Diamondhead Ventures Names Leading Mobile and Wireless Analyst, Dr. J. Gerry Purdy, Venture Partner.Business Editors 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. 19, 2001 Mobile Insights' President & 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. Leverages Dual Role to Service Entrepreneurs Diamondhead Ventures LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol (DhVen) today announced the addition of a new Venture Partner, J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D, a leading analyst in the mobile and wireless industries. Dr. Purdy, who has been a member of the DhVen Advisory Board for the past year, will assume increased responsibilities in the selection of mobile and wireless investments. Dr. Purdy continues as President & CEO of Mobile Insights, the world's leading authority on mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and wireless data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. . "DhVen will greatly benefit from Dr. Purdy's industry knowledge and expertise," said David Lane David Lane may refer to;
"I am delighted that my deeper involvement in DhVen will enable me to help mobile and wireless entrepreneurs speed time to market," said Dr. Purdy, CEO of Mobile Insights. "Leveraging my dual role as Mobile Insights CEO and DhVen Venture Partner, my entrepreneurial clients will reap the benefits of DhVen's resources as well as the professional services traditionally offered by Mobile Insights." "DhVen is pleased to have greater access to Dr. Purdy's industry connections and unsurpassed ability to monitor the pulse of the constantly growing and changing mobile and wireless sectors," said Raman Khanna, Managing Director of Diamondhead Ventures. "Dr. Purdy will provide DhVen with a significant advantage in determining which mobile and wireless entrepreneurs are best positioned to become industry leaders." About Mobile Insights Mobile Insights is the world's leading authority on mobile computing and wireless data communications. Established in September 1994, the company provides professional services to vendors and end users of hardware, software, and services in the mobile computing and wireless industries. From Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, companies of all sizes turn to Mobile Insights' consulting, conferences, and continuous information services See Information Systems. for the information they need to do the best job possible. Mobile Insights' clients include 3Com, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Microsoft, Palm, Qualcomm, Toshiba, and more. For more information on Mobile Insights and its services, visit the company's Web site at www.mobileinsights.com. About Diamondhead Ventures Diamondhead Ventures (DhVen) is an early-stage venture capital fund specializing in bringing to market information technologies spinning out of corporations and leading research universities. The Fund, which manages $135 million in committed capital, focuses on Internet infrastructure and business-to-business technologies. DhVen's investment partners offer portfolio companies' executives a hands-on consultative approach to support all areas of business operations. Founded in 2000, DhVen is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. For more information, visit www.dhven.com. Note: Brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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