Bob Hunsberger Named President and CEO of WIDCOMM Inc.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2003 WIDCOMM Inc., a leading provider of Bluetooth wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. solutions, announced today that Bob Hunsberger has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. WIDCOMM Co-founder, Hiep Pham, who previously served as 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. , will now serve as Chairman of the Board and assist Bob in his transition. Mr. Pham was named President and CEO of WIDCOMM in 1998. "Bob comes to WIDCOMM as a veteran executive," said Mr. Pham. "His track record for growing technology-based companies in wireless communications is outstanding, and he brings credentials in sales and marketing that will be important for the growth of WIDCOMM. His background and experience serve as a terrific match and will help take WIDCOMM to the next level." Mr. Hunsberger was most recently Chairman and CEO of Metawave Communications, the first company to establish smart antenna Smart antenna (also known as adaptive array antennas, multiple antennas and recently MIMO) refers to a system of antenna arrays with smart signal processing algorithms that are used to identify spatial signal signature such as the direction of arrival (DOA) of the signal, and use technology as an important tool for the wireless industry. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager for Siemens Wireless Terminals. Mr. Hunsberger spent 14 years in various executive positions at Nortel, holding increasingly senior management positions. When Bob left Nortel to join Siemens, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing and served a key role in establishing Nortel as a major force in the wireless industry. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Mr. Hunsberger holds a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. and a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Commerce from the University of Virginia. "WIDCOMM is clearly established as a leading provider of Bluetooth embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. . Our list of customers is world class and continues to grow on a global basis," commented Mr. Hunsberger. "Our reputation for providing complete, interoperable, and seamless wireless connectivity solutions to market quickly and easily positions WIDCOMM as the benchmark for Bluetooth communications solutions." WIDCOMM is a leading global provider of software, systems and turnkey designs to enable Bluetooth wireless communications. With offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Japan and Taiwan, WIDCOMM markets to manufacturers of software for PDAs, laptops, PCs, cell phones, printers, projectors, cameras, and other devices for residential, automotive and enterprise markets. Additional information about WIDCOMM may be obtained at www.widcomm.com. About WIDCOMM Inc. Founded in 1998 in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , WIDCOMM is a leading global provider of Bluetooth enabling software and systems. WIDCOMM software enables wireless communications technology in the fields of automotive, computing, consumer electronics, semiconductor and telecommunications. WIDCOMM currently provides complete Windows(R) based Bluetooth software to the world's leading PC and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). OEMs, as well as embedded Bluetooth software to the world's largest semiconductor and consumer device manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.widcomm.com. |
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