Captaris Announces Christopher L. Davis as Senior Vice President for Global Marketing.Business Editors, Hi-Tech Writers KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2001 Captaris, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAPA CAPA California Alternate Performance Assessment CAPA Captaris, Inc (stock symbol) CAPA Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants CAPA Creative and Performing Arts (school) ), a leading provider of unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. and mobile business solutions, announced today Christopher L. Davis as the company's new senior vice president of Global Marketing. "We announced our search for a senior vice president of Global Marketing, earlier this year in conjunction with enhancements to the company's strategic direction," said David P. Anastasi, president and chief executive officer of Captaris. "We are pleased with our decision to bring Chris on board as an executive member of this team. He offers the company proven experience in building a global marketing program. We believe that his expertise will be key in helping us to execute on our business goals, which include the integration of our core product offerings, a focus on revenue generation, the building of strategic partnerships and expansion into international markets." Davis' 20-year career includes several years as executive vice president for Asia Pacific with Spotcast Communications, Inc. In this position Davis was responsible for business development and operations for the company's pre-IPO multimedia business in Asia and for directing the successful service launch of the company's mobile commerce and advertising service. Prior to Spotcast Communications, Davis held senior positions at ICO ICO Icon (File Name Extension) ICO In Case Of ICO Information Commissioner's Office (UK) ICO Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Spain: Official Credit Institute) Global Communications, where he was responsible for building a global marketing team, negotiating high-profile strategic partnerships, and leading the maritime, in-flight phone and transport market segments. Davis was also vice president of market and sales for Comsat Mobile Communications COMSAT mobile communications (CMC) is a telecommunications company which provides Mobile packet data service. It was formerly owned by Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin) but is believed to have been acquired by Telenor of Norway in , where he was responsible for revenue generation for the company's mobile phones, subscriptions and airtime revenues. In April Captaris announced the launch of the Infinite mobile wireless offering, which will integrate with and enhance the company's core fax server and unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. product lines. "I am excited about the chance to join Captaris at a time of tremendous change and opportunity," commented Davis. "The company's strategic direction clearly allows me to use my proven skills at developing an integrated marketing program that focuses on global expansion, strategic partnerships and revenue generation for an integrated product and service offering." Davis has 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 degree in Business Administration from Villanova University Villanova University (vĭl'ənō`və), at Villanova, Pa., near Philadelphia; Roman Catholic; est. 1842 as a men's school, coeducational since 1967. and a Master of Science degree in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . He has lived and worked in London and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . About Captaris Captaris is a leading provider of unified communications and mobile business solutions that allow companies to improve business communications with customers, partners and employees. The company provides access to and control of critical business information from almost any communications device Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. and enhances communications workflow by improving the way in which company stakeholders exchange information. The company specializes in developing and marketing CallXpress unified messaging, RightFax fax and communications servers, MediaLinq electronic document delivery services and Infinite Mobile Delivery products. Captaris has more than 75,000 systems installed and over one million users worldwide, with 80 percent of Fortune 100 companies using the company's award winning products and services. Founded in 1982, Captaris is publicly traded under the symbol "CAPA" on the Nasdaq National Market. Captaris maintains a site on the World Wide Web at www.captaris.com. |
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