Accept Software, a Fremont, CA based developer of product planning software tools, named Bryan Plug as President and CEO.

Agilent Technologies, a Santa Clara, CA based developer of communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis technologies, named Neil Cook as VP and Director of the Molecular Technology Laboratory. Cook was formerly VP for research and business development and chief scientific officer of the Life and Analytical Sciences division at PerkinElmer.

Certeon, a Burlington, MA based provider of computer networking applications, named Lance Urbas as VP of Engineering. Urbas was formerly VP of Sales at StoredIQ.

Covad, a San Jose, CA based provider of voice and data communications services, named Justin Spencer as CFO. Spencer was formerly VP of Finance at Covad.

Hitachi Data Systems, a Santa Clara, CA based data storage unit of Japanese consumer electronics giant Hitachi, named John Mansfield as SVP of Global Solutions Strategy and Development, and Brian Householder as SVP of Business Development and Planning. Mansfield was formerly VP of Product Management at Hitachi Data Systems. Householder was formerly Senior Director of Business Development at Hitachi Data Systems. .

Kidaro, a Redwood City, CA based developer of desktop virtualization software, named Kevin Brown as President and CEO. Brown was formerly an executive at Decru.

LinkedIn, a Mountain View, CA based operator of an online business network that includes more than 11 million professionals, named Steve Sordello as CFO. Sordello was formerly CFO at TiVo.

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