Data Fellows Appoints Tanya Candia Vice President of Worldwide Marketing; High Tech Industry Veteran Lends Marketing Expertise.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)--Oct. 1, 1999-- Data Fellows Corp., a leading developer of data security solutions, today announced that it has named Tanya Candia as vice president of worldwide marketing. In this position, Candia is responsible for establishing global marketing objectives and strategy, growing the global marketing team, building the product and solution marketing infrastructure, and supporting direct and indirect channels. "Marketing is critical to Data Fellows' emergence as a global leader in 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," said Risto Siilasmaa, president and 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 Data Fellows Corp. "Ms. Candia's 12 plus years of high-tech marketing experience will provide a tremendous boost and a competitive advantage for the company. Her appointment is particularly important as we prepare to launch and grow our North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. ." "I'm excited to be joining a company with such a strong vision, award-winning products and a global reach," said Candia. "My goal is to communicate the business benefits of our solution effectively and efficiently around the world. Our products are in use by major corporations in over 100 countries today. "By building a solid infrastructure for our product marketing, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales groups, we can both enhance global cooperation, and attain for Data Fellows the international recognition our vision merits." Candia has worked in the high-tech industry for the past 20 years. She began her career in software engineering and management, working for Amdahl Corp., Ford Aerospace and ASK Computers. For the past ten years she has held executive marketing positions at international corporations such as Starlight Networks and Unison Software. As Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Unison Software, Candia was instrumental in positioning the company for leadership in the system management market, leading to the company's initial public offering. Candia holds an M.S. in systems management from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , as well as an M.A. in intercultural communication from the Monterey Institute of International Studies The Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is a graduate school in Monterey, California, United States, that specializes in programs in international relations, international business, and translation and interpretation. . Data Fellows Corp. currently employs more than 225 people, with more than 50 in its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. subsidiary, Data Fellows, Inc. The corporate headquarters is in Espoo, Finland and Data Fellows, Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. The company is rapidly expanding in North America; in addition to the Dallas, Atlanta, Washington DC, and Calgary, Canada offices, the company is opening offices in several other regions in North America. About Data Fellows, Corp. Data Fellows is a leading developer of centrally managed widely distributed security solutions. The company offers a full range of award-winning, integrated anti-virus, file encryption 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. solutions for workstations, servers and gateways. F-Secure products and Framework are uniquely suited for delivery of Security as a Service(TM) by enterprise IT departments as well as a wide range of partners including ISPs, outsourcing firms and ASPs. For the end-user, Security as a Service is invisible, automatic, reliable, always on and up-to-date. For the administrator, Security as a Service means policy-based management, instant alerts and centralized management of a massively distributed user base. A privately owned company, Data Fellows offers a worldwide network of distribution, technical support and training in over 80 countries. Data Fellows' U.S. headquarters are at 675 N. First Street, 5th Floor, San Jose, Calif., 95112; Phone: 408/938-6700; Fax: 408/938-6701. For more information, visit the Data Fellows Web site at www.datafellows.com. Editor's note: Photo available upon request. |
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