Darien Dash Named One of 50 New Yorkers to Watch in 2000 According to New York's Daily News.Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 DME (Distributed Management Environment) A network monitoring and control protocol defined by the Open Software Foundation (now The Open Group). DME was not widely used. DME - Distributed Management Environment Interactive Holdings, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : BB: DGMF) announced today that 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. Darien Dash was named one of 50 New Yorkers to watch in 2000. Dash was included in a list of innovators, millionaires, visionaries, and moguls, including Ron Perelman, Geraldine Laybourne Geraldine Laybourne founded Oxygen Media and has served as its chairman and chief executive officer since its inception. Oxygen was launched in 2000 to fill a void in the television landscape -- creating a television network targeted to younger women. , Mel Karmazin Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin, a native New Yorker, (born August 24, 1943)[1] is an executive who has held several top jobs in the broadcasting industry and is currently CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio. and more, as an Internet entrepreneur An Internet Entrepreneur is a person that engages in business on the internet and helps to shape the future of business on the internet by being an innovator. One who is able to recognize opportunity and administer resources to take advantage of the opportunities. and pioneer in the noble mission to close the "digital divide," a line that divides technology "haves" and "have nots." He was listed in the Sunday, January 2, 2000 issue of New York's Daily News as "one of the relative unknowns, waiting for their moment in the sun...who will likely leave their mark as 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. begins a new century, and a new millennium, at the top of its rough-and-tumble game." Dash's aim? To create an urban Internet portal that gives 10 million African-Americans and Latino households the tools - computers and software - to participate in the Internet culture. From the perch of DME Holdings, an African-American-controlled publicly traded Internet company, Dash, 28, preaches the gospel of the Web with evangelical zeal. Big-name partners like Time Warner and Microsoft are focusing on one of Dash's simplest refrains: African Americans and Latinos have a combined annual buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. of $700 billion. - Daily News (January 2, 2000) This tremendous distinction comes at the end of 1999, when Mr. Dash was bestowed with other career-marking honors from both President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Commerce William Daley, as well as from school Superintendent Noun 1. school superintendent - the superintendent of a school system overseer, superintendent - a person who directs and manages an organization Thelma Baxter of Harlem. Mr. Dash has been incorporated into federal government plans to bridge the digital divide with multiple invitations to the White House and Department of Commerce to discuss solutions to this nationwide issue with other corporate CEOs, in addition to being asked to join a countrywide "Digital Divide" tour. Locally, he was asked to chart the course of technology for Harlem as Superintendent Chair by the Superintendent Council for District 5. As the year came to a close, New York's Daily News truly solidified Darien Dash and DME Interactive's place at the forefront of businesses offering advanced technology solutions for urban communities working to "get connected." DME's efforts will ultimately draw this billion dollar-buying market into the Internet fold in 2000. "It is an honor and a testament to DME's mission that we were included in the Daily News' story on the 50 New Yorkers to watch for in 2000," said Darien Dash. "We hope this will only inspire others to get involved in our mission to expand the hardware and software infrastructure within minority communities." About DME Interactive Holdings, Inc. DME Interactive Holdings, Inc. (www.dmeinteractive.com), the first African American Internet Company to be publicly traded, is the parent company of Digital Mafia Entertainment, which was formed in August 1994. DME is a full-service interactive agency that specializes in advanced technology solutions through the creation of digital products and service including Internet and web site development, maintenance, turn-key e-commerce solutions, on-line advertising and software creation. |
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