[0] Andrew Friedman Joins Unplugged Games As Director of Platform Development.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 Andrew Friedman, has joined Unplugged Games, Inc., as Director of Platform Development, it was announced today by Andy Hickmont, the company's CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . Andrew comes to Unplugged Games from Uproar (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : UPRO) where he served as Director, Platform Development. In that role he managed all major game development efforts for Uproar's network of Internet games serving more than 5 million unique users each month. Previously, he was Director of Technology for online game developer Bottle Rocket, where he oversaw the development of core technology systems and more than two dozen games for clients including the National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. , Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. , HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , and MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. . Unplugged Games, Inc. is a venture to develop and deploy multiplayer games for Internet-enabled cellphones, PDAs, and other wireless devices. It is the only venture-funded, US-based company in the wireless gaming market which, according to a recently-released report from Datamonitor, will constitute a $6 billion industry by 2005. "Any networked game operation that intends to support tens or hundreds of thousands of simultaneous users needs stable, scalable, and secure back-end support," said Unplugged Games's Chief Technology Officer, Andy Hickmott. "As a result, we're delighted to have someone with Andrew's expertise on board, since his work with Uproar is directly related to our current development efforts." "We've known and been impressed with Andrew's work since meeting him at Bottle Rocket," said Eric Goldberg, Unplugged Games's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , "and consider his expertise vital to accomplishing our company's objectives." Unplugged Games, Inc. closed on seed funding last June; among its investors are Alacrity Ventures of Berkeley, California; Windcrest Partners and Hudson Ventures, two New York venture capital companies; and the principals of Oak Hill Advisors. Individual investors include Brian Horey, co-founder of the New York New Media Association and a partner in the venture firm Lawrence, Smith and Horey; David Horowitz, founding President of MTV; and telephony guru Jeff Pulver, publisher of the Pulver Report and founder of the VON conferences. |
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