VideoYellowPagesUSA.com Appoints Jim A. Pappas as President and CEO

VideoYellowPagesUSA.com (http://www.vyp.com announced the appointment of James A. Pappas, formerly Vice President and Chief Information Officer of SBC Directory Operations, as President and Chief Executive Officer.

While at SBC Directory Operations, Jim was responsible for a staff of 1,000 and the management of over 500 applications serving users nationwide.

"Video Yellow Pages are the Yellow Pages of the new millennium," said Pappas. It's truly the first service with a three dimensional approach to advertising: audio, video, and text. This is definitely the entree to e-commerce for millions of small businesses. VYP.com makes getting your business on the Internet easy, fast, and affordable."

Bill Chasse, CEO, Video Yellow Pages, responded; "Jim's experience is just what we were looking for to lead this revolutionary new service. There is a $20 billion market potential for Video Yellow Pages. Jim is perfect because of his keen understanding of the yellow page industry and the Internet."

Video Yellow Pages has been tested in Omaha, Nebraska and recently introduced the service in the San Francisco Area.