PortWise AB: PortWise Appoints Industry Veteran Mikael Jacobsson as Chairman of the Board.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- PortWise, the market leader in Identity and Access Management for the mobile enterprise, today announced the appointment of Mikael Jacobsson as Chairman of the Board, as the company continue its expansion and growth to meet the worldwide customer demand for the PortWise Identity and Access Management platform. Mikael Jacobsson brings a wealth of industry insight and knowledge, and a solid background and network within the IT-security market. Mikael brought Nexus from a small consultancy company in the Swedish city Uppsala to a pan-European security solutions provider recognized for its high competence and quality among its customer, partners and competitors. "As a true entrepreneur Mikael brings a unique competence with his experience in creating strong product offerings in combination with high growth and profitability." said Anders Rundgren, partner at Scope Ventures. "Bringing his experience to the board is a significant step for PortWise as a company in a period when the company enters the next phase in its expansion" Mr Jacobsson is the founder and former 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 Nexus. He is also part owner (Law) one of several owners or tenants in common. See See also: Part and the Chairman of the Board for SAWCO AB, Image Systems AB, eCare AB, Enovation AB and sits on the board for Blackshield AB. He is also engaged in a number of large projects in IT-security focusing on global groups and organizations. PortWise provides completely secure access to critical information and applications for the mobile workforce and distributed partner networks, from any device in any location. Its Application-Oriented Access solution is the industry's first fully integrated single platform to enable the secure mobilization of the workforce while driving efficiencies and protecting the integrity of the organization. Unlike point solutions and simple SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. 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. , PortWise provides deep integration with other security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the within the enterprise. PortWise is an international software company with offices in the United Kingdom, Sweden, United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , India, and partners across 21 countries in Europe, Asia and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Further details can be found at www.portwise.com. This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net |
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