Here is a list of our top ten blog sites. They all relate to SigEx Ventures, the Foundry School and the founders Chris Cantell and Frederic Artru. We invite you to visit them as well for news on other Sigex Ventures companies and SigEx Foundry projects.
1. http://frederic-artru.blogspot.com
2. http://sigexventures-sigexfoundry.blogspot.com
3. http://sigexventureseurofund.blogspot.com
4. http://silviasigexfoundry.blogspot.com
5. http://diana-sigex.livejournal.com
6. http://sigexventures-avenirdesmedias.blogspot.com
7. http://sigexventures-futureofmedia.blogspot.com
8. http://sigexventures-beapartofit.blogspot.com
9. http://sigexventures-nanodata.blogspot.com
10. http://sigextogo.blogspot.com
by Silvia Baldin
Friday, February 23, 2007
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Chris Cantell- co-founder of Sigex Nanodata
From 1995 to present Chris had developed and/or acquired a series of agencies that now make-up MultiPath Communications International, Inc., TechSource International and Cantell Communications International, which are located in Silicon Valley, Southern California and Sarasota, Florida. MultiPath Communications focuses on providing excellent public relations, investor relations, marketing communications and advertising support for today’s telecommunications and advanced storage technologies companies. With locations covering both the East Coast and West Coast markets, the agency network is poised to provide services nationally and internationally. Additional domestic and global capabilities are always available via MultiPath’s network of partners and consultants.
Chris Cantell- co-founder of Sigex Nanodata
Christopher co-founded SigEx, Inc. with partner, Frédéric Artru. Chris brings over 18 years of experience and ownership in advanced technologies in super-computers and distributed communications architectures, large voice and data over IP (VoIP) installations, comprehensive high-tech structuring including: legal and financial structures, regulatory requirements, investor relations and marketing communications, technical business modeling, recruiting and team management.
Chris’ primary focus towards his ventures is to concentrate on strategic Fortune 500 sales opportunities which are able to sustain growth and profitability -- critical for initial start-ups.
Chris’ primary focus towards his ventures is to concentrate on strategic Fortune 500 sales opportunities which are able to sustain growth and profitability -- critical for initial start-ups.
The founders of SigEx NanoData
The founders have proven, throughout their careers, their ability to attract talents, technologies and capital around fundamental ideas. They have constantly shown their willingness to adapt to changes in their environment and most importantly their capacity to succeed.
They have shown expertise in the technology, marketing and financial subjects they are implementing and their diverse experience have allowed them to test, develop, evaluate and validate their methodologies and techniques.
They have shown expertise in the technology, marketing and financial subjects they are implementing and their diverse experience have allowed them to test, develop, evaluate and validate their methodologies and techniques.
SigEx Nanodata Team Members
John brings enhanced communications to the world of mainstream data warehousing. For the past 4 years John has been installing SAP BW data warehouses for many of the worlds largest companies providing design, development and analysis consulting across a wide spectrum of industries and corporate models. John approaches data warehousing from the standpoint of efficient design and re-usability. His systems background has exposed him to many varieties of corporate cultures and how they deal with their data. John has been directly involved with SAP BW projects first in the Middle East with the world’s largest oil company, Aramco and more recently throughout the United States with companies like Becton-Dickenson, Canada Poste, Bata Shoes, Solvay, WestVaCo and the University of Tennessee.
SigEx Nanodata Team
Frédéric brings over 10 years of experience in communication protocols and architectures as well as advanced voice over IP industry expertise. Frédéric is co-author of the Versit CTI Encyclopedia, a 3,000 page, 6 volume industry specification for telecommunication systems. More recently, Frédéric founded Odisei, the worlds first developer of hosted-iPBX technology, which was acquired in 1999 by Netergy Networks. With a strong technical background in communications and development, Frédéric also has global experience in successfully recruiting and managing international engineering teams in different locations, using the most advanced development practices such as extreme programming (XP).
The Team behind SigEx NanoData
Christopher M. Cantell (CEO), Frédéric Artru (Président & COO) and John A. Scarritt (Strategic Partner) are « serial » entrepreners which have, in many instances, showed their ability to develop and bring world-class advanced technologies to the market, create sustainable and profitable businesses and provide significant return on investment for their shareholders.
