What Happened?
Vancouver, BC-based Incognito Software has Appointed Pete Koat as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Incognito Software is a global provider of broadband software provisioning and activation solutions that help monetize IP based subscriber and commercial services. Service providers and large enterprises worldwide use our products to quickly and cost-effectively deploy data, voice, and video services across a multitude of networks. Our solutions enable the roll-out of next-generation IP-based communications, such as VoIP, IPTV, and wireless multimedia services by supporting the latest open standards. Incognito is recognized for its top-rated carrier-grade software, customer-oriented product roadmaps, superior customer support, and partnerships with prominent hardware and software vendors. Incognito has grown its global customer base through leadership in software performance including scalability, “5-nines” reliability, ease of administration, subscriber-based service selection, and advanced security. Leading broadband providers like Insight Communications, Sprint, Qwest, UK’s BT Group and Ministry of Defence, Hong Kong’s I-Cable, Chile’s VTR GlobalCom, Brazil’s NET and Singapore’s StarHub are already using products from Incognito Software to realize new revenues from the “triple-play” – voice, video, and data services. The management team at Incognito Software is active in many industry organizations such as the Canadian Steering Committee on Numbering (CSCN) for ENUM (TElephone NUmber Mapping) resources, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), CableLabs, and DSL Forum. They regularly participate in defining new Internet protocols and standards such as ENUM and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). For instance, in response to the “VoIP Peering Request for Information” issued by CableLabs in December 2005, Incognito Software addressed the management of ENUM resource records under a cable operator’s control. Founder and CEO of Incognito Software, Stephane Bourque is a leader in the development of IP network management and provisioning solutions. His contributions have revolutionized the delivery of data, voice, and video services over IP networks worldwide.
About the Person
Pete Koat is responsible for defining the strategic agenda for the Incognito product line, including developing product roadmaps based on market trends, identifying functional requirements with customers, and contributing to relevant industry standards. Prior to his role at Incognito Software, Pete co-founded Libré Communications, best known for its encloudHD platform, which was designed for companies that use live video streaming to broadcast content over the Internet. After that, he served as co-founder of Skitter.TV, an end-to-end video platform for encoding, managing, streaming, and viewing converged Internet television, video on demand, as well as live broadcast and satellite TV. Pete has also held CTO roles for firms deploying IPTV solutions in emerging markets. Pete holds multiple patents related to IP video compression, delivery, and streaming.
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