Former Microsoft Executive Will Lead Mobile Navigation Company in North & South America
Written by Telmap Inc.
Tuesday, 05 September 2006
David Singer Named VP and General Manager of Telmap Inc.; U.S. Office Relocates to New York Area
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-- Sept. 5, 2006--Telmap Inc. announced today that it has appointed David Singer to serve as Vice President and General Manager, a new position created to support growing market traction for the company's navigation and location-based services for mobile phones and other wireless devices. Singer has over 25 years of senior-level experience with telecommunications and information technology companies including McCaw Cellular/AT&T Wireless Services, Microsoft & Qwest Communications.
As the senior U.S.-based Telmap executive, Singer will oversee sales, marketing, operations, customer support and all other business functions in the U.S., Canada and South America, including an immediate staff expansion being undertaken in conjunction with the relocation of Telmap's U.S. offices from Chicago to the New York area. Singer reports directly to Telmap CEO Oren Nissim.
"The market for navigation and location-based services like ours is exploding in North and South America as wireless carriers and handset manufacturers look for ways to add value for their customers," Nissim said. "Hiring Dave Singer will enable us to leverage these opportunities to increase our market presence and help us become a dominant player in the region."
"Telmap Navigator product offers key differentiators and technology advantages that position Telmap as a leader in the navigation and location-based services space," Singer said. "We are currently in discussions with virtually every Tier 1 wireless service provider and handset manufacturer in the U.S. and expect a rapid expansion as we ramp up our operations."
Singer's background includes three years at Microsoft, most recently as Senior Director, Worldwide Partner & Solutions Management, Public Sector. Before joining Microsoft, Singer founded and served as President of GlobalLink Consulting, which supported and developed solutions for global communication, technology and software companies.
He previously served as the Senior Director of Sales, Distribution and Business Development for Qwest Communications, Vice President of Sales and Distribution/Western Region for McCaw Cellular/ AT&T Wireless Services, and was General Manager for the Silicon Valley operations at Honeywell.
About Telmap
Telmap is a leading technology provider of a wide range of innovative applications designed for the mobile mapping and navigation arena. Its server-based solution provides premium content, global geographic coverage, and travel content - all in real-time. Telmap prides itself on being the creator of some of the most progressive Mapping and Navigation solutions. Over the past six years, it has been enhancing its client/server technology for mapping, content access, routing and navigation. The result: the unique and highly advanced Telmap Navigator solution, which implements Telmap's MOND (Mobile Optimized Navigation Data) technology allowing real-time, data-rich navigation. Telmap's technology leadership has been recognized by numerous industry groups. Recent awards include being named a "2006 Technology Pioneer" by the World Economic Forum, winning the Red Herring 100 Europe award in 2005, and winning the 'Best Maps' award in the Directions Magazine/Microsoft Corporation 2004 Web Mapping Contest.
Telmap was founded in 2000, and is headquartered in Israel, with offices in the US, the UK and Finland. Its worldwide base of customers and partners includes numerous leading cellular operators and handset manufacturers. Telmap is a member of the Science Navigation Group. For more information, please visit www.telmap.com.
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