SAN FRANCISCO , CA -- 05/09/08 --
Zivity, a company creating a new
category of subscription-based social networking for the 18 and over
market, today announced that it has named Jordan Ritter to serve as Chief
Technical Officer. As CTO, Ritter will lead the engineering staff and
manage all technical operations of the company.
Ritter has an extensive background in architecting secure and scalable
Internet services and has helped create some of the Internet's most popular
software. In 1999, he co-founded music-sharing service Napster, developing
the original Napster technology alongside Shawn Fanning. In 2001, Jordan
founded Cloudmark, where he led the development of email security system
SpamNet with Zivity investor Vipul Ved Prakash. Most recently, Ritter
served as CTO of Columbia Music Entertainment where he spearheaded radical
change to cope with the rising prevalence of digital music.
"While searching for Zivity's CTO, we were committed to finding both a
proven technologist as well as a thought leader in the world of digital
entertainment," said Jeffrey Wescott, Zivity's CEO. "Jordan is the perfect
match. His track-record for building cohesive technology teams and his
extensive experience with the challenges of digital media make him an
invaluable addition to the team."
"I'm very excited to help create what I believe will be a major new media
outlet," said Ritter. "I have long believed in bringing artists closer to
their fans. Zivity accomplishes this by simplifying the artist-fan economic
relationship and connecting them directly to one another. This is going to
be an exciting journey for the team and an even more exciting journey for
Zivity members and content contributors."
About Zivity
Zivity, a San Francisco start-up founded in 2007, provides
subscription-based entertainment and social networking for an 18 and over
audience. Zivity's initial focus is a community-powered showcase of
professional-quality photography promoting female beauty and expression.
For more information, visit http://zivity.com.
Contact:
Zivity Public Relations
pr@zivity.com
415-541-7943
