About Us | Exaware

Born at the dawn of 2008 under the name “Compass Networks”, Exaware is, today, home to an industry-redefining Open and Disaggregated Network Operating System (NOS), with more than a decade in the making. What started out as a high-performance proprietary routing solution, which was installed in production networks of Tier-1 Service Providers, is today, a leading, cloud-based NOS in the Open and Disaggregated networking space.

When we identified the turn towards open networking in hyperscale Datacenters, we decided to port our NOS to DNX Broadcom-based equipment and pave the way for high-scale carrier networks. ExaNOS was born.

We’ve built our IP/MPLS NOS from the ground up, reliant on two key drivers – incredible scale and rich feature set.

ExaNOS cloud-based software architecture ensures resilience, seamless growth, coupled with openness to onboard third-party applications, enable Service Providers to innovate and build the smart networks of tomorrow.

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ExaWare is an early and leading contributor of the Telecom Infrastructure Project (TIP), led by global Tier-1 Telecom Service Providers from around the world

ExaNOS is designed to cater the needs of the following applications:

Access Networks

Core Networks

5G Cell Site Gateway and Mobile Backhaul

Aggregation and Provider Edge

Internet Peering and Data Center Gateway

Our Team

Leadership

Exaware was founded by people who pioneered the technology behind core routers, which power the internet nowadays. We have extensive service provider DNA, Data Center experience and the passion to achieve the technology breakthrough needed to enable a new generation of open networking products.

Itzik Zion

CEO, Founder

Itzik Zion
CEO, Founder

Joined the company in 2015, CEO since April 2016. More than 20 years’ experience in C-level executive positions in companies including RR Media, ECI Telecom (acquired by private equity funds for $1.25 billion), Motorola Israel and New Dimension Software, (acquired by BMC Software for $650 million). B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv University.

David Zelig

CTO, Founder

David Zelig
CTO, Founder

Joined the company in May 2012, CTO since 2016. More than 20 years’ experience in the computer and data communication. Was a senior system architect at Orckit/Corrigent developing DSL and Metro systems massively deployed in Japan,. David also served as product manager at Oversi Networks and later at PMC-Sierra. MBA from Tel-Aviv University and MSc. in communication theory from the Technion, Haifa. David has more than 20 patents in various fields in systems and communication.

Ben Afshari

VP Global Sales

Ben Afshari
VP Global Sales

Ben joined Exaware in 2020 as VP Sales, has been working with Communication Service Providers for nearly two decade, holding senior Sales and Business Development positions, most recently with Amdocs, where he led the Networking Transformation through NFV Orchestration solutions, helping CSPs with their cloudification journey. Before joining Amdocs, Ben served as APAC Regional Vice President of Sales at ECI Telecom, where he was instrumental in expanding and growing ECI business in Taiwan, Vietnam, and South Korea. B.Tech in Industrial Engineering and Management, Ariel University.

Jonathan Maidenberg

VP R&D

Jonathan Maidenberg
VP R&D

Joined the company in 2016 and leads the R&D team. More than 20 year of experience leading development and delivery of hardware and software products. Jonathan served as Chief Architect, and development team lead at Corning, Intel, Alvarion and Marvell Switching business unit leading development of switching/routing stack for its network processors. BSc in Electronics, Electrical and Computers Engineering from Tel-Aviv University.

Tseela Lidor

Director of Finance

Tseela Lidor
Director of Finance

Joined the company in 2012. Tseela has been a Director Of Finance at Radvision Ltd, a global public company, which traded on NASDAQ for 5 years. Prior to Radvision, she has served as Manager in a Hi-Tech and Industrial audit team at Ernst & Young. Tseela is a Certified Public Accountant (Israel) and holds a B.A. in Business Management and Accounting.

Reinhard Florin

GM of North America

Reinhard Florin
GM of North America

Reinhard joined eXaware in 2022 as General Manager of North America. He has over 25 years of experience in leading sales growth in startup to mid-tier public and private companies serving the access, edge and datacenter networking market. He was most recently GM of North America for RADWIN, previous companies include Telco Systems, DragonWave, SilverStorm Technologies, Carrier Access, Paragon Networks and AT&T. Reinhard holds an MBA from the University of South Florida and B.S. in Business Admin from Ball State University.

Tamar Hurvitz

VP HR

Tamar Hurvitz
VP HR

Joined the company in 2016. More than 20 years’ experience in wide range of Human Resource disciplines, both as an internal HR manager and as an external consultant. Prior to Exaware, she served as the Director of Human Resources of Top Image Systems, and as HR manager in Motorola Israel. She brings experience in talent and leadership development, business coaching and in facilitating organizational management workshops. Tamar is responsible for HR planning, recruitment, retention, organizational development, training, and internal communications. Tamar received an MA in Organizational Consulting and Labour Studies from Tel Aviv University.

We are on a mission to shape the Open and Smart Networks of tomorrow.

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About ExaWare

ExaNOS is designed to cater the needs of the following applications:

Our Team