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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.7M
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Dow Jones Description
Global IP Sound - Maximize Voice Quality Over Packet Networks
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gary HermansenNumber of Employees 10
Contact Information
900 Kearny St Ste 500
San Francisco, California 94133
1 415 397 2555
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NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120
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U.S. Patent Office Grants GIPS Two Patents for Technology Designed Specifically for Packet Networks
Global IP Sound GIPS, the leading provider of embedded voice-processing solutions for the Voice over IP VoIP market, today announced that the U.S. Patent Office has granted the company two patents for key technology behind GIPS broadband codecs and voice quality enhancement features. The patents were issued to GIPS for...
GIPS iLBC First Speech Codec to be Standardized by the IETF for IP Telephony Solutions
SAN FRANCISCO -- Global Internet Standardization Organization Endorses GIPS iLBC for Robust, High Quality Voice over IP Communications Global IP Sound GIPS, a leading provider of embedded voice-processing solutions, has announced that the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF has approved standardization of its iLBC codec. The IETF, comprised of...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Hermansen | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Edward Abbati | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Jan Linden | Vice President Engineering USA |
| Karen Kesner | Vice President of Western Region Sales |
| Patrik Sorqvist | Vice President Engineering Europe |
| Wendy Toth | Vice President, Marketing |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bradley E. Sparks | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global IP Sound, Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global IP Sound, Inc. | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Global IP Solutions, Inc. | Vice President Operations | Current |
| Micro Focus | Corporate Controller | Former |
| Viacom Inc. | Former | |
| University of San Francisco | M.B.A. | Former |
| Western Michigan University | B.B.A | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global IP Sound, Inc. | Vice President Engineering USA | Current |
| Chalmers University of Technology | Doctor of Philosophy - Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Chalmers University of Technology | M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global IP Sound, Inc. | Vice President of Western Region Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global IP Sound, Inc. | Vice President Engineering Europe | Current |
| Royal Institute of Technology | M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global IP Solutions, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Global IP Sound, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Global IP Solutions, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Knight-Ridder, Inc. | Former | |
| University of St. Thomas | M.B.A | Former |
| University Corp. | M.B.A | Former |
| University of Minnesota | B.A In Journalism | Former |
With over 30 years of high-tech and related industry experience, Sparks expertise ranges from guiding high-tech start up companies through IPO's to serving in senior financial positions for major public companies. Mr. Sparks was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. which was recently acquired by a private equity group. Prior to that position, he served as CFO for several telecommunications and high-tech companies, including Omnipoint Corp., Digex, Inc., eSpire Communications, and WAM!NET. He also served as vice president and treasurer of MCI Communications from 1988-1993 and as vice president and controller of MCI Communications from 1993-1995. He currently serves on the boards of Global IP Sound, a software company supporting VOIP applications over the internet, and iCIMS, a software company providing applicant tracking systems. He serves on the Listings Qualifications Review Panel of NASDAQ where he previously chaired the Issuers Affairs Committee.
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|---|---|---|
| Visualant, Inc | CEO, President and Director. | Current |
| WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Watchguard | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Talent Platform | Current | |
| Icims, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Visualant, Inc | Director | Current |
| Global IP Solutions, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Global IP Sound, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Omnipoint Corporation | Cfo | Former |
| Visualant, Inc | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Digex, Inc. | Cfo | Former |
| MCI Communications Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| MCI Communications Corporation | Controller | Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | MS In Management | Former |
| NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | Former | |
| Wam, LLC | Former | |
| MCI Communications Corporation | Treasurer | Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | MS In Management | Former |
| United States Military Academy | B.S. | Former |
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