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Ascend Communications
COMPANY
Founded by Rob Ryan in 1989. The company acquired Cascade Communications for $3.7B in 1997 and Stratus Computer in 1998 for $822M. Ascend was itself acquired by Lucent in 1999 for $24B.
Industry: Network Equipment
Ticker: NASDAQ:ASND (defunct)
Corporate headquarters: Alameda, CA
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Betsy S. Atkins |
Business |
c. 1955 |
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Venture capitalist |
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Betsy S. Atkins |
Business |
c. 1955 |
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Venture capitalist |
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