Digit Wireless Also Receives $4 Million in Additional Funding from
Current Investors for Market and Geographic Expansion
BARCELONA, Spain--(Business Wire)--
Digit Wireless, Inc., (www.digitwireless.com), the innovators of
Fastap(TM) Enabling Keypad Technology, today announced Robert
Blumenthal has been selected to serve as chief executive officer.
Furthermore, the company is announcing it has secured an additional $4
million in funding from current investors, led by Venrock Partners and
Qualcomm. The appointment of Blumenthal coupled with the new funding
equips Digit Wireless to continue research & development and
globalization of the company's multiple interface innovations, such as
Fastap, within the mobile industry and to pursue alternative business
markets including broadband, enterprise mobility and education
technology.
Blumenthal comes to Digit Wireless from TELUS Communications, one
of Canada's leading telecommunications companies where he was
responsible for developing and managing the company's portfolio of
consumer services including mobile voice and data services, IP
television, broadband and local telephony. During his tenure at TELUS,
he was instrumental in launching the world's first mobile device
enhanced with Fastap. Witnessing the positive effects Fastap had on
Data ARPU and the mobile user experience, TELUS then proceeded, under
his direction, to launch two additional Fastap devices from two of
Digit Wireless' licensees, LG Electronics and ZTE.
"Robert was one of the first to see the vision of Fastap as an
enabling keypad technology, and he is a true leader with experience
around the commercialization of the technology," said David Levy,
Digit Wireless Founder and CTO. "We look forward to Robert's
contributions as he leads us through our next phase of growth in
becoming a leading global interface innovation company."
"Digit Wireless has a unique and revolutionary technology and the
chance to lead this solid team of innovative dynamic professionals at
this stage is a great opportunity," said Robert Blumenthal, CEO of
Digit Wireless. "Simplicity, innovation and flexibility will be
reflected in the way we work with our partners and customers to
deliver life-enhancing user experiences through innovative interface
solutions."
About Digit Wireless
Digit Wireless is a leading user interface innovation company
dedicated to simplifying the understanding, usability and interaction
of handheld devices. As the pioneer and innovator of the patented
Fastap(TM) keypad technology, Digit Wireless enables its partners and
customers to create simple-to-use devices that deliver a meaningful
life-enhancing end user experience. Digit Wireless is headquartered in
Burlington, MA with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, London
and Seoul. For more information, please visit the company Web site at
www.digitwireless.com or www.fastap.net.
About Fastap Keypad Technology
Fastap Keypad Technology is used to design simple and intuitive
high performance keypads enabling users to easily discover, access,
and use handheld device features and the applications of today.
Utilizing raised and lowered keys and powered by error prevention
software, Fastap Keypad Technology delivers life-enhancing user
experiences on handheld devices through simplification of text entry
in multiple languages and Press-to-Experience(TM) functionality for
one-touch access-control.
About The Fastap Global Language Platform
The Fastap Global Language Platform is universal, language
agnostic and is compatible with all modern languages. The multi-level
Fastap keypad architecture has the ability to support multiple
languages with superior ergonomic efficiency. The technology enables a
handheld device to have a simple and intuitive interface for both a
local market language and Latin-based languages. The platform is ideal
for regional implementations in China, India, Russia and other
countries.
Digit Wireless, Inc.
Glenn Kiladis, +1.781.229.2225
gkiladis@digitwireless.com
or
Bock Communications, Inc. (for Digit Wireless)
Rachel Stein, +1.714.540.1030, x18
digit@bockpr.com
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