Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 10, 2002

Alan Skidmore – Troika Networks Inc

ALAN SKIDMORE is President and CEO of Troika Networks, Inc., a venture- backed private company offering innovative standards-based storage networking solutions to address the growing demands of enterprise data centers. Mr. Skidmore joined Troika in February 2000. Under his direction, the company has emerged to become a recognized innovator in the rapidly growing storage networking market. Mr. Skidmore is a computer industry executive with over 20 years of progressive experience at high-technology companies in the data storage, systems, and software market segments. Prior to Troika, he held executive positions at Compaq Computer Corporation and BMC Software. During his 12-year tenure at Compaq, he became a leader in the data storage technology business, eventually running a product development organization generating multi- billion-dollar annual revenues. Mr. Skidmore started his professional career at Texas Instruments, Inc. He graduated with honors from Kansas State University, earning a BS in Computer Science. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a history and overview of Troika Networks?

Mr. Skidmore: Troika Networks was founded in 1998 on a vision of

building innovative standards-based storage networking