Nuvocom - who we are

David Eastburn Chairman

A pioneer in on-line computing and broadband services, Mr. Eastburn has 30 years of experience in interactive computing, application design & development, R&D, content acquisition & development, business development, and executive level management and consulting services.

Examples of his experience include:

  • Provided consulting services on all aspects of broadband service deployment.
  • Testified at trial as fact witness for patent defense.
  • Wrote expert reports and testified as expert witness in technical marketing.
  • Conducted extensive prior art research and reconstructed applications for high profile internet patent cases.
  • 22 years at CompuServe with responsibilities for Product Marketing, Advanced Technologies (R&D), Channel Marketing, International Operations, and Business Development. Many industry firsts.
  • Early broadband trials: Warner Qube (Columbus, OH; 1981), Continental (Exeter, NH; 1993), Time Warner (Elmira, NY; 1994), Rogers (Toronto, ON; 1995).
  • VP & General Manager for Road Runner deployment in Columbus, Ohio; 1997-1999.
  • Designed and developed early device-independent computer graphics applications beginning in the 1970's.
  • Extensive experience in relational database management systems.
  • Highly sought speaker at global industry gatherings on a wide range of topics.

 

Alexander Trevor President
A pioneer in on-line computing and former EVP and Chief Technical Officer of CompuServe, Mr. Trevor has over 30 years of computer engineering and technical management experience, including hardware and software development, computer networking, systems integration, and computer operations.

Some things we've done in patent, on-line and network areas:

  • Testified at trial as defense fact witness in "one-click" case
  • With Vint Cerf created first commercial email system linkage (CompuServe and MCI Mail)
  • Built the largest installation of 36-bit SC-Group machines on earth
  • CompuServeŽ GIF Protocol - we conceived it, Steve Wilhite created it, everyone uses it. (For those who care, the correct pronounciation is "JIF", not as in "gift.")
  • CompuServeŽ CB - from concept to code, invented first commercial real-time chat
  • Co-invented multi-lingual on-line forums - US Pat #5,715,466
  • Architectural design of CompuServe Information Service (CIS)
  • Designed CC-1115 and several other hardware interfaces
  • Wrote DARE-IIIB, a digital simulation system
  • Climbed all 46 Adirondack peaks over 4000'