Cidera Reinforces Expansion With Addition of Jonathan J. Evans as Senior Vice President of International Sales.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers LAUREL Laurel, cities, United States Laurel. 1 Town (1990 pop. 19,438), Prince Georges co., central Md., about halfway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; patented in the late 1600s, inc. 1870. , Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000 Teligent and Cable & Wireless veteran to lead Cidera's global sales initiative Cidera (TM), Inc., the Internet Broadcast Backbone, an international leader in the satellite delivery of broadband content to the edge of the Internet, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Jonathan J. Evans as its Senior Vice President of International Sales. Evans, based in London at Cidera's new European Headquarters, will lead the company's sales efforts in Europe, Asia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and other regions. He reports to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Bob Marggraf. Evans's new role reflects Cidera's commitment to expanding its international presence. His responsibilities will include directing and operating Cidera's international sales force as it continues to increase the company's network deployment through agreements with Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , Content Delivery Networks, colocation businesses, resellers and the enterprise market. "Jonathan's appointment, combined with the opening of our new European headquarters and our recent agreements with ISPs, colocation companies and CDNs across several continents, underscores our commitment to extending the reach of Cidera's Internet Broadcast Backbone around the globe," Marggraf said. "I believe that Jonathan's extensive international sales background and team leadership skills will prove valuable in our worldwide expansion efforts." Evans has significant experience in the development of Internet infrastructure platforms, including the development and application of IP, Internet and e-commerce services. In addition, he has a track record of leading the development, sales and implementation of Internet-based sales distribution services across Europe and Asia. Evans previously served at Teligent, where as Vice President of International Business Development he created and managed strategic business plans for the firm's European broadband fixed wireless operations. Prior to that, Evans was Director of Strategy and Business Development for Cable & Wireless Global Operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. . Previous to that, he served as Board Director, General Manager of Business Development, and Head of Global Marketing for Cable & Wireless, where he assisted in restructuring a C&W Business Unit and managed merger and alliance negotiations. About Cidera, Inc. Cidera, Inc., the Internet Broadcast Backbone, is an international leader in the satellite delivery of broadband content to the edge of the Internet. Cidera uses innovative high-speed satellite technology designed to transport high-bandwidth data faster, more reliably, and more efficiently to ISPs and DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary and cable access providers. Cidera is expanding its international network infrastructure to improve the movement of Website content, streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video, live Webcasts, large databases and Usenet news Usenet news - Usenet over the Internet. Cidera serves more than 500 Points of Presence (POPs) 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 and Asia. Additional information can be found at www.cidera.com. |
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