To: Feraldo who wrote (44822 ) 9/15/1999 7:56:00 PM From: John Rieman Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50808
Pace make a move into the market of the Americas........... Pace Moves Offices to the U.S.; Appoints new President of the Americas BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- To capitalize on its leading position in the digital TV market worldwide, Pace Micro Technology plc, Europe's largest manufacturer of digital set-top boxes, has moved its North and South American offices to the United States, and appointed Neil Gaydon as President, The Americas. Based in Boca Raton, Fla., Pace's new U.S. base will house its sales, marketing, service, and engineering divisions for the American markets. As Pace's President of The Americas, Gaydon is responsible for the development of Pace's business in both North and South America, with particular focus on digital television in the U.S. "The U.S. market accounts for one third of the worldwide market for digital and has been singled out for special attention by Pace," Gaydon said. "With our extensive experience worldwide in being first to market with digital set-top boxes, we are now ready for prime time, and uniquely positioned to generate profits for operators, not promises," he added. Gaydon and the Pace team are actively targeting U.S. cable MSOs with Pace's customized DOCSIS- and DAVIC- compliant digital set-top boxes, as well as telco, satellite and wireless operators with other Pace solutions. "Pace's has a solid reputation worldwide for providing operators boxes without boundaries, customizing boxes based on the customers' requirements," Gaydon said. Pace has already formed alliances with U.S. market leaders such as Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and BellSouth Entertainment, and is currently negotiating agreements with several major MSOs.