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The folks at Paul Schneider Public Relations Inc. sent in this news announcement:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
iSurfTV Welcomes Former EchoStar Executive to its Advisory Board
Sunnyvale, CA (May 14, 2001) - iSurfTV, a developer of next-generation technologies for the emergent interactive television industry, today announced the appointment of Richard E. ("Dick") Johnson to its technical advisory board. Mr. Johnson will advise the company in its efforts to deploy its technologies.
Mr. Johnson brings to iSurfTV more than 25 years of engineering and management experience in the design, development and manufacture of communications, computer and electro-mechanical products. Prior to joining iSurfTV's advisory board, he served as Vice President of Advanced Development at EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) where he was responsible for the system architecture of the DISH network. Previously he was Vice President of Chaparral Communications where he was responsible for the development and engineering of all Chaparral's satellite receivers and consumer electronic products.
"I am excited about joining iSurfTV's advisory board and look forward to assisting its executive team in developing solutions using iSurfTV's technologies. I've dedicated my career to advanced technology and I was attracted by the innovative technology iSurfTV has developed," said Johnson.
Gene Feroglia, CEO of iSurfTV, said "We are very proud to have Dick on board. Dick's extensive experience and contacts in the industry will be invaluable as we move forward with our plans to offer our unique solutions for the emergent interactive television industry."
About iSurfTV
Founded in 1998, Sunnyvale-based iSurfTV Corporation delivers a full range of client and server technology, development tools and expert consulting services to enable cable and satellite operators, broadcasters, content producers, device manufacturers and middleware providers to create and easily deploy unique and extensible TV portals built around a full-featured IPG and related applications for interactive television.
The company has two issued patents, including a landmark patent covering the use of 3-D in interactive television, and 70 other pending patents covering its unique solutions.
For more information about iSurfTV Corporation, visit the company's Web site, http://www.isurftv.com.
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