LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., Oct. 13, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bitfone Corporation (www.bitfone.com), the company that pioneered firmware update technology over-the-air (OTA) for mobile phones, today announced it has appointed Bernard Desarnauts as Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will be responsible for advancing Bitfone's products and services throughout the region.
Bernard has more than 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive with leading high technology companies. Previously, Bernard was the founding CEO of ViaFone, a privately held mobile enterprise software company which raised more than $35 million in venture capital from leading venture investors, and was acquired by Extended Systems (Nasdaq:XTND).
Bernard was also the VP of Products at NetObjects, co-inventor of Fusion and part of the management team that drove a successful IPO in 1999. Prior to NetObjects, Bernard was VP of Marketing at Maxinfo, an Internet application software company sold to NetManage. Bernard started his career with Borland International.
"Bernard brings exceptional business savvy, technology competence and customer relations to our business development efforts in Europe," said Gene Wang, chairman and CEO of Bitfone. "Bernard has a proven track record of making small companies successful by making their customers successful, and we are excited to have him bring that experience to Bitfone."
"Bitfone understands the importance of industry standards and interoperability in the vastly diverse European wireless market," said Desarnauts. "As the leading provider of FOTA update technology for mobile phones, combined with a leading role in driving OMA-DM standards and deep expertise in customer care automation, Bitfone is well positioned to help customers successfully deploy mobile device management initiatives, which are on every major carrier's project list for 2005."
About Bitfone Corporation
Bitfone Corporation provides unparalleled expertise and innovative software solutions for customer care automation and mobile device management to wireless operators and handset providers. Bitfone's SmartCare, mProve and MVP products improve usability of mobile devices by diagnosing and repairing software problems and delivering software updates and configuration settings over the air. Bitfone's solutions allow customers to find, fix and enhance mobile devices, safely and efficiently. Bitfone's customers also benefit from significant cost savings in the areas of customer service and warranty, improved device quality and customer satisfaction, and broader adoption of advanced wireless services. Bitfone is a private company headquartered in Laguna Niguel, California, with offices in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, and the U.K. For more information, please visit www.bitfone.com.