AXENT Technologies appoints John C. Becker to its board of directors.ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 1996--AXENT(TM) 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), Wednesday announced the appointment of John C. Becker to its board of directors. Becker has served as the executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of AXENT since 1992. From 1991 to 1992, he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer, responsible for financial and administrative matters. Rich Lefebvre, chairman and chief executive officer of AXENT, stated, "John has been a critical contributor to the successful launch of AXENT Technologies, both as a public company and operationally. His contributions in the areas of finance, operations and business development have added great strategic value to the company." Lefebvre commented further that "John was primarily accountable for the successful execution of AXENT's initial public offering this past April. Our board is pleased to welcome someone of John Becker's caliber and is poised to take advantage of his additional impact on the company as a director." Becker brings over fifteen years of experience in finance and administration to his new role. Prior to joining AXENT, Becker served as vice president of the company's predecessor, Raxco Software Raxco Software is a Maryland based developer of Windows and OpenVMS software recognized foremost for its defragmentation products, chiefly PerfectDisk. Other utilities range from backup software to disaster protection for consumers and the corporate sector. Inc., where he is currently chairman of the board. From 1979 to 1989, he held various positions involving financial matters at Marriott Corporation and MCI Communications This article is about MCI before it merged with WorldCom. For other uses, see MCI. MCI Communications was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and Inc. AXENT Technologies provides enterprise-wide information security solutions across for client/server computing computing - computer environments. AXENT's OmniGuard(TM) suite of software products enables organizations to centrally manage information security across a wide variety of client/server platforms. In addition, OmniGuard provides enhanced data confidentiality, access control, user administration, and intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. for PCs, PC-LANs, 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). , 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. , and OpenVMS systems. Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f can contact AXENT via E-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com. Headquartered in Rockville, Md., AXENT's broad line of security offerings is used by Fortune 1000 and government worldwide to effectively secure and protect information systems in heterogeneous computing environments. -0- Trademarks, service marks, and company names are property of the respective owners. CONTACT: AXENT Technologies Inc., Rockville Jennifer Whipp, 301/670-3653, fax: 301/670-3586 |
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