SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group and the southern African distributor for St Bernard Software, today announced the appointment of Vince Rossi as CEO and a director of St Bernard Software.
Additionally, Rossi will retain his position as president. Consistent with the company's corporate succession planning, John Jones has retired from his position as CEO and has also relinquished his director seat.
In announcing the change, Humphrey Polanen, chairman of St Bernard, commented: "As the company embarks on its expansion strategy delivering high-value solutions both conventionally and through 'in the cloud' services, we are confident that Vince will provide the leadership and vision required to continue the company's drive as the leader in security solutions for the SME market. We also thank John for his contributions in leading the growth of St Bernard since its creation in 1995."
Joining St Bernard as president and COO in July of this year, Rossi led the company in its recent acquisition of Singlefin, a leader in on-demand security solutions, uniquely positioning St Bernard to serve the SME security market.
"This is a very exciting time to be part of the St Bernard team and I look forward to working with everyone to fulfil the company's mission," stated Rossi. Prior to joining the company, Rossi's career includes over 10 years of senior management experience in the security software space including Senior Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing for McAfee, Inc since 2003, and as Executive Vice-President of Entercept Security Technologies from 2000 to 2003.
For further information, please contact Willem Barnard at telephone (011) 790 2500; fax (011) 790 2599; e-mail willemb@securedata.co.za.
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St Bernard Software Inc is a global provider of security solutions that help small and medium-sized businesses protect their network infrastructure at the perimeter and system levels. Using a multi-layered security architecture strategy, St Bernard Software's range of solutions harden business critical systems against threats and exploits; provide policy-based Internet management; protect e-mail messaging; and secure the data backup process to cover files that are open or in use. Deployed across millions of computers worldwide, the company's award-winning products are recognised for ease-of-use, affordability, and scalability.
It was established in April 1995, with corporate headquarters in San Diego, California and an international office in London, St Bernard Software sells and supports its products directly and through key solution partners worldwide. For further information, visit St Bernard Software at www.stbernard.com.
SecureData
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier value-added distributor and solution provider of perimeter, network and endpoint information security and risk management solutions. As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Trend Micro, SecureData is the Sub-Saharan African distributor for AirDefense, Application Security, Cibecs, eEye, Network Engines, Precise Biometrics, Rocket Software, RSA Security, St Bernard Software, TippingPoint Technologies and Websense. For more information, visit SecureData at www.securedata.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za
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