GOTUIT APPOINTS CABLE PIONEER SID TOPOL TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andover, MA (May 3, 2002) -- Gotuit Media Corp., the provider of patented indexing services and navigation software for VOD systems, today appointed Sid Topol, a pioneer in the cable industry and former CEO and Chairman of Scientific Atlanta, to its board of directors.
Topol has been involved in the cable industry for more than 30 years, and he currently serves as the president of The Topol Group. He is most well known as the former President, CEO, Chairman, and Director of Scientific Atlanta. In his field, he has received several awards including the Electronic Industry Association's Medal of Honor, listing among Broadcasting & Cable's "The 20th Century's 100 Greatest Contributors", and induction into the Cable Hall of Fame.
Additionally, Sid Topol serves as a member of the boards of PBS, WGBH, The Wang Center for the Performing Arts (Boston, MA), Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, MA), New England Foundation for the Arts, Alpha Industries. Furthermore, Sid Topol is the founding chairman of the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council, the chairman of criticalmass (a Massachusetts consortium of network initiatives), and a member of the Telecommunications Development Subcommittee of the Governor's Council on Economic Growth and Technology.
"With the addition of Sid, Gotuit adds a great asset to its world-class board, one which is comprised of individuals with a deep understanding of MSO operations, equipment manufacturing, and entrepreneurial iTV startups. As Gotuit Media begins its first wave of trials this summer, we will increasingly rely on this board for guidance. ," CEO Jim Logan stated.
"'On-Demand TV', including VOD, is the new frontier in the cable industry. As time-shifted viewing increases, viewers will have an ever-increasing need for a show index to help them get to the parts of a program they really want to see. This capability will become far more important than the program guide itself, which merely lists when, and on what channels, shows are broadcast. Topol said. "Gotuit On DemandT is truly poised to become the new way to watch TV."
About Gotuit Media
Gotuit Media Corp. provides software and services that enable the intelligent navigation of time-shifted video-content stored on either client personal video recorders or at headends. Its flagship offering, Gotuit On Demand, is a patented indexing service that merges metadata with VOD content allowing consumers to quickly "get to the good stuff", and creating a whole new way to watch TV. Gotuit holds a broad portfolio of patents in the time-shifted video space.
Gotuit was founded in 1999 by Jim Logan, who was also the founder and CEO of MicroTouch Systems, a $160 million maker of touch screens, which was acquired by 3M. Gotuit's other board members in addition to CEO Logan include Gotuit EVP Mark Pascarella, and Chet Kanojia, Founder and CTO of cable services vendor Navic Networks. The board of advisors includes Harvard Law School Professor Terry Fisher, a leading authority on Internet and copyright law; Joel Harrison, cofounder of the Quantum Corporation; and Kevin Liga, CTO of iTV vendor ACTV.
Media Contacts:
David Laubner
Gotuit Media Corp.
E-mail: dlaubner@gotuit.com
Phone: 781.970.5432
