CyberGuard's Growing Success in Europe Leads to Promotion of Managing Director to Vice President European Operations.Business Editors & Technology Writers 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2001 Howard Davies There have been several well-known people named Howard Davies. It is a particularly common name in Wales, UK.
Position in the UK, Takes on Expanded Role and New Title CyberGuard Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :CYBG), the technology leader in network security, today announced that Howard Davies, who has served as managing director of CyberGuard's European subsidiary since 1996, has been named vice president of European operations - which includes Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) - and also continues as managing director of CyberGuard Europe Ltd. Under his direction, the company's London-based European subsidiary has shown consistent revenue and market share growth. CyberGuard leads the way in providing network security solutions to government and large high-end enterprises in the UK. Pat Clawson, president of CyberGuard Corporation, stated, "Howard Davies has been the driving force behind the success of our European subsidiary. He has built an efficient, productive operation that has produced consistently outstanding results. His efforts have been so successful that we are in the process of expanding our presence in Europe, adding both sales and technical manpower to take advantage of the demand for our products and services." With more than 20 years experience in the software industry, Davies has headed up the European division of CyberGuard since 1996 when it was first spun off from Harris Computer Systems Corporation. A computer science graduate, Davies joined Fujitsu ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. in 1977, then moved to Concurrent Computer Corporation  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . where he sold successfully for a number of years in the UK and international markets. He moved to the computer systems division of Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. in 1990 and served as senior sales account manager, responsible for securing the first major secure computing For the general concept, see . Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
Under his leadership, revenue from European operations has grown significantly and substantially year over year. Davies states, "Our ongoing success in Europe is the result of the right team and technology that was correctly profiled for our market. We have focused our high-end, ITSEC-evaluated firewall and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. product line to the specific needs of government and high level financial and corporate enterprises. These are industries that place a strong emphasis on using high-level information security products such as CyberGuard. Our industry-leading secure technology, now available in a broad line of easy-to-use premium appliance firewalls, has established CyberGuard in a leadership role in the UK. We intend to take that to the next level throughout Europe by expanding our partner relationships in the region, building on our pedigree in this market and our evaluated Common Criteria EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) 4 appliance firewall." About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation, the technology leader in network security, provides enterprise and electronic commerce security solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. CyberGuard's award winning, industrial-strength firewall products and services protect the integrity of data and applications from unauthorized access. CyberGuard's appliances are the world's first to receive Common Criteria EAL4 certification, the most prestigious and rigorous IT security evaluation available. The company has world headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and branch offices worldwide. More information on CyberGuard Corporation can be found at http://www.cyberguard.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and factors, including without limitation, those described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that may cause the Company's future actual results to materially differ from the Company's current expectations. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. |
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