Command Audio Names David Sym-Smith Vice President of Sales and Marketing.Business Editors REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 New executive brings 15 years of experience in wireless market expansion to world's first wireless audio-on-demand service Audio-on-demand pioneer Command Audio Corporation has named David Sym-Smith as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. With more than 15 years of experience in 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. , new market launches and market expansion, Sym-Smith will direct the expansion of the on-demand service into 10 new markets this year and oversee its nationwide implementation in 2001. Sym-Smith comes to Command Audio from Aerial Communications in Tampa, Fla., where he served as Regional Vice President and General Manager from 1996-1999. He previously served as Director of Marketing and New Business Development with American Personal Communications/Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. in Bethesda, Md. and as District Manager for Cellular One/AT&T Wireless in Denver, Colo. He holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. and a B.A. in Economics and International Business from Ohio Wesleyan University “OWU” redirects here. For other uses, see OWU (disambiguation). This article concerns Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio; a number of other colleges and universities have names that include Wesleyan. . "David's long and varied experience in wireless communications, the relationships he has in the industry and his clarity of vision for the future of this business make him an invaluable addition to our management team," said Command Audio Corporation 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. Don Bogue. "His insight and ability regarding wireless market expansion will help build on the strong foundation we have established, making the audio-on-demand experience available to people across the nation in the next two years." "I am very pleased to have joined Command Audio at this dynamic period in the company's development," said Sym-Smith. "The growth opportunity for this company and this service is absolutely unlimited, and I look forward to helping to bring Command Audio to prominence as a new standard for media delivery." About Command Audio Command Audio is the world's first wireless audio-on-demand service, giving listeners instant access to the latest versions of hundreds of programs and complete control over selection and delivery. Command Audio formatting makes it possible to scan from program-to-program or story-to-story, pause selections and even save programs for later playback. Command Audio programs include audio versions of leading publications such as Business Week, TIME, Sports Illustrated, USA TODAY and People. In addition, the service offers programs from television and radio such as Nightline with Ted Koppel, Wall $treet Week Wall $treet Week (W$W) was a respected, long-running investment news and information TV program broadcast weekly each Friday on PBS in the United States. It had a host (or hosts) and guest experts participating in discussions on the stock market and focused on With Louis Rukeyser , The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Marketplace and Car Talk. Command Audio also produces a wide variety of programs providing in-depth local coverage of traffic, weather, news, sports and business, as well as programming focused on special interests from health and personal development to travel, entertainment and leisure activities. The latest editions of Command Audio programs are always available to listeners on-demand, whenever and wherever they are. A complete list of the hundreds of Command Audio programs, subscription information and information about RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. CA1000 Command Audio receivers is available on the company web site at www.commandaudio.com or from Command Audio Listener Care at 1-800-755-4570. Command Audio Corporation 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 Redwood City, Calif. Principal investors include Motorola, Canaan Partners, Vulcan Ventures, Chase Capital Partners, H&Q Venture Associates, TI Ventures, Macrovision, St. Paul Venture Capital, Franklin Resources and Todd US Ventures. Command Audio is currently available in Denver and Phoenix, and will be nationwide by the end of 2001. |
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