Followap names Gary Schulman President of the Americas
A former Verizon Wireless executive takes charge of Followap's operations in the Americas.
ATLANTA - March 23, 2004 - Followap, the leading provider of carrier-class presence solutions, announced that Gary Schulman has been named President of the Americas. Schulman will spearhead Followap's operations in the Americas, as Followap continues to innovate and lead the mobile presence market.
"We welcome Gary to the Followap team," said Dotan Volach, CEO of Followap. "With his extensive experience and outstanding record in the wireless industry, Gary is ideally suited to head our US organization and lead our drive for making presence an integral part of wireless networks."
Schulman's nearly 20 years of wireless experience have encompassed almost every aspect of this complex and dynamic industry. Schulman's positions have included: President, Wireless Data and Internet Services Division, Verizon Wireless, where he directed product development, deployment and marketing as well as coordinated network infrastructure for the company's entire data operation; President, Mid Atlantic Area, Verizon Wireless, where he was directly responsible for all of the company's operations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia; President, Washington/Baltimore Region, Bell Atlantic Mobile and Vice President, Northeast Region for both Bell Atlantic Mobile and Metro Mobile CTS, and other management positions with wireless companies.
Followap's iFollow Presence Server is a comprehensive Presence solution, allowing mobile operators to rapidly launch attractive Presence-based services such as Instant Messaging, Chat, Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC), Presence Enabled Contacts (PEC) and Online Gaming, on top of a robust, standards-based Presence infrastructure. iFollow supports the major presence standards, including OMA IMPS, SIP/SIMPLE, OSA/Parlay PAM and XMPP. Followap is presenting its leading Presence solutions at CTIA WIRELESS 2004, March 22nd-24th, in Atlanta, GA. Followap is located at the Qualcomm (#3931) and HP (#3133) booths.
About Followap, Inc.
Followap is the leading provider of carrier-class Presence and Messaging solutions. Its iFollow suite of products has been commercially launched by tier-one mobile operators, serving millions of subscribers. Followap delivers systems based on industry standards optimized for quick deployment on operator's networks. Followap also offers an extensive Presence Development Environment, enabling mobile operators and 3rd parties to presence-enable existing and future services.
For additional information please visit Followap's Web site at http://www.followap.com