Since 1994, Dr David Probert has been responsible for the Internet Solutions Marketing Programmes in Europe, Middle East and Africa. These solution sets span all aspects of the Intranet/Extranet, E-Commerce and ISP marketplaces, and their business applications to major Fortune 1000 accounts. These Internet solutions have been successfully installed in more than 30 European Countries, including several more exotic marketing "firsts" : 1^st Web-Site and Web-Cam in the Russian Arctic (KOLAnet), 1^st Live Internet Video-Link-Up between Russian Government (Moscow) & NASA (Washington DC), 1^st UK CyberPub, 1^st Web-Site in the Vatican City, 1^st ISP in Egypt, & Internet/E-Commerce Support for the World’s 1^st Supersonic Car.

During his 11 years with DIGITAL, Dr Probert has been responsible for several other European marketing programmes including those for Value-Added Networks, and networking with Education & Government; the foundation of today’s Internet.

Prior to DIGITAL, Dr Probert spent 11 years with British Telecom where he developed BT’s computerised corporate strategic planning model that was used for business & investment planning throughout the period of BT Privatisation during the early to mid-1980s.

During 1981 to 1984 he was a member of the UK Government Committee on Information Technology with particular responsibility for Artificial Intelligence. And since 1991 he has been DIGITAL’s representative on the General Assembly for TERENA (Trans-European Research & Education Networks Association)

Dr Probert has a doctorate degree in Artificial Intelligence from Cambridge University, England, and a 1^st Class Honours Degree in Mathematics. He is a Member of the IEEE, and a Fellow of the Royal Statisticial Society (UK)