Glen Murray Joins NeuStar NGM as VP Global Sales
LONDON, UK, 13 November 2007
NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) today announced the appointment of Glen Murray as Vice President of Global Sales within the company’s Next Generation Messaging (NGM) business unit. Murray will be based at NeuStar’s office in Staines, UK, and will oversee NeuStar NGM’s global sales and business development operations.
Most recently vice president of global sales for Dublin-based Anam Mobile, Murray brings more than 15 years of messaging sales experience to NeuStar. Prior to his tenure at Anam, he held managerial and executive positions at Louts, Netscape, Software.com and Openwave.
Allen Scott, general manager of NeuStar NGM, said: “Glen is an excellent fit for NeuStar. Not only does he have all the requisite experience, including global VP roles with Openwave and Anam Mobile, but his drive and enthusiasm will help us to further develop our ever-growing global portfolio of operator customers. NeuStar is present in each key market, and works with some of the biggest and most innovative mobile operators worldwide. Glen’s appointment helps expand our influence in developing markets as we extend our outreach to offer revenue-generating mobile services to operators globally.”
Murray commented: “NeuStar is one of the most exciting companies in mobile today. Not only has it carved a reputation as the leading provider of mobile Instant Messaging and presence solutions globally, but it is delivering value-added services to all its customers. I plan to help the company continue to grow rapidly and to further consolidate its leadership position.”
NeuStar NGM is working with mobile network operators across the globe to roll out advanced mobile data services including mobile Instant Messaging and presence-enabled solutions to end users. The company can offer operators the option to either mobilize traditional Internet-based IM solutions such as Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, or help an operator create advanced presence-enabled and community-building messaging solutions.
About NeuStar, Inc. and NeuStar Next Generation Messaging (NGM)
NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) is a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to the global communications and Internet industry. In November 2006, NeuStar created its Next Generation Messaging (NGM) Services by acquiring Followap Inc., a leading global provider of instant messaging, presence and interconnect services.
Powering leading IMS networks such as Nortel and working in close partnership with handset manufacturers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), NeuStar's NGM Services enable subscribers to stay connected through real-time, presence-enabled next generation services. Today, an increasing number of leading mobile operators including Vodafone Group, Turkcell, Hutchison 3, Wind, Vimpelcom, Swisscom and Mobinil are NeuStar customers, and have a combined user base numbering in the hundreds of millions of subscribers.
NeuStar, Inc. is headquartered in the United States, with subsidiary offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit
ww.neustar.biz and www.neustar.biz/ngm.
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