Orb Networks Adds Ted Shelton As Executive Vice President of Operations
EMERYVILLE, Calif., February 7, 2005 - Orb Networks, Inc., a developer of streaming media software and services, today announced the appointment of Ted Shelton as executive vice president of operations. Shelton joins Orb Networks with a wealth of experience in growing and managing software and Internet businesses.
"Ted's expertise, market awareness and successful accomplishments developing and growing strong companies is a huge addition for Orb Networks as we continue to make our footprint in the streaming media industry,"said James Behrens, CEO, Orb Networks.
"We are pleased to have such an innovative, strategic practitioner join the
management team and look forward to continuing our market penetration with his
leadership."
"This is an exciting time to join Orb Networks as the company advances its technology and market diffusion,"
said Shelton. "I'm looking forward to working with such a dynamic and driven
team that has already made great strides in one of the most fascinating
technology spaces on the planet."
Prior to joining the company, Shelton was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Mohr, Davidow Ventures (MDV), an early stage venture capitalist firm. Before MDV, Shelton was chief strategy officer at Borland Software Corp., where he repositioned the company from a tactical software tools vendor to a strategic life-cycle development infrastructure vendor. Shelton has also held senior positions at The Dr. Spock Company, Neta4 Technologies, CMP Media, IT Solutions, Inc., and was the first outside executive recruited to WhoWhere? Inc., the eighth largest web property in the US at the time it was acquired by Lycos in 1998.
About Orb Networks, Inc.
Orb Networks delivers powerful mobile services for the fast growing wireless industry. Orb Networks is the first developer of streaming media software and services giving people spontaneous access to digital home media -- any kind, at any time, from any location in the world. The groundbreaking Orb Architecture allows users to access music, live television, videos, photos and other digital content from any device that can connect to the Internet, such as a cell phone, PDA, or notebook. Orb Networks develops, licenses and markets its services in partnership with leading content providers/creators, wireless carriers, electronic distributors and consumer electronic companies. As an active participant in the issues affecting digital media, Orb Networks is a member of both the Digital Media Association (DiMA) and the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA). Orb Networks is a privately held company located in Emeryville, Calif. For more information about Orb Networks, please visit http://www.orb.com.
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