MOBIDIA NAMES CHARLIE NIEMAN VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE SALES
20 Year Sales Veteran to Lead Expansion of Company's Multimedia Services Solution for Wireless Carriers
VANCOUVER, B.C. Canada March 07, 2007
Mobidia Technology, Inc., (www.mobidia.com), a mobile content performance management company, announced today that Charlie Nieman has joined the company as vice president of worldwide sales. Nieman's top priority at Mobidia will be to help build and strengthen relationships with tier-one carriers in North America and Europe. As Mobidia grows, Nieman will lead the expansion of sales and support teams that can scale at a global level. Nieman reports directly to Gary Tauss, president and CEO of Mobidia.
Nieman brings to Mobidia more than twenty years of sales experience, having held executive positions with industry leaders such as Copper Mountain Networks, Ramp Networks, Madge Networks, and Zenith Data Systems.
"Mobidia has a group of extremely talented and committed people. It's in the right market at the right time, with not only the vision but also the key ingredients to make an impact on how carriers will deliver mobile content in the near future," said Nieman. "I joined Mobidia to help make the company's vision a reality. Mobidia is about delivering multimedia wireless services that generate revenue for carriers and provide the best possible user experience to mobile subscribers. I share this vision with Mobidia, and I welcome the opportunity to help the company grow."
"Charlie has a strong track record and experience leading the sales efforts of start-ups focused on delivering new problem-solving technology to the market. This expertise is very compatible with what Mobidia is doing today," said Tauss. "Charlie thrives on managing his team and on understanding customer requirements and delivering solutions they want. Working with large carriers, building relationships, solving problems, and growing a field sales and support team are areas that are important to Mobidia and tasks Charlie has executed with great success in the past. I'm confident that Charlie's experience and skills are right for Mobidia."
Most recently, Nieman was the vice president of worldwide sales at Copper Mountain Networks, a provider of digital subscriber line networking systems. Prior to joining Copper Mountain Networks, Nieman was the director of carrier and ISP sales at Ramp Networks, a small-office router manufacturer that was acquired by Nokia. Nieman has also served as the director of sales for Madge Networks, a global supplier of enterprise WLAN management and security technology, and vice president of North American sales at Zenith Data Systems. Nieman holds a BBA from the University of Cincinnati.
About Mobidia Technology Inc.
Mobidia Technology, Inc., develops and sells IP traffic management software for monitoring, managing, and monetizing wireless data streams to and from smartphones and laptops. The company's innovative and award-winning,
.wave™ (dot wave) solution enables wireless operators to enhance their mobile data network by understanding and managing their user data streams on a per application, per service, and per network basis. Mobidia is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information, visit
www.mobidia.com or call (604) 304-8640.
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Mobidia Technology, Inc.
Sales Contact:
Allan Larmour
VP of Business Development
Email: al.larmour@mobidia.com
Phone: +1 604.304.8640 Ext. 100
Media Contact:
Jill Koehler
Email: jill.koehler@mobidia.com
Phone: +1 604.304.8640 Ext. 136
For all other inqueries about Mobidia Technology, Inc., please call +1 604 304 8640, fax +1 604 304 8447, or email via
info@mobidia.com. For additional information, visit
www.mobidia.com.
