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go to seekingalpha and look it up, that's where it is posted
Do you have a link to the cc?
Are you going to the Baltimore dinner?
If the market was not so screwy we would probaly be a lot higher. but the way I see it the end of spring and middle of summer is usauly slow in the market.
So far so good...
Long way to go for some folks!
But I will give credit for the call in the short term.
Nicely done!
easy money
Listen to yesterday's CC = Guidance big things about to come FY'14
Lol...ok. Why?
SBA, I will take that under strong consideration this week. I checked your profile, you are not too far from me if you're in MD. But you are definitely a fellow car enthusiast.
I would get long here.
Could you elaborate on that further?
Does anyone know the reputation of Sidoti? Etak is paying $7000 for the privilege to speak amongst what is limited to 100 others. I found no live streaming links.
I also think what Etak is doing is a little beyond the average investors grasp.
I thought he was actually a good speaker. It's just that all the stuff he speaks about comes to fruition much later then when he says so he has little credibility when he speaks.
Every time there is a pr stating that the ceo of ETAK is gonna speak somewhere the stock price drops...
LOL...he must be a pretty bad public speaker!
Does this thing have any more runs in it? Come on...decide, either tank so I can buy again or shoot up so I can sell what I still have.
Git er done ETAK
I did notice that they are trying to talk to the NYSE to keep from being delisted , that could be a good thing or bad thing , trying to stay above $1.00 is a good thing, but the bad thing is if they do a r/s to stay listed on the NYSE could be a bad thing , lets hope it is just trying to stay above $1.00 is all they will do.
Added heavy under 1.00. This is a stretch, but recent Iusacell suing IBM could bring validity to Validsoft platform.
Hold strong going to bounce within a month just hold
Maybe insider selling? Kinda crazy plummet.
the price is really going down fast even though the market is doing ok, so are the shorts having a hay day here or what.
Thanks, Looks like a steady increase in revenue and profit in each quarter.
Works for me...
More importantly, the market responded favorably!
What do you think of the report?
Nice little bounce back today....
Can it continue?
Yeah damn insiders!
Someone new something ahead of time...what a shady deal!
This company drives me crazy!
added more today. Headed $2+
Elephant Talk expects significant additional migrations throughout March and into the next quarter
Does this have another run in it? Let's see!
As long as they can show a small loss or even a gain, that will be HUGE as we can expect another 600k/month from the 600k transferred over in the announcement which should put them in the black. Surprised this stock didn't move higher but I guess people were expecting the 1.5 million migration to be done instead of "only" 600k. The way I see it it doesn't matter how slow it's going but that it IS going.
Realized earnings will, in all probability, begin to show in Q2.
Security is the key... This platform offers a plethora of just that. Wouldn't be surprised if other telecoms get on board with this soon.
Not trying to pump the stock because I only hold 500 shares at this point. Looking to add soon if it gets back down just a skoosh more.
Plus the possibilities of later takeover bids buy larger companies looking to stay within the confines of an established platform already in usage.
Elephant Talk Successfully Migrates 600,000+ Iusacell Subscribers in Mexico onto its Software DNA™ 2.0 Platform
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MEXICO CITY and OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Elephant Talk Communications Corp. (NYSE MKT: ETAK) ("Elephant Talk" or "the Company"), a global provider of Software Defined Network Architecture (Software DNA™ 2.0) platforms and cyber security solutions, today announced that it has successfully migrated the first 600,000+ Grupo Iusacell ("Iusacell") pre-paid subscribers in Mexico onto its dedicated platform. Elephant Talk expects significant additional migrations throughout March and into the next quarter, as lusacell completes its transition and begins to rollout new services for its mobile network operator ("MNO") and mobile virtual network operator ("MVNO") clients in the Mexican market.
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Steven van der Velden, Chairman and CEO of Elephant Talk stated, "The migration of the first lusacell subscribers in Mexico is an important milestone for Elephant Talk and will play a critical part in our expected growth for 2014. We are confident in the world class capabilities and clear value proposition that our Software DNA™ 2.0 solution can provide mobile network operators like lusacell. Our company is excited to support the growth of Iusacell's user base and increase its service offerings."
