Chuck Parrish Joins Air2Web Advisory Board; Visionary was Co-Founder of Leading Wireless Internet Infrastructure Software Provider.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 Air2Web Inc., the leading mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. platform provider, Monday announced the addition of Chuck Parrish to its advisory board. Parrish was a co-founder of Phone.com, a leader in the delivery of Internet-based services to mass-market wireless phones. The company recently merged with Software.com to form Openwave Systems Inc., the worldwide leader of open Internet-based communication infrastructure software and applications. Parrish is a senior vice president and member of Openwave's executive team. Parrish comes to Air2Web's advisory board with stellar credentials in the 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. sector. His vision and leadership were instrumental in positioning Phone.com as a leader in the wireless Internet revolution and spearheading the development of the WAP Forum (Wireless Application Protocol Forum, Mountain View, CA, www.wapforum.org) An organization founded in 1997 to promote a wireless standard for smartphones and mobile terminals. In 2002, it merged into the Open Mobile Alliance. See OMA and WAP. . WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. is the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. worldwide standard for delivering content to wireless devices, including mobile phones and hand-held computers with micro-browsers. Parrish serves as vice chairman of the WAP Forum board of directors. Parrish joins an all-star assembly of distinguished Air2Web board members including Brad Hammond, president, founder of Yahoo! Net RoadShow; Tom Noonan, president and chief executive officer of Internet Security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. Systems; Terry Lewis, Verizon Communications' Group senior vice president; and Bill Nussey, 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 Avienda.com. "Our advisory board is made up of some very successful entrepreneurs," said Sanjoy Malik, president and CEO of Air2Web. "Chuck Parrish's experience and valuable insight will help ensure our continued success in the mobile Internet marketplace." "Wireless business solutions, such as the Air2Web platform, are changing the marketplace at warp speed," said Parrish. "I look forward to working with a company which has proven itself as an innovative leader and visionary in the mobile Internet market and, like Openwave, is helping to drive a revolution in communications." Prior to co-founding Phone.com, Parrish was vice president of marketing for GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Mobile Communications and general manager of Mobile Data for GTE Mobile Communications. He also worked as senior vice president of operations at Contel Cellular Inc. and was co-founder, president, and CEO of AmeriCom Corp. Formerly, Parrish served as chief of staff in the Department of Interior under the Carter Administration. About Air2Web Air2Web, based in Atlanta, is the leading mobile Internet platform provider. The Air2Web platform enables organizations to create, deploy, and deliver their branded applications to consumers using all types of wireless devices, from WAP and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. phones, to pagers, and pervasive computing devices. The Air2Web platform supports interactive text and audio applications across the widest range of wireless devices, including one-way SMS. Air2Web provides state-of-the-art application hosting with day-to-day applications management and continuous support. Air2Web's customers include UPS, NetBank, Digital Insight, ING Barings, DotsConnect, TotalSports, and other leading media, finance, travel, transportation, and eCommerce companies. For more information about Air2Web, please visit http://www.air2web.com. |
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