|
Digium Founder Steps Aside |
|
|
|
Written by Adam Gosling
|
|
Thursday, 01 February 2007 |
Asterisk developer, Mark Spencer,
founder and formerly President of Digium has stepped aside from the day
to day running of the company allowing Danny J. Windham, former
President, COO and Director of ADTRAN the role of CEO. The move marks a
more aggressive stance by the company who will likely use Windham's
expertise in the enteprrise telco space to advance the VoIP solutions
house.
Spencer, the man behind Asterisk and Digium, the company
that manages the open source development project will take on the newly
created position of Chairman and CTO. Spencer said his new role will
allow him to "focus more time on the customers and the technologies
that will
accelerate Digium and Asterisk". In this role Spencer will continue to
drive
the strategic vision and technology direction for the company as well
as focusing upon the development and growth of the Asterisk Community,
said the company in a statement.
Asterisk
has been bulking up its staffing roster also adding Steve Harvey, a
former Channel Sales VP also from ADTRAN to the position of VP of
Worldwide Sales.
As VP of Worldwide Sales, Steve Harvey will drive
Digium's expanding
channel strategy and business development activities. Harvey spent 11
years at ADTRAN where he was responsible for leading the company's
Enterprise Division
from a direct sales environment into a channel driven model - doubling
the revenues in the process.
Taking
over the day to day operations, new CEO, Windham said: "Digium is at an
exciting stage in its development. Asterisk's momentum is truly at its
tipping point - it is a great honor to join the company at a time when
there is such a tremendous opportunity in the industry."
The
company has been busily building a product portfolio around the open
source IP telephony system including the development of AsteriskNow a
"software appliance" install which bundles a Linux operating system and
the Asterisk voice management software into a single install.
Digium
has also been bolstering its partnership profile introducing a buy
online facility in AstreriskNow that allows users to simply pace orders
to buy Polycom phones from within the Asterisk GUI.
Related news items Newer news items
Older news items
|
|
|
|
