Access Media International --USA-- Inc. Appoints Compaq Executive to Head Corporate Development.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- Access Media International (USA) Inc. (AMI-USA), today announced the appointment of Eric Shuster, a former Compaq Executive, as the firm's Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Shuster will be responsible for overseeing and driving Business Development and Strategic Corporate Initiatives for the firm. Based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of AMI-USA specializes in IT/Internet/Communications Strategy, Venture Capital, and Actionable Market Intelligence focused on Global Small and Medium Business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) Enterprises. Shuster Brings a Wealth of Experience Mr. Shuster is a 19-year veteran of the IT industry with an extensive background in manufacturing, engineering, information systems, product development, Internet services, and marketing. Mr. Shuster has experience in working across the spectrum of information technology channels including direct, two tiered distribution, reseller, and retail. Mr. Shuster has extensive knowledge of global markets encompassing US, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Most recently Mr. Shuster held the position of Director of Product Marketing for Compaq Computer Corporation's SMB Division He was responsible for development and implementation of business strategies and product solutions targeted at the SMB market See SMB. segments worldwide. The Compaq Prosignia product line under Mr. Shuster's direction has won over 40 awards from industry trade publications and associations in 1999 for product excellence and performance. Mr. Shuster holds an Industrial Management Engineering Degree from San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State University and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. AMI on a Fast Track for Growth "Since its launch in 1996, AMI-USA has experienced rapid growth and gained widespread recognition as an industry-leading firm for its pioneering work in SMB markets focused on IT/Internet/Communications strategy and actionable go-to-market solutions. I am very excited to join the AMI-USA team," said Mr. Shuster. "Established multinationals and start-up companies around the world continue to turn to AMI-USA for SMB focused solutions," said Andy Bose, founder President and 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. of AMI-USA. "The addition of Eric Shuster brings a new and powerful dimension in real world application, leadership, and experience to our firm. This is another step in aggressively and responsibly expanding AMI-USA's ability to deliver our clients the best services for success in the exploding SMB market." Mr. Shuster will open an office for the firm in the Houston area, which will allow the company to better service the industry's fast growing Southwest United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. area. About Access Media International (USA) Inc. Based in New York, AMI-USA specializes in IT/Internet/Communications Strategy, Venture Capital, and Actionable Market Intelligence focused on Global Small and Medium Business (SMB) Enterprises. AMI-USA's mission is to empower our clients for success with highest quality data, business planning and go-to-market solutions. The firm invests significantly in comprehensive tracking of Global SMB markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia, and maintains one of the industry's most comprehensive actionable databases driven by several thousand global SMBs. AMI-USA further provides venture capital resources to start-up companies through its financial partners. AMI-USA was founded in 1996 by Mr. Andy Bose a 19-year IT industry veteran analyst and formerly a senior corporate executive at Framingham, Massachusetts Framingham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the population was 66,910, making it the most populous town in New England. The 2005 population estimate is 65,598. based research firm IDC. Since its founding in 1996, AMI-USA has been retained by over 80 companies. AMI-USA is venture backed by Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. based EnCompass Group Inc. (EGI EGI Effective Gross Income EGI Ethical Globalization Initiative EGI Electrical Geodesics Inc. EGI European Grid Initiative EGI Energy and Geoscience Institute (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT) ), which along with its Tokyo based parent company (TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. ), has provided venture capital to over 40 companies specializing in IT/Internet/Communications/Digital Media solutions and markets. Selected examples of other portfolio companies include: Real Networks, DoubleClick, Neilsen/Net Ratings, Wit Capital, F-5 Networks, B-Square, Junglee (acquired by Amazon.com) among others. Mr. Bose serves on the board of EGI. |
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