SAN DIEGO, Oct. 7, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- SmallCapVoice.com recently interviewed Darrell H. Hughes and Richard B. Rime of Cognigen Networks, Inc. (OTCBB:CGNW), the Seattle based Internet-enabled marketer of communications services and facilities based carrier. Listeners can access the interview 24/7 at www.SmallCapVoice.com. In the interview, Mr. Hughes and Mr. Rime discussed the newly created position of Managing Director for Sales and Marketing. They provided detailed responses to questions posed by shareholders and agents regarding the goals and responsibilities for the new position.
Darrell H. Hughes commented about the new appointment, "Rich Rime possesses the skills that allow him to negotiate great relationships, deals and opportunities between vendors, suppliers and affinity consumer groups."
Mr. Hughes went on to say, "Under Rich Rime's direction, and with the support of existing staff now reporting to him, Cognigen will concentrate on development of packaged services and programs for small and medium size business customers. Product packaging, WEB site design and other initiatives that are essential to agent and customer success will be "top-of-mind" in the coming weeks and months."
"One of the first things I plan to do with the support of Cognigen's Web master, Ned Hadzihamzic, and our staff, is to conduct a thorough review of our products and services and really get to know what contribution each product and service makes to the bottom line and how we present those products to our agents and customers," added Mr. Rime regarding his immediate goals with Cognigen.
About Cognigen
Seattle based Cognigen Networks, Inc. offers a wide range of telecommunications services and related products via its Website, http://www.cognigen.com. Cognigen's robust marketing engine is fueled by distribution channels that harness a dominant Internet presence and a corps of over 235,000 independent agents and several affiliate groups, each with their own customized Website. This provides Cognigen with both agent initiated sales that are then fulfilled via the Internet, as well as those generated directly off its main Website. Cognigen resells the services of industry leaders such as AT&T Wireless, Sprint, Verizon, Talk America, and Speakeasy. The company also operates a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cognigen Switching Technologies (CST), based in San Luis Obispo, CA. CST is an FCC licensed international and interstate facilities based carrier and reseller. Cognigen has sold, on behalf of its vendors and for its own account, services and products to approximately 755,000 customer accounts worldwide.