BlueKite.com Expands Operations in Europe; Top Executive From Kenan Systems Joins Leading Wireless Internet Software Provider.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2000 BlueKite.com, a company dedicated to making the Wireless Web a reality, announced the addition of senior Kenan executive Jan Wiejak to its European team. Mr. Wiejak will lead BlueKite's growing European team as its managing director. The announcement coincides with the recent closing of US$36M in BlueKite's Series C financing and the opening of two new offices in London and Paris. Jan Wiejak joins the company from Lucent subsidiary Kenan Systems, where he was head of the Global Mobile business unit and VP of Sales for Europe. Mr. Wiejak will be based in BlueKite's newest office in London's Marble Arch Marble Arch is a white Carrara marble monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in London, England, near the tube station of the same name. , and he will build and manage BlueKite's sales, marketing, and customer support teams throughout Europe. BlueKite has also opened an office in Paris at La Defense, with former Kenan executive Isabelle Delcourt managing BlueKite's European sales and marketing staff. In addition to London and Paris, BlueKite maintains offices in Copenhagen and Amsterdam. "Europe continues to set the pace for the Wireless Web market," said David R. Cox, 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 BlueKite. "We already have experienced tremendous enthusiasm from our early customers at BT Cellnet, Connect Austria, Swisscom, and Telecel, and we are further committing to a strong Europe presence in this phase of our company's expansion. We have recruited a multinational team with a depth of global wireless Internet expertise, and will continue to attract the very best talent from across Europe." "This is a very exciting time to be joining BlueKite," commented Mr. Wiejak. "Not only do we have a great solution, but we also lead the market with some outstanding customers. With the explosion of wireless data services, bandwidth optimisation is more critical than ever. Leading operators are making it clear that BlueKite's solution, which saves on their investment in infrastructure while making the Wireless Web accessible to end customers, is hitting the market at exactly the right time. BlueKite has now established itself as the standard in the market." BlueKite's technology optimises the bandwidth available for GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) An enhancement to the GSM mobile communications system that enables up to four 14.4 Kbps channels to be combined to provide 57.6 Kbps data transfer. , and UMTS networks Beginning in 2003 under the name 3, Hutchison Whampoa, a large port operator, has gradually launched their startup UMTS networks worldwide including Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden. -- providing end users with a rich web browsing experience on handheld PCs, laptops, and other mobile devices that are equipped with standard Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
About BlueKite.com BlueKite.com is the established leader in providing software solutions that enable full Wireless Web access on mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings devices. Founded in January 1998, BlueKite has worked closely with network operators, system administrators, and mobile professionals in developing its Wireless Web solution. The Company is a California-based corporation with its headquarters in 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 and its engineering and design center in Orange County. BlueKite also has an established European presence that includes formally established operations in the UK, France, and Denmark with staff members in London, Paris, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam. Leading mobile Internet service providers across Europe that have chosen BlueKite's solution include BT Cellnet, Connect Austria, Telecel (owned by Vodafone AirTouch), and Swisscom Mobile. For more information, please visit http://www.bluekite.com. |
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