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VIVATO ATTRACTS TWO INDUSTRY VETERANS AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS
OF MARKETING/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING
New Senior Executives Bring Extensive Cellular Deployment and
System Design Expertise to Vivato's Growing Business
SAN MATEO, Calif. - Sept. 22, 2004 - Vivato, a cellular
Wi-Fi systems infrastructure company, announced today the expansion
of its executive management team with the appointment of industry
veterans Chris DeMarche as senior vice president of marketing &
business development and Steffen Rassmussen as senior vice president
of engineering.
"Chris and Steffen bring valuable experience and critical
wireless and data networks deployment, system design, and operational
expertise to Vivato as we embark on our next stage of growth,"
said Donald Stalter, president and CEO for Vivato. "I am confident
that these prominent additions to our executive team will further
fuel our expanding market presence and accelerate our product development
roadmap."
Previously, Rassmussen served as senior vice president of engineering
for Terawave Communications. Rasmussen brings a broad scope of business
and technical experience in the broadband multi-service access and
networking equipment industries.
DeMarche has more than twenty years of management experience at
several companies, including Pactel, Onecom/Nextel, Verio, and Vistard.
As CTO and co-founder of Verio, Chris was responsible for the building
and operation of Verio's nationwide network.
"I have watched Vivato's development and am thrilled to join
such an innovative company," said DeMarche. "Vivato's
wireless smart antennae-based cellular Wi-Fi system offers a scalable
solution and unparalleled range for providing very large areas,
such as cities, towns, ports, hotels and universities, with wireless
connectivity. This breakthrough technology advantage, combined with
its systems approach of providing large scale Wi-Fi coverage, gives
Vivato a unique and compelling systems solution for large venues."
About Vivato
Vivato is a wireless systems infrastructure company with technology
that is based upon an innovative signal processing and antenna design.
Vivato's unique system architecture enables cost-effective, large-scale
indoor and outdoor wireless deployments at hotels, airports, seaports,
warehouses, universities, enterprises, and in cities and towns. Vivato
is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with a research and development
center in Spokane, Washington. For more information, please visit
www.vivato.com or call 650-227-0490.
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