To: BarbaraT who wrote (6772 ) 3/28/2000 8:47:00 AM From: wlcnyc Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6931
Just to keep this board some what current....<G> "Interactive Telesis Names James Coyne as Vice President of Sales and Marketing Successful Telecommunications Sales Executive Joins Company to Strengthen Its Position in the Speech Recognition Marketplace SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000-- Interactive Telesis Inc. (OTCBB: TSIS), a leading edge technology solution provider specializing in interactive voice response (IVR) services and voice and speech recognition technologies, today announced the appointment of James J. Coyne as vice president of sales and marketing. Coyne will be responsible for all strategic and tactical sales and marketing initiatives for the company and will report to Donald Cameron, president and chief executive officer of Interactive Telesis. Before joining Interactive Telesis, Coyne was senior director of international sales for QUALCOMM Inc., consumer products division. While at QUALCOMM, Coyne was instrumental in negotiating and fulfilling contracts for cellular telephone, wireless local loop and system diagnostic tools worldwide. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Coyne spent five years with Panasonic's Telecommunications Division, holding positions in both sales and marketing. During his tenure, Panasonic achieved record sales for their telecommunications products and developed award-winning Marketing programs for their cellular telephone and paging subscriber products. "With over 20 years of Sales and Marketing management experience in emerging technology companies, Jim's results oriented approach will drive continued growth for Interactive Telesis going forward," said Cameron. "His success in bringing products to market and his thorough understanding of the telecommunication and wireless industries will be invaluable as we drive the deployment of speech-enabled applications for e-business and bring speech and voice technologies to the mainstream market." Coyne holds a BS in Marketing from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. About Interactive Telesis Interactive Telesis is a leading edge technology solution provider specializing in interactive voice response (IVR) services and solutions along with voice and speech recognition technologies. Clients include industry leaders such as AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Excite@Home, Global Crossing, GTE, Inacom, MCI Worldcom, Nike, Seagate, Sprint, Yahoo! and others. Interactive Telesis is headquartered in Encinitas, Calif. For additional information, please visit www.interactivetelesis.com or send email to info@interactivetelesis.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Interactive Telesis Inc. JJ Jeffrey, Manager, Investor Relations 888/546-2957 jjeffrey@interactivetelesis.com"siliconinvestor.com