Daniel DiMicco Named to Board of Directors of Internet Ventures, Inc.REDONDO BEACH Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 1999-- Internet Ventures, Inc. announced today that Daniel DiMicco, a veteran executive in the steel industry, has accepted a position on the company's Board of Directors. The announcement was made by Don Janke, president of Internet Ventures, Inc. (IVI IVI Intelligent Vehicle Initiative IVI International Vaccine Institute IVI Interchangeable Virtual Instrument IVI Intravenous Infusion IVI Interactive Video Instruction IVI Intra Venous Injection IVI Institute for Vision Improvement IVI Interactive Video Initiative ) DiMicco, 49, will be actively involved in charting strategic direction for IVI at the corporate level, including the company's internal growth and expansion and its pursuit and implementation of leased access Leased Access airtime is airtime that the Federal Communications Commission mandates must be provided by cable operators (i.e. companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable) for use by cable programmers, i.e., those who make cable programming, who are not owned by the operators. carriage for the PerKInet(R) Broadband Internet See broadband. service. "Dan DiMicco will make immediate contributions on several levels to the future success of the company," said Janke, in making the announcement. "As an investor with a substantial stake in IVI, he understands fully the needs of our shareholders. In addition, he brings extensive experience in corporate management at the most senior levels that will be invaluable to the company." "I invested with Internet Ventures because of the unique opportunity the company presents," said DiMicco. "I believe Internet Ventures has a tremendous amount of growth potential, and look forward as a member of the Board of Directors to helping the company, and my investment in it, grow." A native of Mount Kisco, NY, DiMicco holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Metallurgical Material Science from Brown University and University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. , respectively. He has been involved since 1975 in the steel industry, with Republic Steel and currently with Nucor Corp. and Nucor Yamato Steel, for which he serves as vice president and general manager. DiMicco sits on the Boards of Directors of several organizations, most notably the Arkansas State University Arkansas State University, at Jonesboro; coeducational; chartered 1909; named State Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1925–33. In 1933 the school became Arkansas State College, and in 1967 it achieved university status and adopted its present name. Foundation and the Arkansas State University Business Advisory Board. He also is a Commissioner on the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Internet Ventures (http://www.ivn.net), which offers dial-up and high-speed Internet See broadband. access services to markets in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with populations of less than 500,000, currently owns and operates 14 local ISPs in California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Its PeRKInet(R) high-speed Internet access system, which utilizes patented technology, offers members the ability to connect to the Internet at up to 256Kbps, a speed that is more than four times faster than conventional X2 or Flex 56 modems. IVI's current operations also provide comprehensive and market-specific Internet services in Ventura, Humboldt, Del Norte and San Joaquin Counties, CA; LaPlata, Mesa and Montezuma Counties, CO; Kootenai County, ID; Jackson, Josephine and Klamath Counties, OR; and Spokane County, WA. |
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