Cohesive Data

Cohesive provides solutions for increasing content accessibility within constrained environments. Using unique and patented XML optimization Cohesive provides continuous and cohesive access to web delivered content whether online or offline, a persistent delivery of information to roaming platforms without user experience degradation and eliminating momentary disruptions in service delivery of information.

History

The Cohesive technology was incubated by the Australian Research Institute NICTA from 2006 through 2009.  During this time, key researcher Raymond Wong (early XML standards development contributor) developed the core technology and led a group of technical personnel to harden platform fundamentals in 2009 and demonstrated the capabilities through deployments on the various mobile platforms.  Cohesive has obtained the key assets (intellectual property including the algorithms, software code, documentation, patents and engineering team) from NICTA and is now productizing and bringing to market this advanced offering in concert with market and partnership requirements.

Offices:

Dallas, TX        Middletown,  NJ      Sydney, Australia

Contact Information:
info@cohesivedata.com
Phone:  US:  972-814-6062
AU:  61.412.830.830

Management

Tim Sullivan – Executive Chairman

Tim is a founder and the Executive Chairman of Cohesive Data.  He is a seasoned executive whose career has spanned both startups and large corporations. Most recently, Tim was CTO/COO at Internap Network Services where he led three business units (IP transit, content delivery and data centers) as well as engineering, operations, IT, and marketing.  From 2004 to 2007, he was founder, CEO and Chairman of Cebatech Inc., which provided compiler-based tools developed in Australia to enable efficient hardware device designs.  Between 1998 and 2003 Tim was GM, COO and then President of Optical Networking at Lucent Technologies with P&L responsibilities exceeding $3 billion. During this time, Tim worked with an Australian development team to win the TCP/IP silicon business with Intel.   In 1993, he founded Connectware, Inc., an ATM application solutions company, where he served as CEO/President, and grew revenues to $50 million. Beginning in 1985, Tim spent eight years as Vice President at Northern Telecom (Nortel), directing the Bell Northern Research customer premise, inter-exchange carrier and mobility development operations in the U.S., and  established the Nortel  wireless and data networking businesses. Tim began his career with IBM where his responsibilities included Product Development and Marketing leadership roles in IBM’s Data Networking business as well as the leadership and introduction of the network management portfolio. Mr. Sullivan holds a BSEE degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Todd Viegut – President

Mr. Viegut has a 20+ year track record bringing advanced technologies, products and services to market.  Recently Todd has been involved in several projects positioning companies in emerging market spaces including Lync Software Pty Ltd and others. Todd brought NetPriva (WAN optimization) to the US while retaining engineering in South Australia, where he facilitated a capital raise and fostered market positioning leading to the sale of NetPriva in late 2008 to a US Headquartered international networking company.  Prior to joining NetPriva, Todd was instrumental in cultivating product direction and positioning of Rocksoft Pty Ltd in a very hot emerging market space of de-duplication. As COO for Rocksoft, Todd fostered the sale of that pre-revenue company in 2006.  Over the years of his career, Todd has held corporate positions with a variety of public and private companies in the capacities of marketing, business development and engineering. Mr. Viegut holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a MS/MBA in Business Policies and Strategies from the University of Texas.

Raymond Wong – CTO

As CTO, Dr. Raymond Wong is responsible for innovation and R&D at Cohesive Data Inc. He directs and refines the technology vision of the company.  Dr. Wong brings with him over 15 years of experience in R&D from various universities including Stanford University, Sydney University,  University of New South Wales and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.  From 2005 to 2010, he was a key researcher and architect at National ICT Australia Limited (NICTA).  He was instrumental in creating the mContext technology at NICTA, which is now a core component in Cohesive Data Inc.Raymond holds a BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics from the Australian National University. He also has an MPhil and a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is an Associate Professor on leave from University of New South Wales.

Peter Vroom – General Manager

Peter has an extensive background in building technology businesses since his first start up company, CMC, in 1970. That company operated as a computer service bureau (nowadays known as ‘Software as a Service’). Peter’s business interests have included computer software and services companies specializing in packaged software and niche market applications for SME, multinational, and government customers.  Peter assisted Rocksoft with its early stage business strategy and capital raising, and similarly NetPriva, where he was co founder and executive Chairman. Both companies achieved successful exits through sales of their strategic ‘missing piece’ technology in the US. Mr. Vroom holds a Masters in Science and Technology Commercialization (University of Adelaide / IC2 Institute at the University of Texas) and lectures from time to time at the University of Adelaide’s Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre. He is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society. He was a member of The Executive Connection (TEC) for over six years during the 1990s. He is active in IT industry affairs and has served on industry boards, including the Australian Industry Information Association (AIIA). He mentors early stage technology business founders and CEOs.