Allan Thompson Joins Rappore as Company President and Chief Executive Officer; Thompson has Strong Track Record With Security Startups.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003 Rappore Technologies(TM), Inc., a leader of mobile security software, announced the appointment of Allan Thompson Thompson, city, Canada Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956. as new President and Chief Executive Officer effective December 2002. Mr. Thompson possesses the leadership skills to bring Rappore to their future milestones. Prior to Rappore, Mr. Thompson was responsible for business development at IntruVert Networks, Inc., a pre-IPO company, Best Start-Up Award winner N+I Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. 2002 and leader of next generation network Intrusion Detection See IDS and IPS. and Prevention appliances. Allan was very instrumental in building the strategic partnerships, converting beta sites An organization or group that is beta testing hardware and/or software. See beta test. into existing customers and the development of Check Point Premier channel partnerships. Prior to IntruVert, Allan was Senior Vice President of Global Alliances and Vice President of Marketing at Trend Micro, Inc. - a developer of network antivirus Refers to detecting and blocking computer viruses. See antivirus program, behavior blocking, virus and virus hoaxes. and Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. software and services. At Trend Micro, Allan managed worldwide strategic alliances, as well as marketing strategy, branding and program implementation and was instrumental in building a pre-IPO company into a multi-billion dollar public company with significant sales revenue. An Excellent Choice Rappore's Board of Directors is very enthusiastic about Allan's decision to come to Rappore. "We couldn't have found a more qualified candidate, and believe Allan to be the right person to lead our future success at Rappore" said Elton Sherwin, Managing Director, Ridgewood Capital (A Rappore Investor). About Rappore Technologies Rappore Technologies delivers truly reliable and secure wirefree software that integrates Wi-Fi (802.11b), 802.11a and other wireless technologies, while expanding secure wireless access to the wired network. The company provides software products enabling secure wireless connectivity for notebook and personal computers, and personal digital assistants (PDAs). The company is privately held and is venture-funded by Ridgewood Capital, Rocket Ventures, EsNet Group Ltd., Panasonic/Matsushita and others. Note to Editors: Rappore Technologies and Rappore Shield are trademarks of Rappore Technologies, Inc. All other marks may be the property of their respective owners. |
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