Adrian Steckel, CEO of Iusacell, stated, "We are pleased to have completed the first phase of our migration program. This effort will see millions of existing pre-paid customers, postpaid customers and MVNOs transitioned to the new platform over the next quarter. By the end of 2014, we expect to have over approximately 8 million customers migrated to the Elephant Talk platform."
Elephant Talk's Software DNA™ 2.0 platform incorporates virtualized software technologies and a hosted, outsourced cloud-based architecture that enables mobile network operators to manage all of their core network and service management functions in a single software solution. It is the only single software platform designed to support a capacity of over 10 million mobile subscribers and seamlessly provisioning of 2G/2,5G/3G/4G (LTE) and CDMA standards. The completion of the initial rollout of the Company's newly enhanced Software Defined Networking (SDN) platform known as Software DNA™ 2.0, was announced yesterday by Elephant Talk, at the start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Spain). With Elephant Talk, mobile carriers can significantly reduce capital investments in new hardware, eliminate the use of legacy software and hardware as well as reduce network operating and maintenance costs while benefiting from greatly improved flexibility and the ability to quickly deploy new services. Elephant Talk's Software DNA™ 2.0 platform is currently providing services to MNOs in four different countries.
About Elephant Talk
Elephant Talk Communications Corp. (NYSE MKT: ETAK), is a global provider of mobile proprietary Software Defined Network Architecture (Software DNA™ 2.0) platforms for the telecommunications industry. The company empowers Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), Enablers (MVNEs) and Aggregators (MVNAs) with a full suite of applications, superior Industry Expertise and high quality Customer Service without substantial upfront investment. Elephant Talk counts several of the world's leading Mobile Network Operators amongst its customers, including Vodafone, T-Mobile, Zain and Iusacell. Visit: www.elephanttalk.com.
About Iusacell
Grupo Iusacell ("Iusacell" or "the Company") is the fastest-growing mobile communications carrier and third-largest operator overall in Mexico, serving approximately 8 million wireless subscribers throughout the country. Iusacell is owned jointly by Grupo Salinas, a prominent telecom & media, financial services and Mexican retail conglomerate, and Televisa, the largest Spanish-language media company worldwide. The inclusion of Televisa as a shareholder in Iusacell, which was formalized in June 2012, constitutes a critical turning point for the Company, as the joint sponsorship from these leading telecom & media companies provides Iusacell access to unique capabilities and differentiating features to capture market share in the Mexican mobile communications market. Visit: www.iusacell.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to Elephant Talk's plans and objectives, projections, expectations and intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Elephant Talk's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including, without limitation, the ability of the Company to regain compliance with the listing standards of the NYSE MKT. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual results and performance of Elephant Talk may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by law, Elephant Talk also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made here. Additional information concerning certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from that projected or suggested is contained in Elephant Talk's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), copies of which are available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from Elephant Talk.
Contacts:
Investor Relations:
Steve Gersten
Elephant Talk Communications Corp.
+ 1 813 926 8920
Steve.Gersten@validsoft.com
Thomas Walsh
Alliance Advisors
+ 1 212 398 3486
twalsh@allianceadvisors.net
Public Relations:
US: Michael Glickman
MWG CO
(917) 596.1883
mike@mwco.net
SOURCE Elephant Talk Communications Corp.
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Winner Winner... Chicken Dinner. Bout time they got that platform up and running. Now we'll start to realize the profitability of the network. I've been holding these shares for a while. Payday is right around the corner.
IMO
ETAK Receives Extension from NYSE MKT for the Compliance Review Period
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Elephant Talk Communications Corp. (NYSE MKT: ETAK) (the "Company" or "Elephant Talk") (www.elephanttalk.com), a leading international provider of Software Defined Network Architecture (Software DNA™) platforms and cyber security solutions, today announced that the NYSE MKT LLC (the "Exchange") has notified the Company that it has extended the review period for which the Company can work to regain compliance with the Exchange's listing standards until April 30, 2014.
