CEO Interview: Action Engine's Scott Silk riffs on the iPhone

Published: July 30, 2007, 11:25 am

Tags: aapl, iphone, msft, s, tivo, uis, vz

Filed under: Products and services, Management, Consumer experience, Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Interviews, Marketing and advertising, Sprint Nextel Corp (S), Verizon Communications (VZ), iPhoneBack in 2000, several former Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) employees started Action Engine to capitalize on the growth in the mobile market. While they built standout technology, there was not enough effort on marketing.But that changed when Scott Silk came on board. For more than two decades, he has served at executive-level positions for companies like Unisys Corp. (NYSE: UIS), Ally Software and Actium Corporation.As of now, Action Engine is a leader in delivering mobile on-device portal (ODP) solutions, which are downloadable clients that allow for music, video, and other content. Some of the customers include MSNBC.com, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), and Verizon Wireless (a division of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ).In fact, today Action Engine

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