AXENT Technologies Appoints Kevin McNerney To Board Of Directors.ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1998--AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AXNT), one of the world's largest security solution providers, today announced the appointment of Mr. Kevin A. McNerney to its Board of Directors. McNerney is a director of Heidrick & Struggles, Inc., a leading executive search firm, as well as the managing partner of its Tysons Corner, Virginia Tysons Corner is an unincorporated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. between McLean, Virginia and Vienna, Virginia along the Capital Beltway (I-495). Recognized by the U.S. office. "It is certainly a great opportunity to have Kevin McNerney as a member of AXENT's Board of Directors," said John Becker, president and chief executive officer of AXENT. "Kevin's expertise on serving domestic and international clients in the software, information services See Information Systems. , Internet and multimedia industries will greatly assist AXENT to maintain its leading position in the security market as we continue our rapid expansion." Prior to his association with Heidrick & Struggles, McNerney spent nine years with Systems Center, Inc., a leading provider of systems and network management software for mainframe, distributed and open systems environments. As executive vice president, he had general management responsibility for the firm's worldwide operations. McNerney has extensive international business experience, and is an expert in mergers and acquisitions. He holds a B.S. degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia and completed the Colgate Darden Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. (February 11, 1897 - June 9, 1981) was a Democratic Congressman from Virginia (1933-37, 1939-41), Governor of Virginia (1942-46), Chancellor of the College of William and Mary (1946-47) and the third President of the University of Virginia (1947-59). Graduate School of Business Executive Program. "AXENT's commitment to hiring and maintaining leading security experts in the industry is impressive and, what I believe to be one of the main reasons for AXENT's tremendous success," said Kevin McNerney. "I am very excited to join AXENT's Board of Directors and look forward to contributing toward AXENT's continued growth and commitment to leadership in the security marketplace." About AXENT(tm) AXENT Technologies, Inc., protects your most valuable resource - information. Most computer security products address only a small part of the security problem. AXENT reduces the burden of securing information in a complex environment by providing more products across more platforms than any other security provider. The award-winning product suite provides security assessment, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , remote access security, single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. , Virtual Private Networks, Web security and firewalls for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R), Windows(R) 3.x, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R), Windows(R)95, NetWare(R) and mid-range systems in heterogeneous computing environments. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com. AXENT, AXENT Technologies, and the AXENT logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.; UNIX is a registered trademark licensed exclusively by X/Open Company, Ltd.; and other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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