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Stock News Bot Date: February 15, 2005 10:14:30 AM
NXCN Nexicon Inc. Recruits New Director of Business Development; Keyhire to Reinforce New Business Strategy
Nexicon Inc. Recruits New Director of Business Development; Keyhire to Reinforce New Business Strategy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2005--Nexicon, Inc. (OTCBB:NXCN), a leading provider of secure and efficient networking and communication solutions, today announced that Kirk A. Kuli has joined the Company as new Director of Business Development for Nexicon Billing Systems.
Kirk brings over ten years of field and strategic sales experience to Nexicon. In his previous position as Senior Account Executive with Qwest Communications (NYSE:Q) in Albuquerque, NM, he was responsible for driving revenue growth in the local National Business Accounts market, focusing on service provider vertical markets, and served as a member of the State President's Leadership Team and DSL Subcommittee. Prior to that, he held various sales and marketing management positions at VTel Corporation in Austin, Texas, and from 1994 to 1997 was responsible for sales in the Kuli Image, Inc. family business.
"I am very excited to welcome Kirk on board. His broad knowledge, strong track record in sales generation, and dynamic personality will be great assets in our current transitional phase and beyond. We are confident that with his help we will turn our tremendous sales potential into strong numbers within the near future", said Richard Urrea, Chief Executive Officer of Nexicon, Inc.
"I am very enthusiastic to be joining Nexicon at this exciting stage. It is a rare opportunity to be able to shape the future of a Company with such innovative products at a point when it is just launching its new business model. We have ambitious goals and I am very eager to reach and surpass them," said Kirk Kuli.
Kirk is based in Albuquerque, NM, and will be heading domestic sales and business development.
About Nexicon
Nexicon offers all-in-one or issue-specific management solutions for network control, cyber security, operational support systems, and billing systems, enhancing clients' capabilities to provide information services and energy utilities more efficiently and more securely to a broader base of consumers. Nexicon is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM, near the Los Alamos, White Sands, and Sandia National Labs.
Nexicon's wholly-owned subsidiary Nexicon Billing Systems, formerly Pluto Communications International AS, based in Lysaker, Norway is a leading supplier of infrastructure software supporting the delivery of services over advanced networks including fixed wireline and mobile telephony; cable, satellite, and digital TV; internet; and energy utilities. Its CHARON solution, a next-generation platform, combines network management modules for the integration, provisioning, invoicing, and maintenance of end-users, all via a convergent interface. Nexicon's integrated billing systems enable service providers to innovate, streamline, and position for growth, while maintaining a cohesive, efficient billing and customer service management system. Service providers can thus offer their subscribers faster and higher quality service. With easy installation, low infrastructure costs, and value-added service, Nexicon Billing Systems solutions have been nominated for the World Billing Award under their former name of Pluto Communications Inc.
Nexicon's wholly-owned subsidiary Nexicon Security Solutions, formerly Orion Security Services, Inc. (OSSI), based in McLean, VA is responsible for the ComSecure and SatSecure products. ComSecure provides a new breed of scalable IP network control and management solution. With military and government uses as well as commercial applications, the SatSecure Video Surveillance System, a versatile and compact briefcase-sized video surveillance solution activated by motion detection of user-specified events, enables mobile, real-time, event-triggered, high-quality video capture and transmission in limited bandwidth environments, providing both manned and unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance for corporate and homeland security.
Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning historical information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are made based on management's belief as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those identified in Nexicon, Inc. Information Statement Filing and its Annual Report on form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the three months ended September 30, 2004; June 30, 2004; and March 31, 2004; as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contacts
Nexicon, Inc.
Richard Urrea, 505-248-0000
or
CCG Investor Relations
Crocker Coulson, 818-789-0100
crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