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Based on a review of information provided by Elephant Talk through February 5, 2014, the Exchange has determined that while the Company has not yet regained full compliance with Section 1003(a)(iv) of the Exchange's Company Guide (the "Company Guide"), the Company has made a reasonable demonstration of its ability to regain compliance by the end of the extended plan period. The Company is devoted to regaining compliance with the Exchange's listing standards. The Company will continue to remain subject to periodic review by the Exchange during the extended plan period. Failure to make progress consistent with the plan or to regain compliance with the continued listing standards by the end of the extended plan period could result in the Company being delisted from the Exchange.
In addition, the Company continues to be subject to the compliance deadline of Sections 802(b) and 803(B)(6)(b) of the Company Guide for its non-compliance with Sections 802(a) and 803(B)(2)(a) in connection with the resignation of Charles Levine from the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") on December 18, 2013 and the non-reelection of Phil Hickman to the Board at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 18, 2013. Consequently, a majority of the directors on the Company's Board are not independent and its audit committee is comprised of one independent director rather than the requisite three independent directors. The Company will have until the earlier of its next annual meeting of stockholders or December 18, 2014 to regain compliance (such earlier date, the "Compliance Date"). While not expected, if the Company were to hold its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders early (on or before June 16, 2014), then the Compliance Date would instead be June 16, 2014.
"Our goal is to regain compliance, and we are focused on our mobile platforms deployed with Vodafone and Iusacell, combined with the continued roll-out of ValidSoft's technology with customers including FICO," said Steven van der Velden, CEO of Elephant Talk. "We also continue to evaluate candidates with relevant industry knowledge who satisfy the independence requirements under the Exchange's Company Guide."
About Elephant Talk: Elephant Talk Communications Corp. (NYSE MKT: ETAK) is a leading international provider of mobile proprietary Software Defined Network Architecture (Software DNA™) platforms for the telecommunications industry. The Company empowers Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), Enablers (MVNEs) and Aggregators (MVNAs) with a full suite of applications, superior industry expertise and high quality customer service without substantial upfront investment. Elephant Talk counts several of the world's leading Mobile Operators amongst its customers, including Vodafone, T-Mobile, Zain and Iusacell. Visit: www.elephanttalk.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to Elephant Talk's plans and objectives, projections, expectations and intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Elephant Talk's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including, without limitation, the ability of the Company to regain compliance with the listing standards of the NYSE MKT. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual results and performance of Elephant Talk may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by law, Elephant Talk also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made here. Additional information concerning certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested in Elephant Talk's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), copies of which are available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from Elephant Talk.
Contacts:
Investor Relations:
Steve Gersten
Elephant Talk Communications Corp.
+ 1 813 926 8920
Steve.Gersten@validsoft.com
Thomas Walsh
Alliance Advisors
+ 1 212 398 3486
twalsh@allianceadvisors.net
US: Michael Glickman
MWG CO
(917) 596.1883
mike@mwco.net
SOURCE Elephant Talk Communications Corp.
Or ETAK could actually make a real profit... but not likely.
hope u r rite.just need some damn good news.i sold most of mine in the mid 1.40s.still have about 21 gs but at the sign of good news will jump back in.its got great potential but the have tofollow thru on that.DEALS BABY IS WHAT ETAK NEEDS!!!!!1
i dunno man after a 300% run, seems like a little pull back is appropriate ...
wait a few days and you might see under a dollar.lost faith in this hyped up turd
Where's all the pump now...still the same old crap
It really is...but I need a nice run up just to make the losses bearable.
You've been here long enough to know ETAK is pure garbage, right?
Buying here---Agree $5+ by summer easy 2x
stock market down huge'panic selling'no news lately.take your pick.but news will come sooner than later many times in the nx yr.it may or may not go lower but when we have some news don't be on the sidelines.this runup we have had is for real.still looking for 5.00 or higher this summer and higher by end of yr
Going down as fast as it went up...what's going on?
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Elephant Talk Communications Corp. provides mobile proprietary Software Defined Network Architecture (ET Software DNA® 2.0) platforms for its growing base of strategic partners and clients, which includes some of today's world-leading MNOs and technology companies, including Vodafone, T-Mobile, Zain, HP and Affirmed Networks.
Targeting its share of the broader $1.4+ trillion telecommunications market, Elephant Talk empowers MNOs, MVNOs, MVNEs and MVNAs with a full suite of applications, reliable industry expertise, and high quality customer service. Understanding that partnership is crucial in enabling and delivering the highest level of quality of product capability and professionalism, Elephant Talk also closely collaborates with other expert organizations and leading service providers.
