Configuresoft Appoints Drew Williams Vice President of Corporate Development.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2004 Configuration Management Leader Appoints Veteran Computer Security Strategist to Round Out Executive Team Configuresoft, the industry leader in configuration management, today announced the appointment of Drew Williams as Vice President of Corporate Development. Williams, a long-time information management and security strategist, brings deep industry experience in corporate and product marketing, and business development to Configuresoft. He pioneered the vendor security research team model with the industry's first such group, AXENT Technologies' "Information Security SWAT Team". Williams has successfully led product and services management as well as business development efforts for leading security vendors including AXENT, Symantec and BindView. In addition, he has served as a security compliance auditor for state governments and Fortune 500 companies. Williams is also author of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, CodeBLUE Security Policy, a breakthrough methodology in turn-key compliance processes. He assumes responsibility for managing corporate development at Configuresoft, including corporate positioning, product branding, and expanding business relationships with key software, hardware, and services vendors, system integrators, and Value Added Resellers (VARs). "Drew Williams has demonstrated on several occasions during his career the ability to shape markets in favor of young software vendors," said Alex Goldstein, 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 Configuresoft. "His combination of marketing savvy, security and systems management expertise, and industry contacts will help extend Configuresoft's lead in the fast growing configuration management market." "Configuresoft has already established itself in an incredibly favorable position Noun 1. favorable position - the quality of being at a competitive advantage favourable position, superiority advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" within the configuration management and remediation space by developing technology that some of the world's most recognized businesses use to keep their infrastructures in check," said Drew Williams. "Configuresoft is at an exciting stage in its growth, and offers a wonderful opportunity for me to help accelerate its business presence and corporate exposure within a very ready and waiting market space. I'm thrilled to be part of this organization." Prior to joining Configuresoft, Williams was Director of Sponsored Research at Utah Valley State College Utah Valley State College or UVSC, is a publicly-funded college located in Orem, Utah. Although the college has many courses of study, including an increasing number of bachelor's degree programs, it still retains many of its trade and technical school roots. , and Principal Consultant for SummitWatch Consulting Services, a provider of compliance and security technology services. Williams was also a founding member of the President's Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security, a member of the Internet Engineering Task Force (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the on 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. , and an initial member of the independently supported CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) A list of information security exposures and vulnerabilities sponsored by US-CERT and maintained by the MITRE Corporation. development team. He has served as a security policy advisor to major financial institutions, health care manufacturers and state governments. Williams holds a Bachelor's Degree from Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. and is pursuing a Master's Degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in Network Security Management from Capitol College. About Configuresoft Founded in 1999, Configuresoft provides the world's leading companies with software for maintaining granular, end-to-end control over system configurations on Windows-based servers, desktops, and mobile systems. Eight of the 25 largest companies in the world use Configuresoft software to address configuration management challenges and enforce compliance with their security and IT standards. Configuresoft is privately held and headquartered in Colorado Springs. To contact Configuresoft, call 719.447.4600, visit us on the Web at http://www.configuresoft.com or write to info@configuresoft.com. |
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