Chris brings more than 18 years of experience and ownership of diverse companies in technology licensing, recruiting and international corporate structuring with expertise in areas ranging from software development, public relations and advertising, to finance on a global basis, including United States, Europe, Canada, and a five year stint in South America (Brazil). Chris has a proven track record developing new business, researching and securing existing structures to solve complex problems, and recruiting best practices to deliver superior results. He works closely with industry leaders to develop deep relationships, usually measured in years, to create sustainable structures.
Chris brings more than 18 years of experience and ownership of diverse companies in technology licensing, recruiting and international corporate structuring with expertise in areas ranging from software development, public relations and advertising, to finance on a global basis, including United States, Europe, Canada, and a five year stint in South America (Brazil). Chris has a proven track record developing new business, researching and securing existing structures to solve complex problems, and recruiting best practices to deliver superior results. He works closely with industry leaders to develop deep relationships, usually measured in years, to create sustainable structures.
Why Nanodata
Vivendi megamerger with Seagram and Universal (a recent merger with Seagram) has had equally exciting intellectual property with music, movies and cable programs, but again, unable to release their products and services globally for the lack of a unified digital platform capable of maintaining reliable global broadband services. Vivendi recently has had to acknowledge their dilemma with second-guessing of the overall value and goodwill of their network by posting first quarter losses and write-downs of $15.3 billion.
Both business models have been unable to crack the problem of how to maintain high-bandwidth network services through a myriad of communications networks and have been grappling with their situation to deploy profitable economic models.
SigEx NanoData believes the problem is not the question of "what" they are doing, but "how" to do it. Clearly, the multi-billion dollar investment into 3G, the Internet and digital TV and computers as well as the hunger of users to receive interactive streaming services justifies, by definition, "what" the megamergers are attempting to do. But "how" ?
Both business models have been unable to crack the problem of how to maintain high-bandwidth network services through a myriad of communications networks and have been grappling with their situation to deploy profitable economic models.
SigEx NanoData believes the problem is not the question of "what" they are doing, but "how" to do it. Clearly, the multi-billion dollar investment into 3G, the Internet and digital TV and computers as well as the hunger of users to receive interactive streaming services justifies, by definition, "what" the megamergers are attempting to do. But "how" ?
SigEx Foundry Nanodata
One megamerger after another married the promises of market leaders in different worlds, stiring the excitment and the promise of some day delivering global business solutions, movies and music to customers. Vivendi and AOL Time Warner represent symbolically the current economic models, both from the potential synergies and the ellusive capabilities of delivering such products and services. Two years ago, both AOL Time Warner and Vivendi each made multi-billion dollar deals and promised to leverage their media warehouses into interactive broadband services, transforming themselves into the new media communications companies. These models have transformed their owners, not into capable deliverers, but floundering suppliers.
The catch-22 facing our potential deliverers is the ability to provide real-time access to products measured in terabytes and in some cases approaching the "holly grail" petabyte, literally a mountain of data distributed throughout the enterprise and needed in some cases globally. The AOL Time Warner merger has recently been questioned regarding its viability and ability to generate revenue. The premise for the merger was based on the ability to deliver broadband digital services of Time Warner movies and media content, but the lack of a single delivery platform capable of warehousing, identifying and distributing secure data services has robbed the future of AOL Time Warner with posted losses of $54 billion of write-downs, reflecting the decline merger value as of the first quarter year 2002.
The catch-22 facing our potential deliverers is the ability to provide real-time access to products measured in terabytes and in some cases approaching the "holly grail" petabyte, literally a mountain of data distributed throughout the enterprise and needed in some cases globally. The AOL Time Warner merger has recently been questioned regarding its viability and ability to generate revenue. The premise for the merger was based on the ability to deliver broadband digital services of Time Warner movies and media content, but the lack of a single delivery platform capable of warehousing, identifying and distributing secure data services has robbed the future of AOL Time Warner with posted losses of $54 billion of write-downs, reflecting the decline merger value as of the first quarter year 2002.
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