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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$250.5K
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Action Engine Corporation is the on-device portal company. Action Engine was founded in 2000 with a vision that current approaches for delivering wireless data to mobile devices were incomplete. Trying to force a PC-based wired Internet browsing approach inside of a mobile device falls short on a key purchase driver for wireless data services - usability. Wireless device users do not want to be tied to a network connection and suffer through frustrating and time intensive data entry on a tiny keyboard only to discover that their connection dropped halfway through their request. People are looking for a faster and easier way to access valuable data content on their device. Based on this vision, Action Engine developed a groundbreaking Mobile Application Platform. This client/server based Platform is the first complete solution to harness the power of today's wireless devices to deliver step-by-step, always-available access to today's top content brands. While competitive offerings simply link to data content or merely provide a user interface layer, Action Engine creates a data services experience that is customized to uniquely meet a mobile subscriber's needs. The result is greater offline access to data, tighter integration with handset functions, 80 percent fewer keystrokes and a 20x faster response time than with traditional browser-based solutions. Operators who have deployed the Action Engine Solution have recorded increased first-time and return usage...
Board of Directors
P Kevin KilroyNumber of Employees 34
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120
Recent Events
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Venture capital financing wrap-up: BillShrink.com and MobUI
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Action Engine Reports Outstanding Growth in 2008 for Mobile Applications for Major Media Brands
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Millenial Media teaming up with Action Engine Corp. to boost ad views
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Millenial Media teaming up with Action Engine Corp. to boost ad views
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Action Engine Launches Version 5.0 of Open Mobile Software Development Kit
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Action Engine: Sports Illustrated Digital and Action Engine Launch Mobile Application for Consumers to Enjoy...
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Movius Interactive Corporation: Movius and Action Engine Partner to Deliver Rich, Interactive Mobile Media Applications
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Wall Street Journal Digital Network and Action Engine Launch Mobile Application for Consumers
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Action Engine Webinar Polling Uncovers Mobile Advertising Insights; AOL and the Yankee Group Join Action Engine in Webinar Covering Mobile Advertising Experiences, Preferences, and Predictions
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Action EngineR Corporation (http://www.actionengine.com/), the mobile application platform leader, today announced highlights and polling statistics from their recent Webinar, "Learning to Love Mobile Advertising."
Mobile Advertising Webinar on Aug. 29 Hosted by Yankee Group and Action Engine; Discover Strategies and Lessons Learned on the Billion-Dollar Mobile Advertising Business
SEATTLE -- Action EngineR Corporation:
Mobile Advertising Webinar on Aug. 29 Hosted by Yankee Group and Action Engine; Discover Strategies and Lessons Learned on the Billion-Dollar Mobile Advertising Business
SEATTLE -- Action EngineR Corporation:
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Collins | President and Chief Operating Officer of Interact Public Safety Systems |
| Scott G Silk | CEO & President |
| Bill Glynn | Chief Financial Officer |
| Anne Baker | Vice President of Marketing |
| Mike Kent | Vice President of Emea |
| Brian Roundtree | Founder |
| Cristian Grigorescu | Creative Director |
| Steve Roberts |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| P Kevin Kilroy | Board of Directors |
| Joseph R. Saviano | Board of Directors |
| JON GRABEL | Board of Directors |
| Alfred Kane | Board of Directors |
P. Kevin Kilroy joined Baker Capital in 2001. Mr. Kilroy has more than 30 years in the technology management, sales, marketing and general management of technology-focused companies. Prior to joining Baker Capital, Mr. Kilroy was the Vice President and General Manager of HP Middleware Division at the Hewlett-Packard Company. Prior to HP, Mr. Kilroy was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for Bluestone Software. Mr. Kilroy took Bluestone public in 1999, led a secondary offering in February of 2000 and the successful acquisition of Bluestone by HP in October 2000. Mr. Kilroy serves on the boards of Action Engine, Dotster, Verified Identity Pass and Voltaire and is also on the board of trustees for North Carolina Wesleyan College.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Capital | Partner | Current |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College | rustee | Current |
