Background
He was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1967 and attended high school and University of the Witwatersrand, from where he graduated with an M.Sc in Computer Science.
He was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1967 and attended high school and University of the Witwatersrand, from where he graduated with an M.Sc in Computer Science.
University of the Witwatersrand.
In 1993 Apteker co-founded Internet Solutions, South Africa"s first Internet service Provider (Internet service provider) in 1993. With thousands of employees, it became one of the country"s most successful post-apartheid businesses, winning numerous technology awards. Apteker has authored a number of papers, published both locally and internationally.
In February 1994, he presented a paper in San Jose, California on Distributed Multimedia to the International Society for Optical Engineering.
This paper was subsequently published in the International Society for Optical Engineering/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers proceedings. In 2002, Apteker sponsored and produced the successful Laugh Out Loud fundraiser, South Africa"s largest stand-up comedy television show which raised half a million Rand for the Reach for a Dream foundation.
Apteker is also a partner in the video games company Room 8 Studio, which developed games such as Piano City and Cyto"s Puzzle Adventure. As a recognized business leader and speaker he has appeared at the Discovery Leadership alongside others such as Sir Richard Branson, Tony Blair and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gore.