News:
Company Press Release - 2007/10/26
MPeter Siao, PhD, joins Mediox, Inc. as Chief Technology Officer
Seattle, WA – Mediox, Inc today announced the
appointment of Dr. Peter Siao, as Chief Technology Officer.
As Mediox’s new CTO, Dr. Siao brings tremendous experience
in wireless communications, computer hardware and software
industries. Peter Siao has over 25 years international
executive experience. He has a track record as a founder of
many successful wireless companies, defining technology
strategies and raising venture capital. Dr. Siao brings 12
granted patents on mobile multimedia technologies.
Prior to joining Mediox, Dr. Siao served as an acting CEO of
3G Cellular, Inc. in San Diego, CA. He was instrumental in
securing over $46 million in funding, taking the company
through a cycle of exponential growth and negotiating a
successful sale of the venture. Before 3G Cellular, Inc.,
Dr. Siao founded eMobile Communications, a wireless
fabrication service in Shanghai, China, raising $23 million
in the first round of financing. In 1997 Dr. Siao founded
and managed Prominent Communications, Inc, a San Diego-based
CMOS GSM/CDMA ASIC design house raising over $14 million.
Dr. Siao also held various leadership positions with IBM
Microelectronics, Qualcomm, Inc. and Galaxy Information
Technology, Inc.
"The concept of multimedia content distribution to customers
of quick service restaurants developed by Mediox may soon
become a part of our daily lives like television, radio and
Internet. Fist as a stakeholder and now as CTO, I am happy
to join this dynamic and professional team," Dr. Siao said.
“While Internet and even mobile advertising markets are
overcrowded, Mediox will be able to occupy a unique niche
with over 50 million visitors per day”, he added.
Through an independent entity, Pointmedia, Dr. Siao employs
14 masters and PhD engineers in Beijing, China that will
develop a state of the art mobile content distribution
system called SmartNet for Mediox, Inc.. SmartNet will allow
advertisers, television networks and restaurant operators to
manage multimedia content displayed on Mediox SmartTrays
nationwide, or in individual restaurants, run targeted
campaigns, perform surveys and track visitor browsing
patterns.
"Before joining the team, together with our CEO, Dr. Robert
Lamson, Dr. Siao secured technology partnerships critical to
Mediox and helped shape our technology vision. I am
confident that under his leadership, we will be able to
execute on our product roadmap and the business plan," said
Alex Zhavoronkov, President, Mediox, Inc.
Dr. Siao holds a bachelors degree in physics from National
Taiwan University, a masters degrees in physics from
National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan and a Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering from University of California, Los
Angeles.
About Mediox:
Mediox Inc. is a company specializing in the design of next
generation interactive digital signage solutions for the
foodservice industry. The unique concept developed by Mediox
effectively allows quick service restaurant (QSR) operators
to move the multimedia content to each individual client’s
tray. Placing the multimedia content in the hands of each
client permits user-based feedback through interactive
features, enabling one-to-one target marketing. Company’s
key product, "SmartTrayT", an advanced multimedia-enabled
food service tray, is a wide-reach advertising product that
the company has created for the foodservice industry. This
technology is projected to deliver $10 billion in content
revenue while allowing advertisers to reach over 50 million
customers per day. The founders of the company have a patent
pending in the United States for both a product and a method
of content delivery. For more information, visit:
http://www.mediox.com
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