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2005-10-24 |
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mTLD Appoints New General Manager |
mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd. (mTLD), provider of .mobi domain service, recently announced that it has named Neil Edwards as General Manager.
mTLD is a joint venture funded by a consortium of companies including Hutchison 3, GSM Association, Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia and others. mTLD's services include the registration of .mobi domain names and creation of a framework for wireless data services called style guides. These services, to be delivered in the first part of 2006, will provide a trusted and easy-to-use platform for consumers to browse the web, communicate, or download digital content on their wireless devices while on the move.
Edwards joins the firm from a Managing Director of Xian Group. In his career, Edwards has held several senior operating positions in marketing, product management, general management, business development, and software development including six years as VP in VeriSign's Network Solutions and Naming & Directory Services (.com) division. He has extensive business experience in Asia, Europe and the United States.
"We are very pleased to bring Neil Edwards on board," said Ameet Shah, Chairman, mTLD Board of Directors. "He is a seasoned executive with a career spanning 18 years across a number of notable, global technology companies, with a reputation for delivering results. Neil's first objective is to establish the mTLD headquarters office in Dublin, Ireland and a satellite office in Washington DC, both in preparation for the operational launch of .mobi in early 2006."
".mobi is a product that will revolutionize the consumer's Internet experience on their wireless device," said Neil Edwards, General Manager, mTLD. "Consumers using the Internet on the wireless devices today are stuck with the sites dominantly built for a PC and wired access in mind. I am excited to be part of the .mobi initiative, which together with some of the world's leading companies will significantly improve the mobile Internet experience for everyone."
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