Layer 7 Technologies Appoints Ed Koepfler as CEO to Drive Expansion.VANCOUVER, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography -- Layer 7 Technologies, a leader in XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Security and Networking, today announced the appointment of Ed Koepfler as 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. and President. In his new role, Koepfler will continue to further Layer 7's product development and expansion into new markets addressing the growing demand for XML security and networking technology for Service and Web Oriented Architectures. "In the last year we have seen dramatic growth in the demand for XML appliances and software to address security, complexity and performance in Web services," said Barry Lynn, a Layer 7 Technologies Board member (Shoreline Ventures). "Ed brings tremendous operating experience and demonstrates the ability to scale technology companies to accommodate this kind of growth. We are extremely pleased to have a manager of his caliber and pedigree on our team." The appointment of Koepfler represents a significant milestone for Layer 7 Technologies as it expands into new markets. With more than 39 years of experience in the software industry, he has specialized in infrastructure software, enterprise asset management, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. , and financial management software. Previously, Koepfler held leadership positions at Clearsight Systems, Icarian, Intentia Americas, Indus International, Interleaf Desktop publishing software that was widely used for DOS, Windows 95/98, NT, and a variety of Unix-based computers from Interleaf, Inc., Waltham, MA. Interleaf's full-featured program supported a large number of document and image types, including its ability to handle extremely long and SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. . "XML messaging is at the center of almost every emerging integration and communication technology change inside the enterprise and Internet. XML security and networking infrastructure will be essential to effectively secure, simplify and scale implementations of XML-dependent SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. , Software as Service, Web 2.0 and even the upcoming Windows Communication Foundation The messaging subsystem in the Vista version of Windows. Part of the .NET Framework 3.0 programming interface (API), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) provides a service-oriented architecture (SOA) for passing messages between applications locally, across a local network and over the underlying Windows Vista," said Ed Koepfler, CEO and President of Layer 7 Technologies. "Layer 7 has demonstrated leadership in the market with its award-winning suite of XML appliances and software. I'm very excited to be working with this team to help the company achieve its next stage of expansion." About Layer 7 Technologies: Layer 7 Technologies is a leading provider of XML Security and Networking infrastructure for next generation Web Services, SOA and Web 2.0 applications. The Layer 7 SecureSpan family of XML Gateways and Firewalls provides award winning XML threat protection, data validation, message level security, acceleration and service mediation functions for applications and integrations using XML. To learn more please visit www.layer7tech.com. Trademarked company and product names are the property of their respective owner |
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