Anastasios "Takis" Kyriakides

Anastasios "Takis" Kyriakides
Born December 17, 1946 (1946-12-17) (age 65)
Athens, Greece
Alma mater Florida International University
Occupation CEO and founder, netTALK Inc.
Spouse Maria Kyriakides .[1]

Anastasios "Takis" Kyriakides (born December 17, 1946) is a Greek-American businessman, inventor and founder and chief executive officer of netTALK Inc. Kyriakides holds several patents [2] and has founded a number of companies, including Lexicon Corporation, Mylex Corporation, Regency Cruise Lines [3] and netTALK.[4]

Early life and education

Anastasios Kyriakides was born in Athens, Greece, on December 17, 1946 and later immigrated to the United States, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Florida International University in 1975.[5]

Career

In the 1970s Kyriakides invented and patented the LK3000, the first handheld language translation machine, a consumer electronics device that translated words from English into 12 different languages.[6] In 1978 he appeared as a guest on The Merv Griffin Show [7] to discuss his invention.

In 1979 Kyriakides founded the Lexicon Corporation to further develop and market the LK3000.[8] Lexicon was ultimately acquired by Nixdorf Computer of Germany.[9]

In 1983, Kyriakides founded the Mylex Corporation to develop and produce the first handheld optical scanner and VGA card for personal computers, and served as the company’s President and Chairman.[10] Mylex stock was traded on the NASDAQ under the stock symbol MYLX until it was acquired as a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM.[11]

In 1984 Kyriakides founded Regency Cruises Inc., which was listed at that time on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol SHIP, and served as its Chairman and Secretary.[12]

Kyriakides founded and presently serves as chief executive officer of netTALK.com, Inc., and is the co-inventor of the netTALK DUO,[13] a consumer electronics VoIP device for making telephone calls over an internet connection.[14]

References

  1. ^ Biography of Anastasios Takis Kyriakides
  2. ^ "US Patent & Trademark Office". http://www.google.com/patents?q=anastasios+kyriakides&btnG=Search+Patents. 
  3. ^ Resnick, Rosalind (June 1, 1992). "Start-up tycoon is at it again. (Anastasios Kyriakides)". Florida Trend. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-12389189.html. 
  4. ^ "Miami-based netTALK.com rings up $2.5M debt funding". Tech Journal South (newspaper). April 7, 2011. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-12389189.html. 
  5. ^ Biography of Anastasios Takis Kyriakides
  6. ^ "United States Patent: Electronic dictionary with word length responsive decoder". http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN%2F3932859. 
  7. ^ (in English) (video). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGI90IJX5Tw. Retrieved May 18, 2011. 
  8. ^ Resnick, Rosalind (June 1, 1992). "Start-up tycoon is at it again. (Anastasios Kyriakides)". Florida Trend. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-12389189.html. 
  9. ^ Hawkins, Bill (February, 1980). "Language translators - more models and new tricks". Popular Science. http://www.popsci.com/archive-viewer?id=96m36VQHlE8C&pg=78&query=nixdorf+and+lexicon. 
  10. ^ "Investor Group acquires a minority stake in Mylex Corp". Thomson Reuters. December 2, 1986. http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Investor_Group_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Mylex_Corp-15841020. 
  11. ^ Crothers, Brooke (July 28, 1999). "IBM buys Mylex, beefs up storage line". CNET.com. http://news.cnet.com/IBM-buys-Mylex,-beefs-up-storage-line/2100-1001_3-229089.html. 
  12. ^ "Regency Cruises to purchase a 40% interest in a newly-formed Panamanian company" (Press release). Recently Cruises, Inc.. July 7, 1986. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-4299174.html. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  13. ^ "United States Patent: VOIP Analog Telephone System". http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=VTzHAAAAEBAJ&dq=anastasios+kyriakides. 
  14. ^ Furchgott, Roy (March 16, 2011). "NetTalk Duo Does VoIP Without a PC". New York Times. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/nettalk-duo-does-voip-without-a-pc/?scp=1&sq=net%20talk&st=cse.