on fiber-optic lines.