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Monday, July 7, 2003

Another one via Israel21c

There he is! Mr. Bloatware, Yair Goldfinger, one of the founders of Mirabilis Software - the producers of bloatware extraordinaire "ICQ." Not content to rest on his cut of the $407 million deal for selling the company, he's investing in new businesses:

[...]The four companies that Goldfinger is now actively involved in are an unusual mix. His first investment was in i-Cognito. The company develops technology that identifies Internet content using artificial intelligence and enables sites to be catalogued according to content. Next comes start-up called FiTracks, which was founded in August 2000 and has developed a 3D measuring technology that makes a virtual map of the foot and matches suitable shoes. The company has raised $1.5m. so far from private investors including Goldfinger. Thirdly there's Strategy Runner, an Israeli-American company based in Chicago. The company, which was founded in 1999, has developed a hands-free, auto-execution trading platform and has sold systems to three of the 10 largest clearing houses in the US. [...]

His real baby, however, is Dotomi, where he holds the position of chief technology officer. It's not surprising that Dotomi should attract so much of Goldfinger's attention since in many ways it is the closest in character and concept to Mirabilis. "I can contribute the most to Dotomi," admits Goldfinger, who is one of the founding members of the company.

Dotomi, which was founded in 2000, has developed a new direct communication channel for relationship marketing between corporations and their customers, via the web and interactive TV. The technology enables companies to send personal one-to-one messages via advertising spaces on the web to clients who opt into the service, creating a highly focused, permission-based new marketing channel.[...]

"But that's not enough. Dotomi will also keep your computer's software up to date, balance your checkbook, organize your recipes, make theater and airline reservations for you, and do your laundry. It will also contain a module that will allow us to continue to add new features into perpetuity, as well as setting itself as your default spouse on every re-boot, replacing your previous, inferior, unexpandable hardware spouse..."

OK, I made up that quote, but ICQ users (or ex-users) will get it.

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