| Dotster, Inc. | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College | Board of Directors | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Voltaire, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Permabit, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Verified Identity Pass, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Riverone Inc. | member | Current |
| Dotster, Inc. | member | Current |
| Permabit, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | member | Current |
| Bluestone Software, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Vice President | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | General Manager of HP Middleware Division | Former |
| Baker Capital | team member | Former |
| Bluestone Software, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Dotster, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College | B.A. In Political Science | Former |
Joseph R. Saviano joined Baker Capital in 1997 and serves as its Chief Financial Officer. He has seventeen years of financial and investment management experience, including thirteen years in private equity. Prior to joining Baker Capital, Mr. Saviano served as a Vice President at Harvest Partners, Inc. and, from 1992 to 1996, served as controller for the private equity funds of Apollo Advisors, L.P. Mr. Saviano serves on the Boards of Action Engine, Dotster, Expert Realty, IQNavigator and MediaNet Digital. Mr. Saviano earned a BS in Finance from Lehigh University and an MBA from Fordham University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Capital | CFO | Current |
| Iqnavigator, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Expert Realty LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wine.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Permabit, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dotster, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Musicnet | Board of Directors | Current |
| Iqnavigator, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Expert Realty of South Florida, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Wine.com, Inc. | member | Current |
| Permabit, Inc. | member | Current |
| Musicnet | member | Current |
| Dotster, Inc. | member | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Member | Current |
| Harvest Partners Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Baker Capital | Partner | Former |
| Harvest Partners Inc. | controller | Former |
| Fordham University | MBA | Former |
| Baker Capital | Finance Executive | Former |
| Lehigh University | BS in Finance | Former |
Jonathan I. Grabel joined Baker Capital in 1998. Prior to joining Baker, Mr. Grabel was an investment banker with Warburg Dillon Read LLC and Nomura Securities International, Inc. Mr. Grabel has served on Boards of Directors of both public and private companies. He currently serves on the boards of Expert Realty, IQNavigator, Inc. and MediaNet Digital, Inc. Mr. Grabel received his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Capital | Team member | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Iqnavigator, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dotster, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Expert Realty LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Message Secure Corporation | member | Current |
| Iqnavigator, Inc. | member | Current |
| Expert Realty of South Florida, Inc. | member | Current |
| Musicnet | member | Current |
| Baker Capital | Partner | Former |
| Warburg Dillon Read | Investment Banker | Former |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | Investment Banker | Former |
| Dillon Read | Investment Banker | Former |
| Warburg Dillon Read | Investor | Former |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| University of Chicago | M.B.A. | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | B.S. In Economics | Former |
| University of Chicago | B.S. In Economics | Former |
Ted Collins is President and CEO of MissionMode Solutions, Inc. He resides with his family in Minnesota. MissionMode is a collaboration and urgent response offering for both private companies and public safety agencies. Collins built and leads the executive team for MissionMode, he guides development, operations, marketing, finance, and sales. He has spent more than 20 years as an entrepreneur in the software industry, having founded and grown five profitable start-up companies. His latest success was OpinionWare, a company he co-founded in 1999 that created software to help businesses build loyalty by gathering and analyzing customer opinion, and engaging customers and employees in meaningful dialogues. Collins served as president and chief executive officer of OpinionWare until divine acquired the company in April 2001. Before founding OpinionWare, Collins was senior vice president of the Internet Advance Group within PLATINUM technology, inc., a $1 billion information technology management software and services company acquired by Computer Associates in 1999. At PLATINUM, Collins oversaw the development, acquisition and launch of the company's Internet-related products and services. Earlier, while at computer hardware and software companies Mentus Group, Inc. and ViaTech Development, Inc., Collins led the development of products from concept through production and installation in less than 120 and 180 days respectively. Collins has published many articles on the topics of software management, application lifecycle vitality and linking self-managing content to customer retention, and many case studies on collaboration. He has appeared in publications such as Red Herring, ZDNet, ComputerWorld, Software and CIO. He is a frequent speaker at industry events including Communities East, Instant Messaging Planet and Global Knowledge Management eXchange. Past speaking engagements include ComDex, CIO Forum, Internet World and IT Expo. Collins holds bachelor's degrees in computer science, mathematics and English from St. John's University in Minnesota. He completed much of his English studies at Trinity and New College at Oxford University in England. He also earned a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Missionmode Solutions, Inc | CEO | Former |
