Bob Dillon Appointed CEO and Chairman of Enikia.Business/Technology Editors PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000 Today, the Board of Directors of Enikia(TM) announced the promotion of Mr. Bob Dillon to 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 Chairman of the Board of the powerline home networking company. After co-founding the company in 1997, Dillon served as a vice president for two years, and most recently held the position of president of Enikia. "Of the hundreds of industry people I've met, Bob is one of the brightest, most articulate, and most analytical," commented Hillary Rettig, editor of Technocopia. "Bob is not only a technologist, with engineering gigs under his belt, but a marketer whose knowledge of consumer tastes and trends runs both broad and deep." "With the home networking market emerging as one of the hottest growth segments in networking and powerline networking See powerline network. poised to explode (1) To break down an assembly into its component pieces. Contrast with implode. (2) To decompress data back to its original form. , I'm both proud and excited to assume this role in the premier home networking company," commented Dillon. After receiving a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Dillon held various engineering and marketing positions for Ariel Corporation and later worked as the product manager for strategic marketing in the Architecture Labs of Dialogic di·a·log·ic also di·a·log·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or written in dialogue. di  a·log Corporation.
Dillon is a vocal industry visionary and active spokesperson on the digital home and the future of the Internet. In addition to powerlines and home networking, his areas of expertise include engineering and architectural issues surrounding information appliances See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. , home control and automation, digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). , utilities and power, and the Internet. About Enikia Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Piscataway, NJ, Enikia Incorporated designs, develops, and markets home networking technologies. Offering powerline-based home networking in excess of 10 Mbps Ethernet speed, Enikia enables the sharing of resources across multiple computers and peripherals, and facilitates the introduction of novel digital applications that advance home automation. The company will distribute its products through communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. , OEMs, and communications developers. For more information about Enikia, please visit our Web site at www.enikia.com. Enikia and Bringing the Network Home are trademarks of Enikia Incorporated. |
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