BitDefender Further Expands Global Footprint with the Establishment of Canadian Office.FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. -- Highly Seasoned Sales Executive Appointed to Increase BitDefender's Channel Presence throughout Canada BitDefender(TM), an award-winning provider of antivirus software See antivirus program. (tool) antivirus software - Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a list of known viruses. and data security solutions, announced today that it is widening its global footprint with the establishment of a new Canadian New Canadian Noun Canad a recent immigrant to Canada office in Toronto, Ontario. BitDefender has also announced the appointment of John D. Herrington as channel development manager, Canada. Herrington, who will be based in Toronto, brings to BitDefender close to 20-years of experience in developing and driving highly successful Channel activities in Canada. Prior to joining BitDefender, Herrington was general manager of Gentek and president and a founder of FastCAT, a manufacturer representation firm. He was also previously country manager, Canada, at SonicWALL; director of Sales and Marketing at D-Link Networks; and a senior manager at TechData Canada. "BitDefender's strong growth and solid reputation as a technology leader in the antivirus Refers to detecting and blocking computer viruses. See antivirus program, behavior blocking, virus and virus hoaxes. and data security market made this new role very attractive to me. The Company has a tremendous opportunity to expand considerably in all channels in Canada and across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and I am thrilled with being given the responsibility for achieving this task," said Herrington. "We have already begun strategic discussions with resellers, retailers and ISP's throughout Canada that I anticipate will result in the launch of a national distributor for Canada within Q1 2006. This will further increase the considerable global market share that BitDefender has attained to date." "John is a true veteran in the security and networking market, bringing a significant amount of leadership and technology 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 experience in the Canadian market to BitDefender. We are pleased to have him on our team and are excited by the plans he has already put into action," commented Eric Lewis Eric Lewis, born May 13, 1973 in Camden, New Jersey, is an American jazz pianist. Lewis studied piano as a child, graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 1995 and began touring with jazz luminaries Wynton Marsalis and Cassandra Wilson, respectively. , BitDefender's managing general manager, North America Operations. "Our 2006 global growth plans are aggressive, and we anticipate that the Canadian office will play a very important role in helping BitDefender to meet and exceed its sales goals throughout North America." About BitDefender(TM) BitDefender is a leading provider of security solutions that satisfy the protection requirements of today's computing computing - computer environment. The company offers the industry's fastest and most effective line of anti-virus and email security defense, setting new standards for timely threat detection and for simple installation, use and updates. BitDefender delivers effective threat management for over 41 million home and corporate users in more than 100 countries. BitDefender is a division of SOFTWIN and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. ; Toronto, Ontario; Tettnang, Germany; and Barcelona, Spain. Further information about BitDefender can be obtained by visiting: http://www.bitdefender.com/us. |
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