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Advisory Board

Bert Roberts, Strategic Advisor:

Bert is a 30-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, and played a key role in transforming MCI Communications Corporation from a start-up long distance company to a $20 billion leader in global communications. Bert previously served as the CEO and Chairman of MCI and as a board member of News Corporation.

Esther Dyson, Innovation Advisor:

Esther is considered an expert globally on emerging digital technology, she serves on the boards of global media companies such as WPP and Yandex. Esther sold EDventure Holdings to CNET Networks in 2004, and is a member of the board for The Long Now Foundation, trustee for the Santa Fe Institute, the Advisory Board of the Stockholm Challenge Award and is a part-owner of the First Monday journal.

Rick Roth, Ad Media Advisor

Rick is the CEO of OlgilvyAction. The global brand activation and shopper marketing network of the Ogilvy Group.

Greg Coleman, Advertiser Solutions

Greg has recently completed his seven-year career at Yahoo! where he served as Executive VP of Global Sales. He was responsible for all advertising revenues worldwide, which grew from $600MM to more than $6B during his tenure. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Coleman served as President of Reader's Digest magazine publishing.

Craig Vachon, Corporate Development Advisor:

Craig formerly served as the COO of Nextel International, CEO of Sirenic Inc., and the CEO of Varatouch acquired by Atrua.

Michael Kleeman, Technology Advisor:

Michael has been involved with numerous technology companies as an advisor and executive including the Boston Consulting Group, Arthur D. Little and Sprint. He has most recently served as the Co-founder, VP and CTO of Cometa Networks.

Gary Oliver, Operations Advisor:

Gary is currently the CEO of Blazent, which he joined from Peregrine Systems, where he was Vice President and General Manager of the Infrastructure Management Business Unit, responsible for Peregrine's application solutions.

Alan Weiner, Financial Advisor:

Alan is a founding partner and the CEO of Secure Trading Group, a financial services company.

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Press Highlights

Shielding Consumers from Privacy-Breaching ISP Tracking
Jul 8, 2008

This Week's Top Downloads
Jun 6, 2008

Want Free VPN for Public WiFi Hotspots?
Jun 4, 2008

San Jose Airport Offers Free Wi-Fi
May 29, 2008

Free Wi-Fi Now Available At Mineta San Jose International Airport Only Bay Area airport providing free wireless Internet to public New service offers 24-hour support and security
May 29, 2008

HotSpot Shield: Keep yourself safe at public hot spots --- for free
May 20, 2008

AnchorFree and WebAds UK Bring First Broadband Media Network to EMEA
May 14, 2008

Quick Fix: Secure Laptop on the Go
May 13, 2008

Advertising to Fund the New Wireless Internet Service
May 13, 2008

AnchorFree teams up with WebAds UK for mobile internet advertising
May 13, 2008

AnchorFree Partners with WebAds UK to Bring World's First Broadband Media Network to EMEA
May 13, 2008

New Software Gives Web Users Secure Public Wireless Access
Apr 23, 2008

Locate Free Wireless with Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder
Apr 9, 2008

AnchorFree Hires Two Ad Sales Gurus
Apr 7, 2008

AnchorFree Expands Leadership Team With New Senior Vice President of Advertising Solutions
Apr 7, 2008

WiFi Hotspot Surfers Beware: Sharks Patrol These Waters
Mar 26, 2008

Monetizing Free Wi-Fi
Mar 1, 2008

Making Cents of Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
Feb 14, 2008

Connecting To NeW Sales
Feb 1, 2008

Why hotspot ads sizzle
Jan 21, 2008

AnchorFree and Improved Geotargeting
Dec 20, 2007

AnchorFree Seeks to Provide Wi-Fi at Local Stores and Services
Dec 19, 2007

Ad-Supported Wi-Fi: Back to Basics
Dec 14, 2007

Mobile Products to Watch in 2008, Part 1
Dec 12, 2007

Away From Big Cities, The Mobile Internet can be Hard to Reach
Dec 7, 2007

Bayfair Mall Goes Wireless
Nov 29, 2007

Bay Area Developments Create Free Wireless HotSpots Using AnchorFree Solution
Nov 28, 2007

Would You Use WiFi with Commercials?
Nov 28, 2007

Wifi companies now offering free service for businesses
Nov 28, 2007

Free wifi
Nov 27, 2007

WiFi for Customers
Nov 27, 2007

Media Buyer Planner
Nov 27, 2007

AnchorFree launches ad network for free access
Nov 27, 2007

In-Store Wi-Fi is Free, but Not Commercial-Free
Nov 27, 2007

New York Times: Anchofree's Innovative Hotspot Ad Network
Nov 27, 2007

Hot spots with a catch: Ads
Nov 26, 2007

iChat: Mark Smith, AnchorFree's Executive Vice President of Strategy and Products
Nov 14, 2007

The Constantly Evolving Advertising Market
Nov 8, 2007

As Online Advertising Grows, The Question Is How Much Is Too Much?
Nov 7, 2007

Ad-Supported Wi-Fi Network Launches
Nov 6, 2007

AnchorFree Target Blogs, Wi-Fi Hotspots With New Ad Technology
Nov 6, 2007

AnchorFree Launches Advertising Network for Reaching Consumers at Hotspot Locations
Nov 5, 2007

Sharing could use community to provide free Wi-Fi
Sep 17, 2007