Five years ago: New Bay boss wants to steady the boat

First published 9 May, 1997.

Bay Networks is planning a return to the big time with a steady as she goes policy that rides on the back of an Internet-inspired surge in the networking market, its new boss told visitors to the Networld+Interop show in Las Vegas this week.

David House, recently installed president, CEO and chairman of Bay, said the firm will concentrate on core growth areas such as switching, service provider equipment, remote access and network management. House, an ex-Intel executive, said he wants Bay to focus on "adaptive networking", that is, getting the most juice out of current network infrastructures rather than pursuing exotic blue sky projects.