Jasper Wireless, a licensed global machine-to-machine (M2M) mobile operator, today announced that Danny Shader has been named the company’s new chief executive officer. Jahangir Mohammed, Jasper Wireless’s founder, will continue to serve as chairman of the board and remain deeply involved in both strategic and day-to-day operations.
Shader joins Jasper Wireless from Motorola, where he served as a corporate vice president following Motorola’s acquisition of Good Technology, which he led as CEO. Good Technology created the standards-based corporate wireless messaging market. Prior to leading Good Technology, Danny co-founded and served as CEO of Accept.com, the first consumer-to-consumer, Internet-based, payment services provider. After Amazon.com acquired the company he continued to serve as a vice president. Shader has also held executive positions at Netscape Communications and Collabra Software, and began his technology career at Go Corporation, a pioneer in mobile computing.
“Danny shares our belief that Jasper Wireless is uniquely capable of helping global customers and mobile operators build new, profitable businesses in the large and expanding M2M market,” said Mohammed. “I am excited to work side-by-side with him as we enable our growing roster of customers and operator partners.”
Shader joins Jasper Wireless’s talented team of executives who have extensive experience working at leading wireless and software companies such as Alcatel, AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, eBay, Ericsson, Motorola, Nortel, Philips, SBC, Siebel Systems, Sun Microsystems and Verizon Wireless.
“Just as stand-alone PDAs morphed into wireless messaging devices and transformed the mobile device industry, today it appears inevitable that millions of other stand-alone machines and devices will soon be connected to wireless networks,” noted Shader. “I am excited to help our operator partners and customers around the world capitalize on Jasper Wireless’s global M2M solution. Our unique combination of innovative technology, established mobile infrastructure and vertical industry expertise will enable us to deliver the full value of wireless M2M communications to them.”
About Jasper Wireless
Jasper Wireless, a licensed global machine-to-machine (M2M) mobile operator, is the only company built from the ground up to wirelessly connect and manage machines around the world as part of the $32B M2M market. With this dedicated focus, Jasper Wireless is redefining machine-to-machine communications by converging the best in wireless technologies and on-demand Internet applications. The company’s unique service model features the Jasper Wireless M2M Global SIM, M2M vertical application solutions, and the Jasper Wireless M2M Control Center for real-time visibility and control to help M2M application providers maximize their revenues. Founded in 2004, Jasper Wireless is a privately held company based in Sunnyvale, CA, USA with regional offices in the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.jasperwireless.com.