e.Digital Corp. Appoints Simplenet's Allen Cocumelli to Its Board of Directors
August 25, 1999 10:02 AM
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999--e.Digital Corp. EDIG announced today the appointment of Allen Cocumelli to its Board of Directors.
Cocumelli currently serves as chief operating officer and general counsel for Simple Network Communications Inc. (SimpleNet), a subsidiary of broadcast.com, which was acquired by Yahoo! Inc. YHOO in April of this year.
Cocumelli said, "I am honored and excited to become involved with e.Digital. They are a forward-looking company that can bring greater flexibility and functionality to the Internet community through their key strategic relationships. It can only be a win/win situation for e.Digital and the consumer when we allow the input from tens of thousands of real time users to impact software and hardware development. I look forward to having a hand in developing that synergy."
Fred Falk, president and chief executive officer of e.Digital, said, "Allen has vast experience in growing small businesses and his contacts in the technology and Internet communities will help leverage the further growth of e.Digital. The addition of Allen and the recent appointment of Skip Matthews bring significant outside industry experience and further strengthens our Board of Directors." Falk continued, "Allen's familiarity and success with strategic development will be extremely valuable as e.Digital continues to roll out its portable designs and MicroOS(TM) operating system for Internet-compatible, handheld voice, music, and image recorders."
Simple Network Communications Inc., a premier provider of Web hosting services, was founded in March 1996, and was acquired by broadcast.com in November 1998. In April 1999, broadcast.com was acquired by Yahoo! Inc.
Cocumelli has served as Simple Network's corporate counsel since its inception in 1996, and joined their management team in 1997. Cocumelli's background also includes seven years at Intel Corp. as a manager in the Components Manufacturing Group and as director of corporate training and development. His activities at Intel included the start-up of four manufacturing facilities, the implementation of a corporate-wide training development system and management responsibility for over 300 employees in four domestic and overseas locations. Cocumelli holds a B.S. in industrial psychology from UCLA and a law degree from Thomas Jefferson University in San Diego.
e.Digital Corp. offers an engineering partnership for the world's leading electronics companies to link portable digital devices to PCs and the Internet. Engineering services range from the licensing of e.Digital's patented MicroOS(TM) file management system to custom software and hardware development, design and manufacturing services. For more information on the company, visit www.edig.com.
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