D.R. Koski Named VP Business Development of Gatespace Inc.; Koski to Create and Manage Strategic Business Alliances in the US.Business Editors and High Tech Writers MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2001 Gatespace, a provider of open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced based distributed service platforms for designing, developing, and delivering network-based services, announced today that D.R. Koski has joined Gatespace as VP of Business Development. Koski will focus on sales execution and new business opportunities by leading the team that drives and develops the strategic partnerships for Gatespace, Inc. Koski joins Gatespace with over 19 years of sales, marketing and business development experience in the technology industry. Prior to Gatespace, he held various business development roles in his seven years with Prodigy Services Company, one of the first 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. . He has held senior sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a roles at Global Village Communication and Aztech Labs where he was responsible for developing OEM/Retail Channels in the Americas, and at Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. where he focused on strategic OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and alliances. Most recently, he was the Director of Sales at Managemark, a producer of business-to-business Web applications for corporations and next generation e-business portals. In this capacity, he managed the direct and indirect sales teams that created North America's fastest growing Internet Business Service Provider where an unprecedented 380 corporations totalling more than 28,000 paying customers signed up during the initial six months of implementation. "As Gatespace continues to expand its presence in the marketplace, it becomes increasingly important to form strategic relationships with superior companies," said Staffan Truve, 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. , Gatespace. "D.R. has a proven track record in managing strategic alliances and developing partnerships, and will now focus his attention on positioning Gatespace as the leader within the distributed service platform industry. He has a clear vision for our company's future and I anticipate great things under his direction." About Gatespace Gatespace provides open standards based distributed service platforms for designing, developing, and delivering network based services. Gatespace products are designed to be compliant with OSGi (Open Services Gateway Initiative), and support full interoperability between service providers, network operators, and service gateway manufacturers. This provides for secure and reliable end-to-end services for consumers on the residential markets, among others. Gatespace was founded jointly by Ericsson and the Swedish research company CR&T, and is privately funded by Morgan Stanley  To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite. Dean Witter Dean Witter may refer to:
About OSGi The OSGi is a non-profit corporation formed to provide a forum for the creation of open specifications for the delivery of multiple services over wide-area networks to local networks and devices, and to accelerate the demand for products and services based on these specifications worldwide through the sponsorship of market and user education programs. The San Ramon, California San Ramon is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is a part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1980, the population of San Ramon has increased by over 128% from 22,356 to 51,027 in 2005. , USA-based consortium comprises more than 80 member organizations from around the globe. Membership is open to any interested party, including Internet Service Providers, Network Operators, Original Equipment Manufacturers, Independent Software Vendors, end users, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. The consortium's Web site address is http://www.osgi.org. |
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