Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

Zorawar Singh – Idapta

ZORAWAR BIRI SINGH, President and Chief Executive Officer, co-founded Idapta in February 1999 with the idea of building an enterprise software company to attack the significant opportunity within B2B e-commerce. Previously, he was COO of RelevantKnowledge Inc., a pioneering Internet audience measurement and Web-ratings company that merged with MediaMetrix (NASDAQ: MMXI) in October 1998. Prior to joining RelevantKnowledge, Mr. Singh served as a consultant for Ernst & Young's communications, media and Internet commerce practice in Atlanta. Before that, he worked for several years in product development/management, marketing, and sales positions at Northern Telecom (NORTEL) in Raleigh, NC and Canada. While at NORTEL, Mr. Singh successfully brought to market three significant communications products, and in 1995 helped NORTEL launch a new technology venture, managing its marketing and sales operations. He holds an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina and an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a background and of Idapta?

Mr. Singh: Idapta is at the core of emarkets; we build enterprise

software for B2B e-markets. Specifically, we have a commerce