Mentergy Announces Appointment of New Senior VP of Strategic Development - Bill Byron Concevitch.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2001 The U.S. subsidiary of Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :GICOF), Mentergy, Inc., a leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. provider of enterprise e-Learning solutions, today announced that Bill Byron Concevitch has been named Senior Vice President of Strategic Development. Mr. Concevitch, who has extensive experience in the training and e-Learning industry, will lead Mentergy's strategic partnering efforts with training and technology leaders in order to benefit Mentergy customers worldwide. Mr. Concevitch joins Mentergy after serving as Senior Vice President of Sales at Element K. For seven years prior to joining Element K, Mr. Concevitch held various key executive positions with ExecuTrain Corporation, including Vice President of Sales and Chief Learning Officer. During his time with ExecuTrain, Bill was responsible for developing and implementing the organization's Internet and web-delivered training strategies such as the ExecuTrain Virtual Classroom solution, which uses Mentergy's LearnLinc, live e-learning software. Mr. Concevitch also led the ExecuTrain system through unprecedented eras of growth between 1993-1997. Prior to his tenure with ExecuTrain, Mr. Concevitch spent numerous years inside the Dale Carnegie Training organization, serving as Corporate Training Specialist and Director of Marketing in one of the institutes. He led his team to earning the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. "President's Award The President's Award may mean:
Mr. Concevitch is regularly quoted on industry trends and opinions in leading industry publications, and appears on thought-leading panels at ITTA ITTA Information Technology Training Association ITTA International Tropical Timber Agreement ITTA Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance ITTA integrated tunable transmitter assembly (Information Technology Training Association) and other industry-related events and shows. He is the creator of 'Mindset Marketing: A Proven System To Sell to High-Level Decision Makers,' and is the published author of "Increasing the Odds: Sales Is Not A Numbers Game." "Mr. Concevitch has the breadth and depth of industry experience that makes him unique in the e-Learning field," said Ziv Mandl, 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. of Mentergy. "In his role as leader of our strategic development initiative, he will build a winning team among the best business and technology partners in order to boost the value of our relationships with customers. I am honored to entrust him with this vital role in Mentergy." "Mentergy is well positioned to take a leading role in the new learning revolution that is transforming corporate America and the education system, " said Bill Byron Concevitch. "By bringing together three industry leaders in Allen Communication, LearnLinc and John Bryce John Bryce (14 September 1833 – 17 January 1913) was a New Zealand politician from 1871 to 1891 and Minister of Native Affairs from 1879 to 1884. In his attitudes to Maori land questions, he favoured strict legal actions against Maori opposed to alienation, and he personally , Mentergy provides an unprecedented center of excellence for truly blended learning Blended Learning is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of 'blended' virtual and physical resources. A typical example of this would be a combination of technology-based materials and face-to-face sessions used solutions, supported by the services needed to insure the success of our clients. It is now our job to bring this value not only to our clients, but also to valued partners that can benefit from our expertise and experience." About Mentergy Mentergy, Inc. is a Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GICOF) e-Learning company that provides a comprehensive set of e-learning products, consulting and courseware development services for large enterprises through its LearnLinc and Allen Communication properties. With over 21 years of expertise in the learning industry, Mentergy assists businesses worldwide in making a cost-effective shift from traditional learning, with its inherent expense and loss of productivity, to a blended approach, which includes technology-based training solutions or "e-Learning." Mentergy's customers range from mid-size companies to Global 2000, including Aetna US Healthcare, WorldCom, Made2Manage, Citibank, Countrywide coun·try·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole country; nationwide: launched a fundraising campaign countrywide; a countrywide search. Adj. 1. , Rockwell-Collins, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is responsible for the Third District of the Federal Reserve, which covers eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. , Intel and other industry leaders. For more information, visit http://www.mentergy.com. About Gilat Communications Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GICOF), is a global leader in learning using advanced, blended e-learning techniques and technologies. Gilat Communications formed Mentergy, its e-Learning operation, by merging Allen Communication, which has provided advanced courseware development services and technology-based authoring and design tools for almost 20 years to more than 60% of the Fortune 500, with LearnLinc Corporation, featuring live, collaborative Web-based training via the LearnLinc(R) virtual classroom, used by hundreds of organizations around the world and interactive distance learning (IDL (1) (Interface Definition Language) A language used to describe the interface to a routine or function. For example, objects in the CORBA distributed object environment are defined by an IDL, which describes the services performed by the object and how the data ) solutions worldwide. TrainNet(TM), Gilat's comprehensive broadband IDL solution allows organizations to conduct instructor-led or self-paced sessions utilizing computers, telephone, Internet connections and broadband communications. John Bryce Training is Gilat's European IT training and content company, and is one of the leading providers of IT training services in Europe and the Middle East. www.gilat.net About John Bryce Training John Bryce Training is a leading IT training company in Israel and Europe and a fast-growing enterprise in this field since 1994. The company offers over 200 different programs and courses, each tailor-made to suit its clients' rapidly changing needs. John Bryce trains IT professionals, managers, developers and infrastructure personnel in a wide range of subjects, and is an authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: training solution provider for companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Cisco, Novell, and others. www.johnbryce.co.il Mentergy(TM) is a trademark and LearnLinc(R) is a registered trademark of Gilat Communications. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The words "estimate" "project" "intend" "expect" "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to maintain market acceptance to the Company's products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the market for the Company's products, loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key 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 partners, inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company's proprietary technology and risks associated with the Company's international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. and its location in Israel. For additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, reference is made to the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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