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James Love Barksdale (born January 24, 1943) is an American executive who served as the president and CEO of Netscape from January 1995 until the company merged with AOL in March 1999. [1] Early life. James Barksdale was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He received a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Mississippi in 1965.
Netscape Communications Corp. In Netscape Communications Corp.: Money pours in. …January 1995 the company recruited James L. Barksdale, an executive experienced with raising capital for new companies in the telecommunications and overnight-delivery industries, to be its president and chief executive officer.
Partner and Co-founder, The Barksdale Group. Co-chair, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age. James L. Barksdale is a Partner and Co-Founder of The Barksdale Group. Prior to founding The Barksdale Group, he served as President & CEO of Netscape Communications Corporation.
James L Barksdale is Chairman/President at Barksdale Management Corp. See James L Barksdale's compensation, career history, education, & memberships.
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Spread Networks is a company founded by Dan Spivey and backed by James L. Barksdale (former CEO of Netscape) that claims to offer Internet connectivity between Chicago and New York City at ultra-low latency (i.e. speeds that are very close to the speed of light), high bandwidth, and high reliability, using dark fiber.
Jim Barksdale came on board as CEO in January 1995. Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen originally created a 20-page concept pitch for an online gaming network to Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 console, but a deal was never reached.
James L. Barksdale is chairman of the board and president of Barksdale Management Corp. He also serves as chairman of Spread Networks, a company he helped establish in 2009. He served as president and chief executive officer of Netscape Communications Corp. from January 1995 until the company merged with America Online in March 1999.
