Oct. 26, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

ATLANTA, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internap Network Services Corporation (Nasdaq: INAP), a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, today announced two new additions to its senior management team. Scott Hrastar has been named senior vice president of IP services and will be responsible for leading business, engineering and product development initiatives for the company's IP and Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services product units. Robert Minnear has been appointed vice president of engineering and will drive strategy and execution across the Internap engineering organization.

"Scott and Bobby bring to Internap a powerful combination of industry-specific experience along with a focus on driving sustainable profitability," said Internap President and CEO, Eric Cooney. "What impressed us the most was that each has a demonstrated track record of combining technical expertise with leadership skill that will enable us to bring the best possible IP services and CDN solutions to market efficiently and profitably."

Hrastar has more than 20 years of technical and management experience in the IP networking industry. Before joining Internap, he served as entrepreneur-in-residence at Georgia Tech University's Advanced Technology Development Center where he provided counsel to many early stage companies. His career includes roles of increasing responsibility in research and development as well as product and business management with global leaders in the technology, scientific and defense industries, including AirDefense Inc., where he was founder, chief technical officer, and senior vice president of product development. He also held senior roles at Hitachi Telecom, Lancope, Pathfire, and Scientific Atlanta, among others. Hrastar holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Ohio State University and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech. He holds 25 patents and currently has seven patents pending.

With nearly 20 years of experience in the IP networking and CDN industries, Minnear comes to Internap after leading engineering initiatives at Asankya, a cloud-acceleration services company. Over the course of his career, he has held numerous development and leadership positions, including overseeing the IP routing team at Ipsilon Networks, an early developer of tag switching capabilities that were the precursor to MPLS routing. He founded Springbank Networks, a startup company focused on developing CDNs for ISPs, which was later acquired by WAN application delivery leader Blue Coat Systems.