Rafi Haladjian (Arabic:رافي حالاجيان)(born in Beirut

Beirut

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

) is a Lebanese-French-Armenian businessman, the inventor of Nabaztag

Nabaztag

Nabaztag was a Wi-Fi enabled ambient electronic device in the shape of a rabbit, invented by Rafi Haladjian and Olivier Mével, and manufactured by the company Violet...

. In 1978 he moved to France, studied linguistics. In June, 1994, he founded FranceNet - the first ISP in France. In 2000 FranceNet became Fluxus, and in 2001 was sold to British Telecom. Shortly after the sale, Rafi co-founded Violet and founded Ozone companies.

External links

• http://www.agbu.org/publications/article.asp?A_ID=194