Mr. Christopher Boone
President & Chief Executive Officer, Cimbal Holdings, LLC
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Christopher Boone is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cimbal, software based payment network that turns a smart phone into a replacement for cash, debit and credit cards. Mr. Boone was previously the CEO of Visuvi, a visual search engine with patented technology in content based image retrieval leading a successful company sale. He was the President and CEO of AppCentral a desktop virtualization company. Mr. Boone was the a Director, Business Development and Senior Leadership Team member heading corporate strategy at Excite @ Home and a VP, Investment Banking at JP Morgan in New York City, focusing on corporate finance, M&A, structured products and derivatives. Mr. Boone specializes in payments, mobile technologies, Internet software, telecommunications and corporate finance. Mr. Boone has authored over a dozen patents on payment systems, virtualization and network security. He holds a Bachelor of Science, medical physics from the University of Notre Dame. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2010 - Unspecified
- President & Chief Executive Officer, Cimbal Holdings, LLC
- 2008 - 2009
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Visuvi Inc.
- 2004 - 2008
- President and Chief Executive Officer, AppCentral, Inc.
- 2002 - 2004
- President & CEO, Cimbal Management Consulting
- 2000 - 2002
- Senior Director, At Home Corporation
- 1993 - 2000
- Vice President, J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Christopher Boone
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All things evolve, including technology
August 11, 2008
Cloud Computing: Anything as a Service | www.cioinsight.com
Cloud computing will increase productivity, reduce technology burdens, and improve cash flows as monthly subscriptions/utility services. While we are at the forefront of a new technology generation, SaaS/cloud computing will evolve and as it does, client installed software, locally stored data and the burdens associated with them will go the way of the dodo.
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iPhone Business Adoption Highly Unlikely
March 14, 2008
Apple Faces Challenges In Driving iPhone Adoption By Business | www.informationweek.com
Security issues + poor keyboard form factor + lack of Exchange 2003 compatibility + high cost all equate to lack of adoption by businesses as RIM replacement.
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Expect Virtualization "Co-opetition" Near Term
June 25, 2007
Microsoft, VMware Agree: They Better Cooperate | www.informationweek.com
• Onus on VMWare, XenSource, etc. to comply with Microsoft software, not the other way around
• Microsoft has virtualization software of their own
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Change is Good... But Lots More is Needed
December 7, 2006
Yahoo Shakes Up Leadership | www.mercurynews.com
Reshuffling the executives at Yahoo is indicative of the company and its board, recognizing that Yahoo is falling behind Google and the Nasdaq. Positioning Sue Decker with operations and revenue responsibilities will make for a more logical successor to Terry Semel. Yahoo still lacks the strategic direction, growth and revenue diversification to surpass Google.
GLG Study Groups with Christopher Boone(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18316 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 9587 |
| Online Payment Experts | 785 |
| Online Advertising Experts | 639 |
| Colocation and Data Center Experts | 549 |
GLG Live Meetings with Christopher Boone(?)
Christopher Boone has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.
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