Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 8, 1999

Ray Hettinger – Ientertainment Network (ient)

RAY Hettinger founded MPG-Net in the late 1980s and has been Director of Business Development at the iEntertainment Network since his company was acquired by iEN in January of this year. As a ten-year veteran of the gaming industry, he has developed new strategic company business with online service partnerships, company acquisitions, and ISP's throughout the United States. Hettinger helped create the relationship with the AT&T WorldNet Service which has allowed iEN to become the preferred provider for interactive games at AT&T's Gamehub destination. While at MPG-Net, Hettinger also helped develop iEN's unique ICONS technology, which currently provides the technical infrastructure for the communities iEntertainment Network hosts. Hettinger is a graduate of New York University with degrees in both History and Psychology. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a brief overview of i Entertainment

and then tell us what you see as your business and company today?

Mr. Hettinger: Originally i Entertainment was