Starfish Software Appoints Industry Veteran Patrick Williams to Vice President of Device Engineering.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 Experienced Technologist to Spearhead Development for Next Generation of Smart, Connected Wireless Internet Devices Starfish Software Starfish was founded in 1994 by Philippe Kahn, best known for his invention of the camera phone and his most recent company Fullpower Technologies. The founding vision of Starfish was global synchronization and integration of wireless and wireline devices, which translated with the , wholly owned independent subsidiary of Motorola (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) and leading provider of wireless Internet Solutions, announced today veteran technologist Patrick Williams has joined the Starfish Management team as Vice President of Device Engineering. Hand picked by Philippe Kahn, Williams will manage the device team, driving the development and execution of revolutionary, feature-rich wireless Internet devices to deliver unparalleled wireless Internet solutions to customers and partners, worldwide. In this position, Williams will work directly with Philippe Kahn and the Starfish management team to further advance the Starfish vision of global synchronization and integration of information across wireless and wireline devices, desktop applications and server applications. Prior to joining Starfish, Williams was Director of Development for the C ++ Product line at Borland International, now Inprise International, where he managed the creation, implementation, distribution of C++ Builder and Borland C++. Williams was previously Development Manager at Borland International, where he coordinated and oversaw the development and integration of the C++ and Java compilers, RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; , Turbo Debugger and Turbo Assembler to form complete solutions. "The wireless Internet revolution is very exciting and this market is expanding at record speed," said Patrick Williams. "Starfish's solutions are at the forefront of this revolution and I am thrilled to join as an integral part of this winning team." Currently powering millions of cutting edge, smart and connected Motorola devices, Starfish's TrueSync software delivers end-to-end information management solutions throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and America. With one click, TrueSync users can effortlessly keep critical information synchronized and up-to-date from anywhere in the world. TrueSync's unique solution allows users to synchronize information among popular desktop organizers, PDAs, and Web-based calendars and address books including Microsoft(TM) Outlook(TM), Lotus Organizer(TM), Lotus Notes(TM), ACT!(TM), Sidekick(TM), Schedule+, Hewlett Packard Windows CE devices, the Motorola StarTAC clipOn Organizer, Motorola mobile phones and paging devices, 3 Com Palm devices, REX REX - The original name for Restructured EXtended eXecutor. (TM) and REX PRO(TM), Excite Planner and Yahoo! Calendar and Address Book. "I am very pleased to welcome Pat to the management team. Pat brings remarkable engineering expertise and proven technological successes to the table," said Philippe Kahn, 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 Starfish. "This really is a powerful and exciting step for our team and toward delivering wireless Internet devices to customers and partners across the globe, in just a short amount of time." ABOUT STARFISH SOFTWARE, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . Starfish is a leading supplier of complete, customized solutions for the Connected Information Device (CID Cid or Cid Campeador (sĭd, Span. thēth kämpāäthōr`) [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. ) market. CIDs include pagers, cellular phones, PC companions and other devices that are capable of seamlessly synchronizing information with desktop computers and specialized servers. Starfish works closely with leading device manufacturers and cellular, paging and telecommunications operators to develop solutions on the TrueSync Technology Platform. Starfish customers and partners include Excite@Home (Nasdaq:ATHM ATHM Excite@Home (NASDAQ symbol) ATHM Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine ATHM American Textile History Museum (Lowell, MA) ), Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ), Citizen Watch Company, General Magic (Nasdaq:GMGC) and Xircom (Nasdaq:XIRC). Founded in 1994, Starfish is a wholly owned independent subsidiary of Motorola (NYSE:MOT) with headquarters in Scotts Valley. Additional information can be found at www.starfish.com. |
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