ValidSoft UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Elephant Talk uses personal authentication and device assurance to secure transactions and help customers reduce fraud losses. As part of its multi-factor authentication, ValidSoft integrates its leading Voice Biometric engine into multivendor solutions or as a standalone system. ValidSoft serves multiple clients in the financial government and business automation sectors and is the only company to have been granted four European Privacy Seals, reflecting its commitment to promoting strong data privacy.
Elephant Talk has implemented rigid structures and processes to ensure corporate integrity and the responsible oversight of all business activities. This vision starts with executive management and extends to every employee. Elephant Talk is guided by a visionary leadership team with a rich history of success in key markets pertinent to both the company's current and desired market positions. In order to achieve and maintain world-class system performance, Elephant Talk leverages this management team along with collaborations with the world's best technical partners.
Investment Highlights
The Need
Current market conditions create need for innovative, state-of-the-art solutions
For many MNOs and MVNOs, voice, messaging and Internet access revenues are already – or close to – terminal decline. While legacy systems lag behind the trail of development, profit generation is dramatically slowing down since SDN and NFV systems solutions are not yet complete.
These market conditions result in high cost for legacy network and systems and contribute to the core issues shaping the MVNO market:
Based on the growing collaboration between MVNOs and MNOs, the MVNO market has to deal with the same issues as the current MNO market.
Elephant Talk is a game changer.
To stay ahead of the game, MVNOs and MNOs must make significant, strategic changes, and this is where Elephant Talk comes in to play with:
The Solution
As the creator of sustainable MVNO business and win-win propositions, Elephant Talk emerges as game-changing leader
Mobile Virtual Network Enabler
Elephant Talk's primary offering is a full suite of secure cloud-based mobile communications software that enable companies to create value and drive revenue through mobile telecoms services and go to market rapidly at low cost.
The company's solutions are ideal for MNOs who need a flexible and scalable architecture to provide services to their MVNO customers, as well as for full MVNOs. In certain markets (e.g. The Netherlands, Belgium), Elephant Talk also provides services directly to MVNOs or companies planning to become MVNOs using its existing MVNE platform.
Together, these solutions make mobile networks cheaper to operate, faster to deploy, easier to manage, more reliable and more secure. Elephant Talk provides global MNOs and MVNOs better network capability through its integrated mobile platform. Mobile solutions enable non-telecoms companies to offer mobile services and enable fixed line operators to become an MVNO swiftly and without investments in infrastructure.
Elephant Talk's all-in-one IP based solution conducts every function of a standard mobile network. As the network is software from end to end, hardware and maintenance are much lower than traditional solutions while deployment is rapid.
Solution includes (among other functions):
Value added services include:
ValidSoft Subsidiary
Providing the next generation of mobile services
ValidSoft uses personal authentication and device assurance to enable secure transactions, helping its customers reduce fraud losses and improve overall experience. As part of its multi-factor authentication, ValidSoft integrates its leading Voice Biometric engine into multivendor solutions or as a standalone system. ValidSoft serves multiple clients in the financial government and business automation sectors and is the only company to have been granted four European Privacy Seals, reflecting its commitment to promoting strong data privacy.
Security and Fraud Detection & Prevention
The strategic cooperation combines ValidSoft's best in class proprietary software with Elephant Talk's telecommunication platform to create the market's best electronic fraud prevention total solution. Elephant Talk can service the needs of ValidSoft's requirements to deliver its leading solutions while also providing a platform to enable ValidSoft to process up to 400,000 transactions per second, to "carrier grade" level (i.e. industry standards in telecommunications).
Elephant Talk's MVNE/MVNO software provides ValidSoft the opportunity to service the security layer needs of this capability. While the synergies between a telecommunications security solutions provider and an innovative telecommunications company may seem obvious, Elephant Talk's growing intellectual property capability bears testament to this integral dynamic. As the convergence toward the smart phone crystallizes, the need for the security is paramount, and telecommunications is at the core of the capability. Together, ValidSoft and Elephant Talk innovate, leveraging each other's core capabilities and strengths, to be the global leaders in managing and securing the mobile cloud.
