Press Release
Commerce Events Reaches To The Skies
Chris Farmer of SkyBitz Joins Advisory Board
CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 21 -- Commerce Events, Inc. (CME), the
leader in powering adaptive supply chains, announced today that the
company is reaching for the skies. Chris Farmer, a wireless and
logistics industry veteran, has joined the Board of Advisors. Chris is
currently the VP of Business Development for SkyBitz, the leader in
Global Locating Systems (GLS) services for the transportation and
logistics industries. Chris will contribute to CME’s business
development strategy for both Enterprise and Government sectors as
well as with fundraising efforts. With both industry expertise in
wireless GPS and RFID solutions and a strong venture capital
background, Chris is uniquely suited to help CME capitalize on the
exploding market in Transportation, Enterprise and Defense sectors.
Chris understands the market as well as the needs of major
customers in the key sectors addressed by CME. SkyBitz’s and CME’s
offerings perfectly compliment each other, particularly in logistics,
transportation, and security applications. “In our extensive search
for the perfect advisor for CME, Chris stood out,” said Michael
Williams, Vice President of Product Marketing for CME. “Chris has
proven skills not only in articulating the value of a company to
investors but also in setting the optimum strategy to capture markets
that are poised to take off, such as logistics and transportation.”
In addition to his experience with SkyBitz, Chris has broad
experience in growing successful ventures. As founder and principal of
a consulting firm, GeoStrategy Partners, Chris served as an advisor to
several leading venture capital firms. Chris, as evidenced by
SkyBitz’s successful funding, knows not only how to establish a market
foothold but also how to overcome today’s extreme funding challenges.
“One of the largest bottlenecks to growth in the tracking market is
delivering an end-to-end solution that’s bulletproof,” said Chris.
“CME has forged a unique solution from a staggering array of
technologies that can help our customers become real-time
enterprises.”
About Commerce Events
Commerce Events, Inc. (CME) is the industry leader in powering
adaptive supply chains. Founded by veteran software industry
executives and leading enterprise integration experts, CME’s mission
is to develop powerful, next-generation networked applications that
will for the first time enable enterprises to adapt in real-time to
changing business conditions, to accommodate accelerated product life
cycles, and to deliver mass customization. CME solutions help Global
5000 enterprises and governmental agencies optimize the organization’s
objectives – whether they are increasing revenue through optimizing
the entire supply chain, increasing flexibility to respond to the
unexpected, or decreasing costs through operational efficiencies.
Headquartered in the Silicon Valley area of California, CME has
operations throughout the US and the globe. CME has established
strategic partnerships with leading technology vendors such as
BEA (Nasdaq:
BEAS), IBM (NYSE: IBM), and
SUN (Nasdaq: SUNW).
More information about CME can be found at
http://www.CommerceEvents.com.
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