Digit Wireless Appoints Robert Blumenthal as Chief Executive Officer
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 Copyright Business Wire 2008
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