ValidSoft offers a real-time, risk-based, Out-of-Band Multi-factor Authentication and Transaction Verification platform, designed to prevent fraud across a variety of transaction types and channels including: Card Present (ATM/POS), Card Not Present, Internet Banking, NFC and the Mobile Wallet, M-Commerce, E-commerce, Mobile Banking, Telephone Banking, Extranet, VPN, Remote Access.
ValidSoft's security solutions include:
VALid®
VALid® offers a strong, mutual, multi-factor authentication and transaction verification process that combats fraud across multiple banking channels (web, phone and contact center). It protects bank's customers that use online banking, M-banking, telephone banking and contact centres. For telephone banking and contact center authentication the solution can utilize Voice Verification which leverages the power of ValidSoft's voice biometrics solution, VALid -SVP™, and provides a highly intuitive and simplified transaction process for the customer. Voice Verification can also be included for Web and M-banking transactions.
Transaction Verification not only authenticates the customer but also ensures the integrity of the transaction detail itself. This counters even the most sophisticated electronic fraud, including "Man-in-the-Middle" and "Man-in-the-Browser" attacks. This solution increases consumer confidence, reduces operational costs and protects the integrity of electronic transactions.
VALid-SVP™
VALid-SVP™ is VALid® voice biometrics plug-in, based on a completely modular architecture, which allows organizations to easily integrate voice verification, into a broader authentication framework. VALid-SVP™ includes a leading-edge voice biometrics engine, 100% IP owned and developed by ValidSoft R&D team. It can also integrate third-party engines. VALid-SVP's™ voice biometric engine includes:
VALid-4F™
VALid-4F™ is the world's first commercially available four-factor authentication solution utilizing a single integrated platform. Four-factor authentication comprises the traditional factors of "something you know," "something you have," and "something you are" with the additional dimension of "somewhere you are." In the case of the latter, ValidSoft use its unique anonymous proximity correlation logic, VALid-POS®, which was awarded the European Privacy Seal in March 2010.
Apart from having a fully integrated proximity engine based on the global mobile telephone network, Valid-4F™ also boasts its own biometric Voice Verification engine, providing the highest level of user authentication available through its use of text dependent, text-independent and conversational voice verification. Coupled with its out-of-band authentication and transaction-verification model, VALid-4F™ provides all four authentication factors utilizing a single consumer device, the mobile phone.
The second European Privacy Seal is awarded for VALid-4F™which applies to self-certification solutions, those being especially relevant to governments. In an increasingly mobile and global world, it is becoming more and more important that individuals can quickly and simply certify, by and for themselves, over a mobile phone, who they are, and that they are fulfilling certain conditions, including whether they are, or not, in a particular country or jurisdiction. It is also crucial in such circumstances that the relevant self-certification is reliable and verifiable. The product achieves this without privacy-intrusive processing, in a way that is fully compliant with European data protection standards.
VALid-POS®
VALid-POS® is a real-time out-of-band card-present fraud detection and prevention solution. Designed to combat ATM and point-of-sale card fraud, it determines, in real-time, that a physical transaction involving a payment card is in proximity to a mobile phone linked to the actual cardholder in less than 400 milliseconds. VALid-POS® is invisible to the card holder and can be used to combat cross-border and domestic card-present fraud. VALid-POS® creates a paradigm shift in eliminating false-positives and fundamentally changes how card-present fraud is managed today.
ValidSoft is the only software security company in the world to be awarded the prestigious European Seal for its VALid-POS® solution, demonstrating total compliance with European data protection and privacy laws.
Key advantages:
Strategic Partnerships
To meet the varied business goals of its customers, Elephant Talk works in close collaboration with other expert organizations and leading service providers. Elephant Talk understands that the right partnerships are crucial in enabling and delivering the highest level of quality of product capability and professionalism. To ensure this vision is met, Elephant Talk has teamed up with world-leading partners and service providers.
Expert partners include
In order to achieve world class system performance, Elephant Talk works together with the best technical partners worldwide.
