Allan R. Peters Joins SecurityFocus as Vice President of Worldwide Sales; Former Computer Associates Executive Contributes Expertise to Expand Global Sales Initiatives.Business Editors SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001 SecurityFocus, the leading provider of security intelligence products and services for business, today announced that Allan R. Peters joins the company as vice president of worldwide sales. Peters, most recently senior vice president of sales for Computer Associates, will lead SecurityFocus' rapidly growing sales force and manage the company's sales initiatives. Recognized for his vision and proven success in managing enterprise management sales, Peters will lead SecurityFocus' sales strategy and the launch of the second component of the SecurityFocus Attack Registry and Intelligence Service (ARIS ARIS American Religious Identification Survey ARIS Architecture of Integrated Information Systems ARIS Active Rack Isolation System ARIS Aggregate Route-based IP Switching ARIS Agentia Romana pentru Investitii Straine (TM)) product suite -- ARIS predictor(TM). SecurityFocus ARIS predictor is a service for enterprises seeking to optimize security spending and prevent costly network attacks before they occur. "Peters' extensive experience in developing channels and customer relationships on a worldwide scale will be essential as SecurityFocus expands its reach to the growing number of businesses who are realizing the need for predictive, customized security intelligence," said SecurityFocus CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Arthur Wong. "His proven track record and expertise in enterprise management sales at Computer Associates makes Allan a perfect addition to our senior management team." Prior to SecurityFocus, Peters served as the senior vice president of sales for Computer Associates, where he was responsible for all enterprise management sales activities consisting of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and , solution provider and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality provider channels. Additionally, Peters was vice president of business development for CA, where he oversaw the development of key solution and service provider partnerships. Previously, Peters held various sales and sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a positions at Exabyte Corporation and Tallgrass Technologies. Peters has a bachelor's degree in Business from the University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. . "I am delighted to be part of the leader in security intelligence," said Allan Peters. "SecurityFocus has developed the predictive technology that enables companies to mitigate risk, manage threats and ensure business continuity." About SecurityFocus SecurityFocus, headquartered in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , is the leading provider of security intelligence products and services for business. These services include SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor (Security Intelligence Alert), which alerts subscribers to security vulnerabilities, and ARIS (Attack Registry & Intelligence Service), which predicts cyber assaults on customer networks, based on global attack data. SecurityFocus also licenses the world's largest and most comprehensive vulnerability information database, hosts the most popular security community mailing list, Bugtraq, and publishes original security content on its Web site. To discover more about SecurityFocus, please visit www.securityfocus.com. |
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