NASHUA, N.H., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- GN Netcom, a world leader in hands-
free communications technologies for the commercial and consumer markets,
today announced the appointment of Lisa Escalera to the position of Director
of OEM for its U.S. operations. The newly created position signals GN
Netcom's intention to aggressively pursue additional OEM alliances with major
players in the communications equipment manufacturing market. The company is
currently an OEM provider for several brand name companies including Fellowes,
Sprint, Toshiba, Rockwell, Polycom, and PORT, a Targus Group International
Company. Earlier this year, GN Netcom struck a deal with Motorola to market
GN Netcom's second generation wireless headsets with Bluetooth(TM) wireless
technology under the Motorola brand name.
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A 20-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, Ms. Escalera was
formerly Director Business Development, Voice Communications at Milpitas,
California-based Polycom, Inc. There she handled all voice communication
partnerships and spearheaded partnership programs involving AT&T, Sprint,
Nokia, Nortel and Cisco. At GN Netcom, Escalera will be responsible for the
discovery, diligence and signing of co-development partners for new GN Netcom
technologies, and for OEM sales outside of the company's traditional call
center and general office markets.
"The convergence of voice and data is just one area where GN Netcom's
technology plays a major role in enabling rapid, seamless connectivity," noted
Mike Fairweather, president and CEO, GN Netcom, Inc., and executive vice
president, GN Netcom Group. "Lisa's considerable experience in bringing the
right partners to the table will enable us to stay at the forefront of this
and other technology trends."
During the past year, GN Netcom has taken several major steps to broaden
its reach in the communications technology market. In August 2000, it
purchased JABRA Corporation, the foremost provider of hands-free products for
the mobile consumer market, and in November 2000, the company acquired Hello
Direct, a leading business-to-business direct marketer of hands-free telephony
and equipment interface solutions. In March 2001, GN Netcom announced its
alliance with Motorola, Inc. to market GN Netcom's headset with Bluetooth
wireless technology under the Motorola brand name. The sleek new headsets,
which Motorola plans to package with its own Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones,
are expected to hit retail shelves in the fall of this year.
Ms. Escalera will be based out of GN Netcom's U.S. headquarters in Nashua,
New Hampshire. She resides with her two children in the Nashua area.
About GN Netcom
GN Netcom is a world leader in hands-free communications technologies. By
working in close partnership with customers, GN Netcom has become a leading
provider of high-quality headsets, microphone arrays and related products and
offers a state-of-the-art product line for both corded and wireless hands-free
solutions. GN Netcom products are sold through specialty distributors,
retailers, catalogers, supply houses and dealers, under the brand names GN
Netcom, Liberation, UNEX and ACS. GN Netcom also provides OEM products to
familiar brand name companies. For more information, contact GN Netcom, Inc.,
at 1-800-826-4656, or visit http://www.gnnetcom.com.
About GN Netcom Group
The GN Netcom Group is a leading provider of hands-free communications
solutions. The group consists of three companies: GN Netcom, a leading
provider of hands-free communications products to the call center, office and
PC applications markets; JABRA, the foremost provider of innovative hands-free
products for the mobile consumer market; and Hello Direct, a leading business-
to-business direct marketer of hands-free telephony and equipment interface
solutions.
Founded in 1987, the GN Netcom Group has facilities on four continents,
and its products are sold in more than 75 countries worldwide. The GN Netcom
group is part of GN Great Nordic, a Danish-based technology group, traded on
the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (Reuters: GNTC.CO; Bloomberg: TELN DC) and the
London Stock Exchange. For more information about the GN Netcom Group, please
visit http://www.gnnetcom.com.
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CONTACT:
Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek of GN Netcom, Inc.,
+1-800-826-4656, ext. 525, mboockoff-bajdek@gnnetcom.com; or
Elizabeth McDonnell of McDonnell Communications, +1-203-532-0050,
emcdonne@optonline.net
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