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About
For the past twenty-five years as the President of GeoSoft, a domestic and International sales and marketing firm, Owen Greeson has represented clients in Europe, Asia, and America. Starting in 2000 Owen has worked with the Finnish Government assisting software companies with their entry into the US. Over 60 companies from Finland have visited Atlanta and participated in seminars conducted by Owen and his associates.
His background in the personal computer industry dates from 1977 after purchasing a computer kit from Processor Technology and becoming a member of the original Atlanta Computer Club with Dennis Hayes (developer of the first PC modem) where his interest in Data Communications first surfaced.
As the founding Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Microstuf, Owen helped establish Crosstalk as an industry standard for data communications until it was sold to DCA in 1986.
As the Vice President of Sales and Marketing and an equity participant at Meridian Technology, he led the team that established Carbon Copy as the industry leader in remote control software. Under his leadership, Carbon Copy gained an 80% market share prior to being sold to Microcom in 1989.
In 1993 along with Dennis Hayes he was a Dvorak Award Winner for “Outstanding Ongoing Software Contributions.” The program description for the award reads; “J. Owen Greeson is a telecommunications pioneer who was influential in fostering the growth of PC telecommunications and remote PC operation products. Owen was closely involved with the success of Crosstalk and Carbon Copy. Currently they were replaced by the Internet.
As the founding Vice President of International Sales and Marketing and an equity participant of CipherTrust, Owen helped create a new market segment that eliminates Spam (unsolicited email). In 2006 CipherTrust was sold for $274 million.
Owen’s strengths are in finding products, providing the assistance necessary to productize and bring them to market. His abilities include product fulfillment, contract negotiation (international and domestic), trademark and copyright protection (international and domestic), sales and distribution (international and domestic).
Married to a native-born German lady, for 43 years Owen has a personal understanding of the cultural differences between Europe and the US.
His background in the personal computer industry dates from 1977 after purchasing a computer kit from Processor Technology and becoming a member of the original Atlanta Computer Club with Dennis Hayes (developer of the first PC modem) where his interest in Data Communications first surfaced.
As the founding Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Microstuf, Owen helped establish Crosstalk as an industry standard for data communications until it was sold to DCA in 1986.
As the Vice President of Sales and Marketing and an equity participant at Meridian Technology, he led the team that established Carbon Copy as the industry leader in remote control software. Under his leadership, Carbon Copy gained an 80% market share prior to being sold to Microcom in 1989.
In 1993 along with Dennis Hayes he was a Dvorak Award Winner for “Outstanding Ongoing Software Contributions.” The program description for the award reads; “J. Owen Greeson is a telecommunications pioneer who was influential in fostering the growth of PC telecommunications and remote PC operation products. Owen was closely involved with the success of Crosstalk and Carbon Copy. Currently they were replaced by the Internet.
As the founding Vice President of International Sales and Marketing and an equity participant of CipherTrust, Owen helped create a new market segment that eliminates Spam (unsolicited email). In 2006 CipherTrust was sold for $274 million.
Owen’s strengths are in finding products, providing the assistance necessary to productize and bring them to market. His abilities include product fulfillment, contract negotiation (international and domestic), trademark and copyright protection (international and domestic), sales and distribution (international and domestic).
Married to a native-born German lady, for 43 years Owen has a personal understanding of the cultural differences between Europe and the US.
