InfoSpace Names Dr. Reed Thorkildsen as VP of Technology and R&D.BELLEVUE, Wash. -- InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP INSP Inspection INSP Inspector INSP Inspect INSP Inspirational Network INSP Institut des Nanosciences de Paris (French) INSP International Nuclear Safety Program INSP International Network on Strategic Philanthropy ), a leading provider of mobile content, applications and infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Dr. Reed Thorkildsen as vice president of technology and research and development for InfoSpace. In this role, Dr. Thorkildsen will be responsible for identifying and applying emerging technologies to advance InfoSpace's mobile and online products and partnerships, and to continue to build market share. Dr. Thorkildsen will be based at InfoSpace's Bellevue headquarters and report to Steve Elfman, executive vice president of technology, operations and managing director of European Operations. "InfoSpace's growth and success is driven by our ability to deliver outstanding technological solutions and innovation to our partners," said Mr. Elfman. "I'm pleased to welcome Reed Thorkildsen to the team as we continue to develop and deliver new online and mobile offerings to our customers." A valued past member of senior management teams for many communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry and telecom companies, Dr. Thorkildsen brings more than 25 years of strategic business development experience and key relationships with the major North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. carriers, infrastructure partners and handset manufacturers to InfoSpace. Most recently, Dr. Thorkildsen was director of technical business development at CoCo Communications Corporation, an early-stage Seattle company, where he managed technology and business relationships with customers and partners involving its secure, interoperable communications technologies for wireless and wired networks. Previously, Dr. Thorkildsen served as vice president of wireless for British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. subsidiary BT Syntegra, and drove the company's wireless growth through aggressive new business development. Prior to that, he enjoyed a long and distinguished telecom career working for Lucent Technologies and AT&T Bell Laboratories. At Lucent, Dr. Thorkildsen's responsibilities spanned areas from joint technology roadmap The context of product management The existence of product managers in the product software industry indicates that software is becoming more and more commercialized as a standard product. development with customers to business development and sales. After receiving a PhD in Physics from the University of Virginia, Dr. Thorkildsen went to Bell Labs in 1981 and worked with pioneers in speech recognition developing algorithms and implementations that culminated in one of the first systems for recognition in the mobile environment. He continued work in speech processing Speech processing is the study of speech signals and the processing methods of these signals. The signals are usually processed in a digital representation whereby speech processing can be seen as the intersection of digital signal processing and natural language processing. by representing AT&T at U.S. and international standards bodies Following are some of the standards bodies defined in this database. For Windows users of CDE, look up Lessons/Review/Associations. For Web users of CDE's online HTML version, review the Lessons list at the bottom of the definition. Organization Covers ANSI U.S. for speech coding for digital cellular systems. The team he led developed the Enhanced Variable Rate Coder for CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. in 1995. As part of his new duties at InfoSpace, Dr. Thorkildsen will represent the company on standards committees within CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. - The Wireless Association and the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA (1) See Object Management Architecture. (2) (Open Mobile Alliance Ltd., La Jolla, CA, www.openmobilealliance.org) An organization formed in June of 2002 by the consolidation of the WAP Forum group and the Open Mobile Architecture Initiative. ). He has published articles and given lectures on such topics as the wireless Internet, wireless multimedia and speech coding. About InfoSpace, Inc. InfoSpace, Inc. drives mobile media innovation. With one of the world's largest mobile content libraries, InfoSpace makes it easy for consumers to discover, personalize and enjoy their on-the-go experiences. The company uses its superior merchandising and technology capabilities to facilitate the delivery of original and licensed content across hundreds of mobile devices and through multiple channels. InfoSpace also mobilizes brands and creates programming and revenue opportunities for mobile operators. The company's products and services have extensive reach in North America and Europe through carriers such as Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Virgin Mobile; in partnership with world-class brands such as Cablevision and Fox News; and through online Web sites such as Dogpile (Dogpile.com), which showcase the company's leading metasearch technology and key advertising partnerships with companies like Google, Yahoo!, Verizon SuperPages and Yellowpages.com. |
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