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By James Heckman, LocalBusiness.com
Mar 16, 2001 11:08 AM ET

Curious Networks hired Richard Russert as vice president of sales. Previously, Russert was director of alliances at Abaco PR Inc., a Roswell, Ga.-based wireless data collection company.

Chicago-based Curious Networks sells a Web-development platform called Continuum that enables programmers to format a single Website for presentation through several channels without the need to reprogram. The Web developers use a custom language called MAXML to imbed tags in the Website that determine how information will be sent to a PC, Web-enabled phone or PDA screen.


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Authentify Inc. hired Kevin McPherson as vice president of finance and administration and CFO. Previously, McPherson was vice president of finance and administration and CFO at Teach.com.

Chicago-based Authentify sells Internet-based identity-confirmation software. The company's technology, which provides a secure management platform for employee and client username/password systems, has a patent pending.


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Ampersand Medical Corp. (OTCBB: AMPM) named Gregory Sachs senior vice president of regulatory and clinical affairs. Previously, Sachs was executive vice president and vice president, regulatory and clinical affairs, at First Circle Medical Inc.

Chicago-based Ampersand develops screening systems for the detection of cancer and other diseases. The company's system for cervical cancer, which is in clinical trials, can be used in a doctor's office to test for tell-tale molecules in a patient sample that indicate the presence of abnormal chromosomes associated with cancer.

James Heckman is a staff writer for LocalBusiness.com.

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