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Ortiva Appoints Marc Zionts as CEO(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Ortiva Wireless, a provider of rich mobile content, announced that Marc J. Zionts has joined its executive team as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Zionts will be responsible for directing Ortiva s growth initiatives as the company expands its market share in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to joining Ortiva, Zionts was CEO of FastMobile, where he was responsible for the company s sale to Research in Motion (RIM). The Board of Directors selected Marc based on his impressive track record of leading companies to the next level, said Saurabh Srivastava, member of the Ortiva Board of Directors and a General Partner of Artiman Ventures. Marc s strong leadership skills, vast industry expertise and innate ability to quickly recognize what s best for a company s bottom line will be invaluable assets to our management team. We look forward to Marc s strategic contributions as Ortiva continues to help its growing customer base of carriers and content providers deliver dynamic, high quality mobile video to subscribers. Zionts has more than twenty years of executive and entrepreneurial experience focused on emerging technology in high-growth markets. In addition to his role at FastMobile, he served as CEO of Cantata Technology, developer of IP communications platforms, which was sold to Dialogic. Zionts was also CEO of Westell Technologies, provider of broadband products, gateways and conferencing services. Mobile video offers a huge market opportunity, yet presents tremendous technical challenges for carriers and content providers alike, said Zionts. Put quite simply, it s extremely difficult to combine good looking video with efficient network utilization in a wireless environment. Ortiva s ability to ensure predictability over an unpredictable medium enables delivery of high quality live and on-demand content, creating a huge advantage for our customers. I m excited to be leading the company during this pivotal period of growth. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |