ClickTheButton.com Expands Management Team After BuyWiz Acquisition.Business Editors & Technology Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000 ClickTheButton.com, Inc., maker of free software that allows consumers to compare prices while browsing See browse. online stores, today announced the addition of several new senior executives to the company's management team. "I made a commitment to elevate el·e·vate tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. ClickTheButton as quickly as possible, making it the finest price comparison software in our industry. The addition of these talented individuals to our senior management team is instrumental in our growth efforts, especially as we move toward an IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. ," said Cheyenne Cheyenne, city, United States Cheyenne, city (1990 pop. 50,008), alt. 6,062 ft (1,848 m), state capital and seat of Laramie co., SE Wyo., near the Colo. and Nebr. lines; inc. 1868. Ehrlich Ehr·lich , Paul 1854-1915. German bacteriologist who conducted pioneering research in chemotherapy and developed the chemical Salvarsan as a treatment of syphilis. , Chairman 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 ClickTheButton. "As ClickTheButton expands, it needs a highly talented executive team, men and women who are proven Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the industry leaders and builders of shareholder value." New members of the ClickTheButton management team are: - Greg Genrich, 29, joins ClickTheButton as Creative Director from SkyMall, where he served as Creative Director for brand, design, user interface and customer communication. Before SkyMall, Greg was Art Director at N2K's Music Boulevard, where he led a team of 18 visual artists and interface designers. Greg holds a B.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design - Dave Vockell, 33, recently assumed the role of Vice President for Business Development. Dave joins ClickTheButton following four years at Booz-Allen & Hamilton in their Communications, Media and Technology practice, where he lead projects across a broad range of disciplines with a focus on capturing online new business opportunities. Dave holds degrees in Economics and Computer Science from Northwestern University in Chicago. - Desmond O'Connor, 35, has joined as Director of Strategy and Development. Desmond comes to ClickTheButton from PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., where he was a Managing Associate in the Strategic Change Business Unit. His work focused on Sales and Marketing related strategies including the implications of the Internet for Global 100 clients primarily in the Consumer Products industry. Desmond holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University College Dublin and a MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. - James H. Post, 31, has assumed the role of Director of Communications. James joins ClickTheButton from Edelman Public Relations, where he managed and serviced an array of clients, including several high tech start-up companies and large corporate clients such as Deutsche Bank. At Edelman, he acquired expertise in media/analyst relations, external and internal corporate communications, reputation management and new business development. James holds a B.A. from Brandies University and an M.A. from Tufts University. - Lucas Gebb, 27, has assumed the role of Director of E-commerce. He comes to ClickTheButton following five years at American Express, where his responsibilities included the management of development and marketing efforts for the company's emerging payments businesses. Lucas holds a B.S. from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. ABOUT CLICKTHEBUTTON ClickTheButton.com, Inc., is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . ClickTheButton was the first company to provide Internet shoppers with unbiased, point-of-sale point of sale n. pl. points of sale A business or place where a product or service can be purchased. Also called point of purchase. point price comparisons. The service, rated 5-stars by ZDNet, allows shoppers to compare prices on more than 3 million products at over 300 online stores. ClickTheButton recently acquired BuyWiz, Inc., maker of the Web's first universal shopping cart. The cart allows shoppers to select products from sites across the Web and buy instantly, or store items in the cart while BuyWiz tracks prices and alerts users of sales. Together, the combination of these services builds shoppers' confidence and makes buying online easier than ever before. To get ClickTheButton's free software for Windows and Macintosh, visit http://www.ClickTheButton.com/. Download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. takes approximately 30 seconds on a 56K connection. |
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