ANDOVER, Massachusetts, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Wireless Industry Veteran to Lead Product Expansion and Revenue Growth at Industry's Leading Innovator for Mobile Social Marketing and Discovery

envIO networks today announced that Manish Jha, a seasoned veteran of the mobile content industry, has joined the company as its President and Chief Executive Officer.

I'm very pleased to join envIO at an exciting point in the company's history said Mr. Jha. The company's product has reached deployment and maturity just as convergence of mobile and social networking has accelerated. The opportunity for mobile operators and content owners to leverage social marketing of mobile content is tremendous, and envIO is in a terrific position to lead the market in this area.

envIO recently announced deployments of its envIOWorks(TM) platform at Verizon Wireless in the United States and Bharti-Airtel in India, two market-leading mobile operators with a combined customer base well in excess of 125 million mobile subscribers.

Mr. Jha has spent over 17 years working on new media, with roles spanning general management, strategy and business operations. He most recently held the position of CEO at Vantrix Corporation, working on media transformation in the carrier and content markets. Prior to Vantrix, Mr. Jha served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of ESPN Mobile, and oversaw all ESPN's mobile efforts, including the Mobile ESPN MVNO and all content licensing. He also held the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager, Emerging Media and Data Services for ESPN prior to the formation of ESPN Mobile.

Mr. Jha was named one of the 50 most influential people in streaming and technology by Streaming Magazine, recognized as a member of the CableFax 100 by CableFax magazine, and named in The Hollywood Reporter's Who's Who in Mobile. Most recently, the Sports Business Journal named him one of the influential sports technology executives of the decade.

About envIO networks

envIO networks, inc. uses its envIOWorks(TM) platform to enable social marketing of any type of mobile content through mobile and social networks. Funded by premier venture capital players, Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners, envIO is working with top wireless operators and other industry leaders around the world. For more information, see www.envionetworks.com.

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