MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 20, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: Gene Wang, CEO of Bitfone will participate in the Device Management panel at CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment in Las Vegas. Bitfone Corporation is a leader in over-the-air update technology for mobile phones. Wang joins Tim Roper, senior director, business development of Palm Inc.; David Steinberg, founder and CEO of InPhonic, Inc.; Delly Tamer, president & CEO of LetsTalk and Bill deKay, CEO of Telespree Communications to discuss during the session how to control the use, upgrade, distribution and management of wireless devices within a workforce. Topics include lease vs. buy, device selection, application management and preferences, security, and others. Company representatives will also answer questions posed by attendees. WHEN: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Sands Exposition Center, Room 105 Las Vegas, NV WHO: Wang has more than 21 years of experience in leading high-technology companies and has participated as the CEO in three startups. Prior to Bitfone, Wang was CEO and chairman of Photo Access, where he successfully sold its hardware business unit to Agilent Technologies in August 2000. Wang was also the CEO of Computer Motion, which he led through a successful IPO in August 1997. Previously, Wang was executive vice president at Symantec where he managed four divisions and helped that company grow from $172 million to $412 million in annual sales. Prior to this, Wang was vice president and general manager at Borland, where he helped popularize the C++ programming language, selling over one million copies. Early in his career, Wang was vice president of marketing at Gold Hill Computers. Wang received a BS degree in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Contact Ricca Silverio or Lisa Bast at Bock Communications at + 1 (714) 540-1030.