GraniteEdge Networks Fuels Growth With Two Executive Hires10 January 2006
GraniteEdge Networks, delivering a new level of intelligence to network security, today announced the appointment of Steve O'Brian as vice president of marketing and Tim Scudder as director of engineering. O'Brian is responsible for spearheading the entire marketing function including strategic go-to-market initiatives and product management. Scudder is responsible for helping drive the delivery of cutting edge technology that will propel the company forward into new markets. Both O'Brian and Scudder will report to Anthony Naughtin, GraniteEdge Networks' chief executive officer. (Click here for details) Steve O'Brian Joins Security Analytics Leader "Extending the footprint of our unique Security Analytics solution into enterprise networks that need to respond to security threats in real-time is a clear priority for GraniteEdge Networks," said Naughtin. "The addition of Steve and Tim will certainly help us to fully leverage the innovations of our patent-pending causality analysis solution, deliver better value to our customers and partners, and aggressively grow our customer base overall." Highlighted Links www.Graniteedgenetworks.com O'Brian brings over 12 years of marketing experience with networking technologies. Prior to GraniteEdge, he was vice president of marketing for startup Troika Networks where he was responsible for all facets of the marketing strategy. Troika's strong early market success resulted in Qlogic acquiring the company. O'Brian has also held senior product management and marketing positions at 3Com and McDATA Corp. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Westminster College and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah. Scudder has over 13 years experience as a senior manager, building and leading development and operations teams for early-stage startups and large enterprise organizations. He has led a number of new companies through the challenges of designing and delivering initial products. Most recently, as director of software development and product delivery at Mendocino Software, Scudder led the development organization from the initial planning phase through shipment of their first product. Mr. Scudder has also held senior engineering management positions at IBM Rational. About GraniteEdge Networks GraniteEdge Networks adds a new level of intelligence to network security. The company's products are radically changing the way companies protect themselves from both internal and external threats. Based on patent-pending causality and distributed event analysis technology, GraniteEdge ESP, allows companies to detect all types of threats, including insider and "zero day" breaches, worms and trojans, as well as the most subtle network attacks. For more information, visit www.GraniteEdgeNetworks.com. GraniteEdge Networks and their respective logos are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of GraniteEdge Networks. Other product and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. (Click here for details) Tim Scudder Joins Security Analytics Leader Media Contacts: Michele Mehl Buzz Builders 425-205-9444 Email Contact www.buzzbuilders.net Deanna Leung Buzz Builders 206-915-0512 Email Contact www.buzzbuilders.net SOURCE: GraniteEdge Networks
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