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ELEMENTAL NAMES SALES VP, FURTHER BROADENS DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE OF SECURITY COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT PROVIDER
Executive Leadership Team Grows as Elemental Appoints Former McAfee Executive Michael Rogers as VP of Sales
SAN MATEO Calif. - Feb. 7, 2005 - Elemental Security, Inc.T, a company pioneering new technology in enterprise information security with its next generation security compliance management product, today announced it has named former McAfee and Network Associates sales executive Michael Rogers as vice president of Sales.
Elemental delivers the world's only product that unifies policy management, host configuration and network access control in one seamlessly integrated offering. For the first time, enterprises can easily express cross-platform security policies that affect individual computers and their behavior on the network, gather meaningful up-to-date information to compare to established metrics, and selectively enforce policies across a diverse, dynamic environment.
"The addition of this proven sales leader to our executive team further adds to the growing corporate capabilities of Elemental," said Elemental CEO Peter Watkins. "Mike has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to be successful in the security software sales arena, and we will rely on his knowledge and expertise as we ramp up sales and deliver our innovative products to enterprises to address their needs to centrally manage the security compliance of all computers in their dynamic computing environments."
Mike Rogers brings more than 16 years of successful sales and management experience within the information technology arena to Elemental. Previously, Rogers worked at McAfee Security and Network Associates for seven years, most recently as the Vice President of Worldwide SMB Solutions. He also served as Vice President of International Service Provider Sales, Vice President of Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Vice President of North America Strategic Accounts, Vice President of Global Strategic Accounts, and Area Vice President, Eastern U.S. Additionally, Mr. Rogers played a leadership role in strategic planning and mergers & acquisitions. He earned an MS and BS at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and is a Graduate of Dale Carnegie Sales and Management Courses.
Elemental helps organizations realize cost and time savings by reducing their number of security incidents. The solution reduces exposure to risks by providing visibility and understanding of enterprises' computing environments through continuous monitoring. The Elemental Compliance System also identifies and contains unauthorized machines on the network, and enforces required policies to ensure compliance. The solution also reduces the cost of network and policy administration; and reduces the cost, frequency and effort involved in internal and external audit exercises.
Elemental's products address enterprise problems such as ensuring that policies are being adhered to by all machines in dynamic computing environments; providing for a unified, up-to-date view of all systems in the network and how they are performing against internal security standards and external regulatory requirements; and enforcing access controls and quarantines on systems not meeting guidelines set up by security and IT administrators.
About Elemental
Elemental Security is a pioneer in the Security Compliance Management market. Elemental's products address enterprises' need to centrally manage the security compliance of all computers in their environments. Elemental provides unified visibility and control to manage dynamic computing environments, enabling enterprises to satisfy compliance requirements and measurably improve their security. Founded in December 2002, Elemental is a privately held company backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Mayfield, Sequoia Capital and Lehman Brothers Venture Partners. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., and has offices throughout the U.S. Go to http://www.elementalsecurity.com for more information.
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Elemental and the Elemental Compliance System are trademarks of Elemental Security, Inc.