Skype Appoints Dr. Jonathan Rosenberg as Chief Technology Strategist
Skype today announced that it has appointed Dr. Jonathan Rosenberg as
Chief Technology Strategist, effective immediately. Reporting to Daniel
Berg, Skype’s Chief Technology Officer, Rosenberg will be responsible
for shaping and driving the company’s technology strategies and overall
architecture to continue delivering a best-in-class Skype experience to
users around the world.
“We are tremendously excited to have Jonathan Rosenberg join us. His
experience and his track record of innovation within the industry will
be a great asset for us,” said Berg. “Having someone of Jonathan’s
caliber join our talented technology team will help us continue to stay
ahead and build for the future.”
Rosenberg brings with him a wealth of industry experience. He is most
well known as the co-author of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and
has authored many of the standards that are in wide use today within the
telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Skype, Rosenberg was a
Cisco Fellow at Cisco Systems, where he directed technology strategy for
its enterprise voice product portfolio. Before that, he was CTO of
dynamicsoft, one of the industry's first VoIP technology companies. In
that role, he helped build products and networks for several of the
earliest VoIP deployments. Rosenberg has received many industry
accolades for his role as a pioneer and innovator in telephony.
Rosenberg will be based in the U.S and will work with Skype's
engineering teams worldwide.
About Skype
Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Millions of
individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls,
send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday,
people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and
mobiles. Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com.
Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY).
Access to a broadband Internet connection is required. Skype is
not a replacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot be
used for emergency calling.
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