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James R. Long

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James R. Long has been an independent business consultant since 1999. He retired in 1999 as executive vice president of Nortel Networks Corporation and president of Nortel Enterprise Solutions. Between 1991 and 1999, Mr. Long was the president of various business units at Nortel Networks, including Asia Pacific, Nortel World Trade, and the Enterprise Solutions group. Prior to joining Nortel, Mr. Long held a variety of senior executive positions with IBM Corporation and Rolm Company, an IBM and Siemens joint venture. He currently serves on the board of directors of 3Com Corporation and the Polynesian Cultural Center. Mr. Long currently serves on Cypress's Sales & Marketing Advisory Board.


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