Alan B. Oppenheimer is the president and founder of Open Door Networks, Inc., creator of the mobile app Art Authority.
He also played a key role in the production of the LaserWriter printer, AppleTalk Remote Access, AppleShare file server and the Apple Internet Router.
Per the abstract, his thesis focused on “the potential of the fast-growing field of Local Area Networking… explored through the creation of an Ethernet-based disk server for the popular standalone RT-11 operating system.”[1] After graduating from MIT, Alan was hired to work for Apple Inc. in 1983.
His team was responsible for creating a network for a low-cost computer project called the Macintosh led by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
[5] Realizing early that the iPhone was going to be a big success for Apple, Oppenheimer changed Open Door's focus towards mobile app development.