This text provides a crash course in the wireless Internet. WAP, SMS, i-mode, and Bluetooth are all compared and contrasted for their respective strengths and weaknesses, along with the existing and potential wireless markets. Other topics are mobile applications development languages and interoperability issues.
Roman Kikta is a wireless industry pioneer, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and the author of over 50 published articles and 4 books published by McGraw-Hill. Roman is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Genesis Campus Funds and Mobility Ventures, Texas based venture capital firms. A pioneer of the wireless industry since 1983, Roman has held senior management positions with Nokia, Panasonic, GoldStar and OKI. He is also a founder of ChangeAgent Media, No-Wire Technologies, E-Life,Inc., Global Wireless Holdings, and nCarbon. Throughout his career Roman has played the role of "cultural anthropologist" for industry traveling the world to study market trends from psychological, cultural and sociological perspectives to gain an understanding of how people will have to interact with products and technology for those products to be successful. Based on his ability to identify untapped market opportunities he led the development of several wireless industry "firsts" including: cellular payphone, in-building & PBX systems, voice recognition dialers, smart phone, and several generations of mobile, transportable and portable phone designs, features and functions and the initial launch of Cellular (Analog Wireless) and PCS (Digital Wireless) in the U.S.
As a venture capital investor, Roman possesses exceptional insight, foresight and understanding of opportunities provided by existing and future wireless communications, Internet and related technologies and businesses which has resulted in a demonstrable track record working with with entrepreneurs, providing the experience, global perspective, and extensive networks of relationships thereby increasing the probability of success. Roman has a proven ability to identify and invest in emerging opportunities, as well as to scale opportunities across geographies. Under Roman's leadership, Genesis Campus was named a "Top 100 Venture Capital Firm for Entrepreneurs" by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2004; a Finalist for the Tech Titans' Technopolis Award in 2005; a Top Venture Capital Firm 2004 by Austin Business Journal. Roman is a Fellow of the Radio Club of America and was named a 2001 High Tech All-Star by DFW Tech Biz. Roman serves as a member of the board of directors or advisors for multiple companies, civic and charitable organizations and the University of Texas at Dallas, School of Management Executive Education Council. Roman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and is a graduate of the Private Equity & Venture Capital program at the Harvard Business School; the Strategy & Innovation program at MIT Sloan; and Management program at New York University.