Technical partners include
Client Testimonials
"Our ambition is to deliver real added value for our customers and sport clubs, with features like mobile ticketing and loyalty programs. We believe we can achieve these goals by utilizing the Elephant Talk platform, industry expertise and developmental power. As an added benefit, we needed a supplier that could service us going abroad on very short notice, and Elephant Talk can meet this goal." Frans Nomden
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"Elephant Talk's fully integrated platform will be used to host the mobile services and to support the various communication needs in The Netherlands. The platform will also support our future roadmap to maintain our presence within the Dutch market. We will be joining our efforts together with Elephant Talk to let our Antillean and Surinam customers gain profit from the global presence of Elephant Talk's network and termination possibilities, as well as connect the home markets of UTS. This is an excellent agreement for us, Elephant Talk and the customers we will serve." Paul de Geus
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"Zain will have many new options to offer to mobile customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and will introduce new brands that Zain can use to create unique selling points to outplay the competition. For instance, with the rapid increase of smart phones, the popularity of data applications is growing fast. Working with the Elephant Talk platform supports our strategy to set a trend in utilizing the mobile phone to its maximum extent of tomorrow's capability." Saad AlBaraak | |
"Cleartech is very proud to be partner with ET. This partnership allows us to continue providing the Brazilian market with world class services. With our Telecom and Business experience in Brazil together with Elephant Talk ´s experience in the MVNO domain, we are certain we have the best platform for our customers with a flexible business model and strong competitive advantages." Marcos Bellotti | |
"Yon Moreira (CEO Surf Telecom®): We are confident that Elephant Talk will help us launch a new wave of Brazilian MVNOs thanks to its unique ET Software DNA® 2.0 Platform that will enable Surf Telecom to be the first real MVNE platform unburdened by the legacy-based services currently offered in Brazil. Supported by the ET Software DNA® 2.0 platform, Surf Telecom® now is able to deliver MVNOs what the market demands: speed, flexibility and affordable prices." |
Global Reach
With offices in the U.S., UK, Bahrain, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Mexico, China, Switzerland, Belgium and Indonesia, and a worldwide partnership with Hewlett-Packard, Elephant Talk has established a core market reach that currently covers the entire globe.
Management
Steven van der Velden - Chairman & CEO Steven van der Velden has extensive entrepreneurial experience in logistics, telecommunications, e-commerce and investment management. He is involved in various ICT ventures throughout Europe, North America, the Far East and Caribbean, and formerly co-founded E-commerce Park NV in Curacao, which developed a 50,000-square-foot data center and Internet hosting facility, the International Telemedia Association (known today as Network for Online Commerce), and InTouch Telecom SA/NV, where he served as CEO until the company was successfully sold to GTS in 1999. He earned his MBA from Rotterdam School of Management and his master's degree in law from Leiden University.
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Dr. Armin G.Hessler - Co-President, mobile platform business Dr. Armin G. Hessler previously headed Vodafone's Global Data Center Management, Service Excellence and Enterprise IT, Strategy & Innovation. Before that he was director IT Operations & IT Customer Services and director of Global Web Enablement at Vodafone. Hessler has also served Terenci AG (Mobile b2b Solutions), Mannesmann AG (director of international projects), AT&T-Unisource NV (director of operations). He also served Telefónica de España (Spain) and was Associate Professor (University of Technology Aachen, Germany). Armin holds various university degrees, studied/served at the University of Technology Aachen, Universidad de Barcelona and as "Visiting Doctoral Fellow" at the Wharton School of Business.
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Martin Zuurbier - Co-President, mobile platform business Martin Zuurbier has over 15 years of direct experience in the telecommunications industry. He was the chief technology officer of Benoit Telecom Holding AG, a telecom service provider in Europe. Zuurbier later served as director and founder of Vocalis Telecom Group located in The Netherlands and Switzerland. He was responsible for building, maintaining and operating a telecommunications network spanning eight countries in Europe including all back-office billing and CRM capabilities. He has been instrumental in developing new switching technology for the telecoms industry.
