Seasoned Executive Brings Wealth of Experience in Telecommunications, Managed Services and Mobility Solutions
LONDON and SAN MATEO, Calif. - Sept. 21, 2007 - ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of Web Security-as-a-Service has appointed Stephen Dane vice president of EMEA sales. His key responsibilities will be driving sales growth and increasing market penetration in EMEA by leveraging the company's network of channel partners and strategic alliance partners including ISPs and managed service providers.
"Stephen brings a breadth of sales experience in our key growth areas including building and managing OEM relationships with carriers and managed service providers and he will be spearheading our drive into SaaS mobile security solutions," said Eldar Tuvey, CEO, ScanSafe. "His unique combination of skills is a great asset to our management team."
Dane joins the company with more than 15 years of technology sales management experience in the telecommunications, Internet security and mobile connectivity sectors. He arrives from iPass, a global provider of services that unify the management of enterprise mobility, where he spent six years heading sales teams across Europe. He joined the mobile connectivity specialist as a business development manager for Northern Europe in 2001 and later led sales teams across EMEA before becoming sales director for UK and Ireland.
In addition to his experience in mobility solutions, Dane brings a wealth of experience in the telecommunications and managed security services industry. Prior to joining iPass, Dane spent eight years at BT Group where he managed sales activities in Asia and the UK, serving BT's major business customers with a portfolio of managed network services and systems integration solutions. Dane also served as strategic alliances manager for managed security services provider MessageLabs.
"ScanSafe has quickly established itself as the preeminent provider of fully managed Web and IM security services," said Dane. "Increasingly, ISPs and enterprises are looking to push security 'out to the cloud' to better combat threats and eliminate the costs associated with traditional on-premise security solutions. ScanSafe is strategically positioned to lead the delivery of these services. I am excited at the prospect of working with the team at ScanSafe to continue its track record of industry leadership, innovation and continued growth."
About ScanSafe
ScanSafe is the largest global provider of Web Security-as-a-Service, ensuring a safe and productive Internet environment for businesses. ScanSafe solutions keep viruses and spyware off corporate networks and allow businesses to control and secure the use of the Web and instant messaging. As a fully managed service, ScanSafe's solutions require no hardware, upfront capital costs or maintenance and provide unparalleled real-time threat protection. Powered by its proactive, multilayered Outbreak Intelligence TM threat detection technology, ScanSafe scans more than 7 billion Web requests and blocks 12 million threats each month for customers in over 45 countries.
With offices in London and San Mateo, California, ScanSafe is privately owned and financed by Benchmark Capital and Scale Venture Partners. The company received a 2007 CODiE award for Best Software as a Service Solution, the 2007 SC Magazine Europe Award for Best Content Security Solution and was named one of Red Herring's Top 100 Technology companies. For more information, visit www.scansafe.com.
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