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SPECIAL REPORT
Male marks Internet’s birth
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ctober 29th 2009 to the Press Association, where
marked the 40th he formed the UK’s largest
anniversary of the new media news agency and
first communication subsequently to Demon Internet,
between two computers, signifying the UK’s first commercial ISP.
the origin of the Internet as we Male is now Operations Director
know it today. Now a fundamental at Cable&Wireless Worldwide
part of our working and social where he has responsibility
lives, October 29th 1969 saw a for all network operations,
team led by UCLA’s Professor and remains instrumental in
Leonard Kleinrock send the very the growth of Internet and
first message on the ARPANET next-generation networks.
– the forefather of today’s
Internet. Phil Male, Operations During his career, Male was a
Director at Cable&Wireless driving force behind the UK’s
Worldwide, has played a pivotal first broadband deployment. He
Phil Male
role in the media, Internet and pioneered multimedia content
telecommunications sectors since distribution and was responsible up. It was just a little text based saying ‘the day will come when
the 1980s, having obtained a for rolling out the UK’s first next- screen that came through all the that won’t be an unusual question’
Computer Science degree from generation network. Male also way from the US 1,000 times slower and now I sit here today and
Imperial College where he was helped in developing the first than a broadband line today. We virtually everybody has an email
involved in the early work on the Interactive TV services, and has transferred a file and we saw these address, and most have two or
UK’s first academic IP networks. been one of the longest serving little progress marks on the screen, more. This is such a huge change
executives in the telecom industry. and we thought it was just brilliant. in a short space of time – the
Following his early involvement magnitude of the adoption rate in
with the Internet while at Talking about the early days “I even remember sitting with terms of culture and technology
University, in the late 80s Male of the Internet, Male recalls: “I somebody about a year after is phenomenal, and to have
started a media business that remember sitting in a computing that, at an academic conference. lived through that and been
used Internet technologies to lab and seeing the first Internet He asked me if I had an email instrumental in its implementation is
distribute content before moving connection into the UK come address, and I said yes. I remember just fantastic.”
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It’s Bongo Man! Nimans update
A
masseur to the stars, known
simply as Bongo Man, was
hired by Daisy to provide R
esellers hit the right note
with Nimans and Plantronics
by watching pop star Pink
a day of Caribbean-style stress perform from the comfort of their
relief. Bongo Man’s usual clients own private suite during a sell-out
include celebrity tourists at the show. A party of five resellers and
exclusive Sandy Lane resort, their guests travelled from all four
where he has worked for 17 years. corners of the UK to join almost
His clients include Simon Cowell 20,000 fans at Manchester’s MEN
(L-R) Simon Beresford, David
and Kate Moss, supermodel Arena as the American star belted
Cindy Crawford, retail billionaire out a string of chart-topping hits
Fairbank, Belinda McGee,
Sir Philip Green and Rolling during a spectacular 90 minute
and James Burns
Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.
Bongo Man gets hands on
performance. Belinda McGee, Internal Sales and Marketing Manager,
with Daisy’s Katharine Butler
and Account Manager Simon Beresford from Pennine Telecom were part
After a sweepstake involving 70
(left) and Lucy Redfern
of the group, which included Nimans’ Headset Business Manager James
staff, ten of Daisy’s people were Burns and David Fairbank, Sales Manager (Distribution) for Plantronics.
chosen to receive 30 minutes I know how relaxing it is. He’s also McGee commented: “It was a really entertaining show. Everyone had a
of star treatment from Bongo a great character and will help great time and it was the perfect way to end a hectic working week.”
Man who offered his speciality brighten up people’s lives.”
head and foot massages. THE launch of Nimans’ latest trade catalogue is
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Daisy CEO Matt Riley added: “I proving an ‘instant hit’ in the reseller channel, helping
Bongo Man, who had never couldn’t believe it when Tony said to inspire a mini sales boom, claims the distributor.
before been to England, was flown he had flown Bongo Man over “It’s sparked great interest in the channel, helping us
over by businessman Tony Ford, for three weeks to help with his to enjoy the highest monthly dealer sales figures so
of Ford Campbell, to help with charity work. I just had to have him far this year,” said Systems Sales Director, Phil Adams.
charity work. Ford said: “Having in to Daisy. We now have a very “The new sizing and design of the catalogue has
had a massage from Bongo Man relaxed, stress-free workforce!”
Phil Adams
had an instant impact with our customer base.”
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