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Prior to starting Brix Networks in July 1999, Tom Pincince was the founder of New Oak Communications, a pioneering leader in extranet VPN switches. In 1998, New Oak was acquired by Bay Networks (now Nortel Networks) to create the Contivity Extranet Switch product family. Previously, as an industry analyst, Pincince was director of Forrester Research's Network Strategy Service where he focused on the commercial use of the Internet, and defined the market for corporate intranets and the possibilities of private data services over the public Internet. Pincince was one of the first high-tech analysts to subsequently leave an industry research and consulting firm to start his own company. Earlier in his career, he held various marketing and engineering positions of increasing responsibility at several Boston-area technology companies. Pincince is a member of the Massachusetts Network Communications Council's Board of Directors, and was selected as a finalist for Ernst & Young's 2003 New England Entrepreneur of The Year Award. Additionally, he was named by the editors of the Boston Business Journal to that publication's Fifth Annual "40 Under 40" list in 2002 as one of the region's 40 best and brightest business and civic leaders who are all less than 40-years-old. Pincince holds a ScB. with Honors from Brown University. | 