Technology Industry Veteran, John R. Harris, Leads International Wireless Internet Solutions Corp., Ztango.com / Harris Launches International Organization From
16.12.1999, 07:21
RESTON, Va. (PROTEXT) - Ztango.com Inc. -- a pioneer indeveloping wireless Internet services for mobile operators,content providers and corporations -- today announced theappointment of John R. Harris as President and CEO. Ztango.com'sproven software solutions enable the delivery of Internet-basedservices to today's installed base of digital wireless phones,and tomorrow's WAP-enabled smart phones. Harris leads a newly integrated organization poised tocapitalize on explosive growth in the wireless Internet marketthrough value-added software applications, and a proven platformused by over 30 clients in Europe and Asia, acquired through themerger of several Finnish wireless telecommunications technologyfirms. Harris is a 25-year information technology andtelecommunications executive who, as President of Electronic DataSystems' Communications Industry business units, aggressivelygrew EDS' telecoms practice into an $850 million business with astaff of 5,000 that delivered customer care, systems integrationand development/consulting services to clients in 22 countries. "The wireless Internet industry is the fastest-growing segmentof the global telecommunications market, with year-2003projections calling for nearly 1 billion cellular/PCS subscribersand $1 trillion in revenue from mobile commerce applications.Ztango.com provides key enabling technology to allow wireless-to-Internet connectivity and service delivery, as well as a spectrumof value-added applications for delivering content, informationand productivity services," said John Harris, Ztango.comPresident and CEO. "Ztango.com's dual-mode technology and applications letservice providers and corporations immediately capitalize on thisopportunity by giving end- users the services they demand --including personalized information, corporate intranet access,mobile office services and m-commerce -- with a built-inmigration path for WAP-enabled devices. "Our business proposition for those who want to maximize theirwireless investments is simple: In a matter of weeks, we canenable your network to deliver Internet-based services to aninstalled base of over 200 million users today, and to futureusers of WAP-enabled devices. There is no need to wait toincrease your revenues, build your subscriber base, expand thereach of your marketing channels, or to give your mobile workersan extra competitive edge in the field," Harris said. The Ztango.com platform supports Global Standard for Mobile(GSM), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Code DivisionMultiple Access (CDMA) networks. The platform works with current-generation digital handsets including those manufactured byNokia, Ericsson, Motorola, and Siemens, and works with newerphones equipped with browsers and operating systems includingPhone.com's UP.Browser, MS Windows, Symbian and EPOC, amongothers. Ztango.com is a pioneer in the development and implementationof software technology that is enabling the convergence of thewireless and Internet worlds. The company was the 8th member tojoin the WAP Forum, and its technology supports the WAP standardthat is expected to be the basis for the next generation ofwireless Internet-enabled phones. Ztango.com is based in Reston,Va., with a 70-employee European technology center located inHelsinki, Finland. ots Original Text Service: Ztango.comInternet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Darian Germain ofZtango.com,(USA) 703-437-4422 ext. 107, or mobile: 703-371-3381or email: darian.germain@ztango.com Web site:http://www.ztango.com
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