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Neil Hamilton, former Director of European Operations for Columbine & Sintec, joins WideOrbit.
(San Francisco, CA) September 6, 2005 – WideOrbit Inc. is pleased to announce that Neil Hamilton, former Director of European Operations at CJDS Columbine and Sintec has joined WideOrbit as Director of European Operations.
WideOrbit is a media software company focused on Traffic, Sales and Billing for the broadcast and cable industry. WideOrbit has been the fastest growing Traffic software provider in North America for several years and currently has more than 300 installations of its core WO Traffic software installed throughout the United States, Canada and the Middle East.
As the person responsible for initiating European operations for Columbine, Neil Hamilton developed a significant presence for the Columbine products throughout Europe and South Africa. At WideOrbit, Hamilton will be responsible for Operations and Sales Management of the entire WideOrbit software suite in Europe including WO Traffic, WO Sales+, WO Promo and WO Automation.
Hamilton will report directly to Mike Zinsmeister, Director of Sales of WideOrbit. “Joining WideOrbit to launch their best of class solutions in Europe is something I am very excited about. The demand for solutions with the real-time, multi-station, multi-location capabilities of the WideOrbit product line is enormous. I look forward to visiting with my old friends to show them what WideOrbit has to offer. The WideOrbit team has created an amazing suite of synergized software products” said Hamilton. “WideOrbit has been the fastest growing Traffic software system in North America for the last several years and I am particularly excited to help them extend their footprint throughout Europe and the Middle East. WideOrbit Founder and CEO, Eric Mathewson, stated, “WideOrbit’s mission has always been to provide excellent software and service to the media industry. With the hiring of Neil Hamilton, we are adding proven talent to the WideOrbit management team as well as extending our product globally. WideOrbit has been receiving inquiries from Europe for many years, we look forward to opening our new London Operations office to service that demand.” Mathewson also stated, “We are also excited to leverage the deep bench of WideOrbit installation staff who have years of experience working with broadcasters in Europe, Asia, South America, the Middle East and Africa.
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About WideOrbit
WideOrbit is the largest Traffic, Sales and Billing software in North America and is growing rapidly globally. WideOrbit manages the advertising sales process for television stations, radio stations, cable networks, cable interconnects, mobile video, movie theatres and digital display networks.
WideOrbit’s solutions help maximize revenue and enhance operational efficiencies. The company's core WO Traffic software is a scalable, modern, Windows-based solution that provides a complete workflow in the management of advertising infrastructure from the acceptance of an advertising order to the receipt of an invoice. WO Traffic provides centralized management of traffic and reporting from one location for multi-station groups, and tracks market history and conditions to help clients make the most appropriate pricing decisions. WO Traffic also offers revolutionary, patent pending, inventory and yield management tools. WideOrbit’s client list includes: Hearst-Argyle Television, Gannett, The New York Times, NBC, Telemundo, Meredith Corporation, Madison Square Garden, Transit TV, Scripps Television Group, and Qualcomm/MediaFlo.
WideOrbit was founded in 1999 and has offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Denver and London, England.
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