Apple and Adobe Vet Named V.P. of Software Development at HandHeld Entertainment.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Thirty-Plus-Year Career, Including 10 Years with Apple, Helped Prepare Rudi Diezmann for an Executive Role with Leading Portable Video Player A handheld device that plays videos. The term may refer to lightweight flash-based or hard disk-based MP4 players that download video content from a computer or to heavier, but still very portable, devices that play DVDs. See portable DVD player, Portable Media Center and portable media player. Manufacturer and Video Content Aggregator An organization that combines information such as news, sports scores, weather forecasts and reference materials from various sources and makes it available to its customers. See customer aggregator. HandHeld Entertainment(TM) (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :HNDH), the company behind the ZVUE(TM) family of mass-market portable media players and the ZVUE.com download store with thousands of videos available, today announced that it has named Rudi Diezmann as its vice president of software development. During his 30-plus years in the high-tech field, Diezmann has served in a variety of management and executive software development positions, including 10 years with Apple Computer and its Japanese subsidiary, Apple Technology, from 1995 to 1998 and from 1986 to 1994, including positions as director of product development and senior architect. Most recently, Diezmann was Entrepreneur in Residence An Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) is an entrepreneur who partners with a venture fund.. EIR A role as an entrepreneur in residence (EIR) with a venture fund is a very coveted role for many entrepreneurs. and Director of Software Development, ePaper Enterprise Solutions, for Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. . Previously, he has held software development positions with General Electric, Honeywell, Sperry-Univac, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , and Oracle, among others. "Rudi is one of those rare software people whose experience crosses multiple disciplines, from desktop and consumer electronics to enterprise and back office applications," said Jeff Oscodar, president and chief executive officer of HandHeld Entertainment. "Rudi has already made a significant impact on our efforts, and I'm expecting great things to come as we move forward on the software side of our business." About the ZVUE Available today in approximately 1,800 Wal-Mart stores around the United States, in selected retail establishments in Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , as well as on the Internet, the $99 (US) ZVUE plays videos and MP3 files available from the ZVUE.com download store known as ZTV ZTV Zusätzliche Technische Vertragsbedingungen (German) (TM) (www.zvue.com/downloads). The ZVUE offers full-color video and clear audio sound that gives users a robust, on-the-go digital experience when coupled with ZTV, while also allowing users to view digital pictures from a digital camera or home video from a camcorder. Recent partnerships and distribution agreements between leading creators of video content and HandHeld Entertainment have allowed the company to aggregate one of the largest Internet collections of video selections available for purchase and download. Such agreements have included the addition of world-famous fashion shows from IMG IMG International medical graduate, see there , legendary punk rock videos from Music Video Distributors, Latin music videos from Sunflower Entertainment, 1,500 full-length films and television shows from Worldvision Cinema, comedic movies from Fun Little Movies, extreme sports videos from TotalVid, independent films from StoryPIPE.com, classic TV programs and cartoons from LikeTelevision, as well as a music partnership with eMusic. About HandHeld Entertainment, Inc. HandHeld Entertainment is a digital-media-to-go company with a family of mass-market portable media players priced at mass-market prices as well as its own online video content store. Its ZVUE portable media players are available for purchase online and in approximately 1,800 retail locations across the United States, while portable video lovers can visit ZTV (HandHeld Entertainment's video content store at www.zvue.com) to buy pay-per-download videos or download thousands of free media titles. For more information, visit www.hheld.com or call 415-495-6470. HandHeld Entertainment, ZVUE and ZTV are trademarks of HandHeld Entertainment. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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