Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 13, 2003
BRUCE J. FRIEDMAN is the Managing Director of Sprint Corporation's
Mobile Computing Services Group, responsible for identifying new service
initiatives consistent with Sprint's strategic plans, and developing key
opportunities. Mr. Friedman and his team deliver a suite of market
facing services, including 3G-based multimedia messaging, mobile
applications development and wireless infrastructure integration.
Recently, he directed Sprint's successful bid to build an application
hosting and management platform, transforming Sprint from a long
distance telecommunication provider into a next-generation Internet
infrastructure company. Before joining Sprint, Mr. Friedman was the
Director of the Oil and Gas systems practice at MCI Systemhouse. Prior
to his position at Systemhouse, he served as Vice President of Sales for
Mission Critical Software, which recently merged with NetIQ. He also
spent six years with EDS in its business systems consulting and
implementation division, working with a variety of business sectors. Mr.
Friedman is a frequent speaker on M-Economy leadership strategies and
business governance models as a way to create new opportunities by
transforming products, business processes and markets. Through his work
at Sprint, he has served in various advisory roles for several
successful technology companies in the financial, healthcare, media and
logistics markets. Profile
division?
Mr. Friedman: Our Mobile Computing Services group was developed by
Sprint to help our customers, particularly
