Zachary Rodgers

Commtouch, a developer of enterprise anti-spam solutions, has named Tim Straight as VP of sales. Straight joins Commtouch from network security firm Netscreen Technologies, prior to which he held sales and business development positions with Mirapoint, Gadzoox Networks and Vitalsigns Software. “Tim’s depth of experience in security and channel-driven sales brings enormous value to Commtouch,” […]

M-Qube Expands Offering, Launches Campaigns North American mobile messaging firm m-Qube has extended its messaging application platform to both e-mail and instant messaging applications. Licensees of the software can now use SMS, WAP, instant messaging and both PC and mobile e-mail to reach consumers. Additionally, m-Qube recently enabled mobile campaigns for several major advertises, including […]

Agency.com COO Don Scales has been promoted to president of the company. Scales has been with Agency.com since February 2001, prior to which he was CEO at eJiva, a division of Igate Capital, and senior VP of worldwide professional services at Exe Technologies. “Don’s management style is a proven model of success,” said Suh. “He […]

Robert Leathern has joined NetRatings as the Nielsen//NetRatings Commerce Analytics group director and senior analyst. Leathern was most recently a lead senior analyst with the Payments and Retail practices division of Jupiter Research, a unit of this Web site’s parent company. Prior to Jupiter, he was an investment banker at Furman Selz, later a part […]

Draft Chicago has named NBC and PBS veteran Michael Davis as VP and director of emerging media, a new position. Davis gained wide attention in 1987, when, with a returning Vietnamese national he led the first American television team into Vietnam since the fall of Saigon. After leaving traditional broadcasting in 1995, he launched a […]

Rich media developer Flashtalking has begun two European deployments of its Flash video technology. Volvo is launching a series of online video skyscrapers in support of the new Volvo R, featuring film shot exclusively for use on the Web. Appearing in European markets, the ads use Flashtalking’s big screen format, which allows high-quality video to […]

Beyond Interactive has developed an “intromercial” ad unit for its client Sun Microsystems. The ad, which ran on CNET Networks’ News.com for a period of 24 hours, was the first homepage takeover to appear on that site. The intromercial is a five second rich media ad unit that plays upon site entry before the front […]

Flytxt Tapped by Motorola for SMS Motomash Promo Flytxt has been tapped by Motorola to run an SMS promotion for MTV’s Motomash DJ events. The promotion aims to create awareness and drive foot traffic to the events, sponsored by Motorola and held at Top Man retail outlets across the U.K. beginning on July 14. Posters […]

In a bid to address potential client concerns and legal issues related to the rising tide of e-mail regulation, online direct marketer Hi-Speed Media has appointed spam authority Bennet Kelley as VP of legal and strategic affairs. “Adding Bennet is part of our commitment to be proactive on e-mail regulation issues and clearly define Hi-Speed […]

Marketing analytics provider WebSideStory has appointed Rand Schulman as chief marketing officer. Schulman founded Keylime Software, an early Web analytics play that was recently acquired by Overture. Most recently, he was senior director strategy and senior director products for WebTrends, the Web analytics product line for NetIQ. “Rand is a recognized leader in our industry,” […]

Eyeblaster has opened a Chicago office to provide greater support and service to its clients in the Midwest, including online agencies, advertisers and publishers. Brenda Coan will lead the office as manager of business development for the Midwest region, a role in which she’ll oversee work for Starcom IP, FCB and OMD in Chicago; Zentropy […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Five of the largest players in the hot search engine marketing space faced off in a panel discussion at the Ad:Tech conference Tuesday, clashing on issues such as privacy and paid inclusion, while generally looking forward to a future in which search improves its relevance, creative and geo-targeting capabilities. On a panel […]