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ColdSpark Adds Security Software Pioneer Gregor Freund to Board of Directors.


Email Infrastructure Company Expands Board of Directors to Include Zone Labs Founder

BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- ColdSpark[TM] (www.coldspark.com), the leader in next-generation enterprise messaging infrastructure, today announced the addition of Gregor Freund to its Board of Directors. Mr. Freund, an industry veteran who was the former chief technology officer of Check Point([R]) Software Technologies and the founder of Zone Labs([R]), has overseen the development of award-winning products such as ZoneAlarm([R]) and Integrity. This appointment follows ColdSpark's recent addition of two new executive team members, Mike Puterbaugh as vice president of marketing and Ric Rodriquez as vice president of engineering, further strengthening the company's already impressive senior leadership.

"With his extensive operational experience bringing small companies to the very top of crowded markets and his intimate understanding of enterprise security trends and technologies, we view Gregor as an invaluable resource," said Kelly Wanser, 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.  of ColdSpark. "We recognize that in today's enterprise, security and messaging have become inextricably in·ex·tri·ca·ble  
adj.
1.
a. So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible: an inextricable maze; an inextricable web of deceit.

b.
 linked, which is why the ColdSpark platform has such a strong security component. With Gregor's input, we will continue to ensure that our platform offers security that exceeds our customers' expectations."

As chief technology officer of Check Point and head of the Zone Labs Division (a company founded by Mr. Freund in 1997 and acquired by Check Point in 2004), Mr. Freund was responsible for leading product development strategy. Prior to founding Zone Labs, he helped found Starfish Software Starfish was founded in 1994 by Philippe Kahn, best known for his invention of the camera phone and his most recent company Fullpower Technologies. The founding vision of Starfish was global synchronization and integration of wireless and wireline devices, which translated with the , developer of mobile information management technologies, later acquired by Motorola. In addition, Mr. Freund was a principal software architect for software developer, Borland.

"Legacy email infrastructures were not designed to support today's enterprise security requirements, which is why many businesses have taken a fragmented approach to improving systems," said Mr. Freund. "ColdSpark provides an extensible, customizable solution built from the ground up with security in mind. I'm pleased to join ColdSpark's board of directors and look forward to helping the company increase market share while raising the bar for secure enterprise email solutions."

About ColdSpark

ColdSpark has created the next generation of enterprise email infrastructure, based on the SparkEngine[TM] Mail Transport Platform (MTP (1) (Message Transfer Part) See SS7.

(2) (Media Transfer Protocol) A Microsoft enhancement to the picture transfer protocol (PTP), starting with Windows Media Player 10 in Windows XP.
), a new type of message platform for mail networks. The patent-pending SparkEngine is the foundation of ColdSpark's suite of advanced email security, compliance and customer care solutions, designed to solve important challenges facing enterprises in the capabilities, management and performance of email for critical business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . Founded in 2001 by email technology veterans, ColdSpark's customers, include Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. , Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), founded in 1850, is a diversified, global financial services firm. It is a participant in investment banking, equity and fixed income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking. , Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU.

Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association.
 Bank, Fidelity, Bear Stearns The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE: BSC) is the parent company of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., one of the largest global investment banks and securities trading and brokerage firms in the world.  and Equifax.

ColdSpark and SparkEngine are trademarks of ColdSpark, Inc. All other trademarks referenced in this release are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.
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