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AIRWIDE SOLUTIONS ADDS TO ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM
London, UK June 13, 2005 - airwide solutions, a global leader in providing secure messaging and device management solutions, today announced that it has appointed Kevin H. Wiant as Vice President of Business Development and Strategy.
Mr. Wiant will be responsible for defining the company's strategic market direction and driving key business development activities worldwide. He will be instrumental in securing key partnerships vital for airwide solutions' growth.
Kevin Wood, CEO, airwide solutions, commented on Wiant's appointment; "airwide solutions welcomes Kevin as a significant addition to our team. Kevin brings the background and skills to accelerate our revenue and market position and has a keen understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the mobile data and mobile messaging space."
Kevin Wiant said about joining the company; "I am very excited to join a company with such a strong position in a growth market and see opportunities to further expand its market share and revenue."
Mr. Wiant brings more than 25 years of experience in network communications and software industries leading companies through periods of rapid sales growth and market transition. He joins airwide from HarborWay, a business consulting company that helped guide companies through periods of rapid growth and transition.
Prior to HarborWay, Kevin was with Comverse, a provider of enhanced services solutions for communications service providers worldwide. Joining Boston Technology in 1991, Kevin had several key roles in growing the company from $25M to over $300M, including executing the strategic wireless and international sales and marketing programs. The successful growth of Boston Technology culminated in their acquisition by Comverse in 1998. With Comverse, Kevin Wiant was responsible for developing and implementing programs affecting the company's long-term marketing, product planning and business development initiatives.
Kevin's high technology career includes stints at Technology Concepts / Verizon, Telelogic, Wolfdata, General Instrument and Mostek / United Technologies, where he held positions in management, sales, business development, marketing, product management and strategic planning.
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For further information:
Nicole Gruslin
airwide solutions
Email: nicole.gruslin@airwidesolutions.com
Telephone: 1 (450) 646 4163
Mobile: 1 (514) 581 1373
Europe:
Tanya Pedashenko or Molly McDonagh
Email: tpedashenko@golinharris.com or mmcdonagh@golinharris.com
Telephone: +44 207 067 0630 or +44 207 067 0624
About airwide solutions
airwide solutions is a global leader in providing secure messaging and device management solutions to over 70 wireless operators worldwide. airwide solutions was founded on July 26, 2004 following the merger of Schlumberger Messaging Solutions (MSG) and Taral Networks. airwide solutions has a rich tradition of innovation. airwide solutions sent the first commercial SMS (Short Message Service) in 1992 and deployed the first A2P (Application to Person) MMS push gateway in 2004. Core products include: SMSC, MMSC, tools to improve Premium Messaging delivery and Device Management solutions. airwide solutions has regional offices in England, Canada, Australia and the United States. Please visit www.airwidesolutions.com for more information.
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