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Pat Carroll - Founder and Executive Chairman of ValidSoft Pat Carroll has over 20 years of experience in information technology and financial markets. Throughout his career, Carroll has been at the forefront of industry thinking, representing organisator on industry bodies and leading participation in industry initiatives. At ValidSoft, he leads the R&D function and is responsible for intellectual property and new patents. ValidSoft is regarded by leading research analysts as an innovator and a leader in the field of security having received many name checks in key research notes. Prior to founding ValidSoft, Carroll was employed as head of Electronic Trading Technology in Europe for Goldman Sachs International where responsibilities included technical strategy related to electronic trading, client connectivity and straight through processing (STP). In addition, Carroll co-headed European Equities Technology and was a technical advisor to the Investment Banking Division (PIA). Carroll has extensive financial services and technical experience (over 25 years) and has previously worked in a senior capacity with J.P Morgan, Credit Suisse Financial Products and Bankers Trust Company.
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Paul Burmester - ValidSoft CEO With over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, Paul Burmester still continues to be amazed and excited by the latest developments. Burmester has driven six successful exits during his career and has focused on building up early stage privately funded technology businesses to the point of market success and profitable exit through IPO or acquisition. The most recent of these being four in the mobile industry with SpinVox, a leading developer of "Speech to Text" technology being sold to Nuance for $103M; ViAir, the first company to develop real time mobile access to Exchange & Notes, was acquired by Visto for $65M; Paragon Software, the inventors of SyncML, was sold to Phone.com for $515M & Mobile Systems International, the leading designer of mobile networks, sold to Marconi for $618M. Currently based in London, Burmester has lived and worked in various countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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Mark Nije - CFO Prior to becoming CFO, Mark Nije was general manager Europe for the Benoit Telecom Group, from 2004 and later for Elephant Talk, after the acquisition of the Group. Nije is experienced in project and investment management, business development, logistics and telecommunications, with primary responsibilities in accounting, finance and business control. Nije started as project manager and management consultant for Tebodin Consulting Engineers and for Reitsma and Wertheim Merger & Acquisition specialists in the Netherlands. In 1990 he co-founded Logistic Management International NV (LMI), an international cargo transportation and airport handling company at the airport of Curaçao, former Netherlands Antilles. He also served as board member and vice-chairman of the Curaçao Exporters Association. From 2000-2002 he was a partner of QAT Investment SA, the Luxembourg venture capital fund, where he has been active as investment manager and/or board member in various ICT related ventures of QAT. Within the Benoit Telecom Group, he was GM/CFO and specifically managed the various asset acquisitions and audits. Since 2008 he is CFO of Elephant Talk. Since then Elephant Talk grew from a 'small business filer' to an 'accelerated filer' and was upgraded from its quotation on the OTCBB to a listing at the NYSE. Nije earned his MBA with focus on finance & marketing from the Rotterdam School of Management/Erasmus University, the Netherlands, including an exchange program at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and a Bachelor of Science in Building Construction Management from the University of Reading, United Kingdom.
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Alex Vermeulen - General Counsel Alex Vermeulen worked for 20 years as manager with ING, one of Europe's leading financial groups. Amongst others Vermeulen served as general manager for the Caribbean area and as general manager of Postbank Insurances, a leading direct writer in the Dutch market. In Italy he was responsible for all the life insurance activities of ING and was director of various ING entities, including the investment funds company. In 2003 Vermeulen started his own consultancy company in Italy, initially with advisory services in the life insurance market and broadening later on to other sectors. In 2006 Vermeulen started working for Elephant Talk as consultant. In 2007 he joined Elephant Talk full time as general counsel. Alex studied law at the Leiden University and took his masters in 1981.
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Willem Bekkema - Global Manager Human Resources As the global manager of human resources (HR), Willem Bekkema is responsible for the development and execution of an international HR management strategy designed to meet the growth ambitions of the Elephant Talk Group. Before joining Elephant Talk, Bekkema managed human resources for Atradius Collections, a global leader in business-to-business debt collections with twenty offices across the world and a presence in 220 countries. For driving the company's HR agenda to fit its new international plans, he was awarded a Star Performance Award by Atradius. Earlier in his career, Bekkema served in various senior HR positions for Arcadis, PA Consulting Group, and TomTom International. As global manager of HR for TomTom, Bekkema was key in growing the company worldwide, staffing new branches in Europe, Asia and Oceania. Bekkema has a business law bachelor's degree from the Hanze University in Groningen and also a master's degree in organization and management sociology from the University of Amsterdam.
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