MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 30, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -
WHAT: Gene Wang, CEO of Bitfone will speak on Mobile
from a Global Perspective at the Borland
Conference in San Jose. Bitfone Corporation
is a leader in over-the-air update technology
for mobile phones and recently announced
significant partnerships with IBM, Symbian,
Motorola and SK Telecomm in Korea.
Wang will describe the "coolest" international
phones, discuss the technologies underlying
these devices, outline the evolution of the
major markets, and speculate on the largest
opportunities for software developers of
mobile applications.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 4, 2003
3:30 -- 4:45 p.m.
McEnery Convention Center, Room F1
San Jose, Calif.
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.
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