| InterAct Public Safety Systems | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | President and Chief Operating Officer of Interact Public Safety Systems | Current |
| Truelook, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Emergency Notification | Current |
| Permabit, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Opinionware | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| InterAct Public Safety Systems | President | Former |
| Missionmode Solutions, Inc | President | Former |
| Opinionware | President | Former |
| InterAct Public Safety Systems | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| InterAct Public Safety Systems | Executive Vice President, Emergency Notification | Former |
| Missionmode Solutions, Inc | Executive Vice President, Emergency Notification | Former |
| Opinionware | Founder | Former |
| Platinum Incorporated | Former | |
| St. John's University | Bachelor's Degrees In Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Engine Corporation | CEO & President | Current |
| Unisys Corporation | CEO | Former |
| Unisys Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Baldwin-Wallace College | Master's Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Detto Technologies, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Fidelica Microsystems, Inc. | Cfo | Former |
| Omnis Software Inc. | Cfo | Former |
| Voiceworks | Cfo | Former |
| Fidelica Microsystems, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Omnis Software Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Voiceworks | Founder | Former |
As Vice President of Marketing, Anne Baker leads the worldwide marketing and public relations program at Action Engine. As part of the executive team, she is in charge of managing and developing all aspects of the company's promotional, product marketing, and communications strategy. Anne specializes in wireless software marketing and has experience on both the network side and the consumer side of the wireless industry. Before joining Action Engine, Anne spent six years at wireless OSS software company, Metapath, transitioning the company through its purchase by Marconi Wireless, now a division of Ericsson. At Marconi Wireless, Anne led the worldwide OSS partner and marketing programs for the wireless division. Anne also brings experience from her work at international consulting firm, Accenture, where she developed program management strategies for clients in both the finance and technology sector. Anne holds a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and is currently completing her MBA at Seattle University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Engine Corporation | Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Director of Marketing | Former |
| Marconi Wireless | Former | |
| Seattle University | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Engine Corporation | Vice President of Emea | Current |
| Openwave Systems Inc. | Sales Director and as Sales and Marketing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SNAPin Software Inc. | Founder & CTO | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Founder | Current |
| SNAPin Software Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Ciba Inc. | Advanced Technology Director | Former |
| USC, LLC | Former | |
| Southern California University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Engine Corporation | Creative Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Northpointe Capital, LLC | Director of Research | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Current | |
| Wade-Trim Group Inc. | Current | |
| WatchMark-Comnitel | CEO | Former |
| WatchMark-Comnitel | President | Former |
| Loomis Sayles & Company | Vice President | Former |
| WatchMark-Comnitel | Founder | Former |
| Roney & Co. | Research Analyst | Former |
| US WEST, Inc. | Former | |
| WatchMark-Comnitel | Chairman | Former |
| University of Michigan | Master's Degree In Computer Information and Control Engineering | Former |
| Michigan State University | MBA | Former |
| Michigan State University | Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering | Former |
| Washington State University | Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| University of Michigan | Bsche | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Interxion | Board of Directors | Current |
| Adaptix Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Action Engine Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Customonedesign | Board of Directors | Current |
| Digitv | Board of Directors | Current |
| Baker Capital | CEO | Former |
| Queen's University Belfast | Degree In Electrical Engineering | Former |
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