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Singlefin Grows User Base and Names Three New Executives to Management Team.


CARDIFF BY THE SEA, Calif. -- Former Websense VP Carrie Carlander, Marketing Expert Jay Hopkins, and Former Chairman 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 OneTouch Systems Dennis Bertken Join the San Diego-based Messaging Management and Protection Company

Singlefin, a Messaging Management and Protection company located in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay.  County, has announced the recent additions to the company's Executive Management team. Carrie Carlander, former Vice President of Finance and Administration of Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:WBSN WBSN Websense, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX)
WBSN Work Breakdown Structure Number
) has joined Singlefin as Chief Financial Officer. Dennis Bertken has been named to Singlefin's Board of Directors and Jay Hopkins holds the Vice President of Marketing title.

Singlefin's recent hires are due to the company's tremendous growth. In the past six months, the company has tripled its user base to over seven million users and is continuing to show steady client wins as the company's managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality  proves the effective way to win the war on Spam, viruses, phishing, and all other network threats. In addition, the company recently launched the world's first-ever managed Web and Instant Messaging filters.

"We are excited to announce Carrie's, Dennis' and Jay's recent positions in the company," said Singlefin CEO and Founder Jake Jacoby. "Singlefin has been experiencing some steady and accelerated growth over the past year and our new executive team brings added direction and experience. This makes 2005 look really promising as we bring managed services to the forefront of the messaging space."

Carlander will oversee the financial management of Singlefin, accounting and financial planning Financial planning

Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against
. She will use her expertise in finance and with start-ups to establish connections necessary for growth. At Websense, Inc., Carlander completed two-rounds of funding prior to the company's March 2000 IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. . She holds a BA from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States).  at San Diego and an MBA MBA
abbr.
Master of Business Administration

Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business
Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
 from San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. .

As a member of the Singlefin Board of Directors, Bertken will provide strategic direction in all aspects of the company. Bertken is a well known executive of several high-technology companies throughout Silicon Valley and Southern California. He has helped build, merge, acquire and sell companies over the past 20 years. Bertken's most recent stint was as Chairman and CEO of OneTouch Systems, the largest interactive distance learning company with customers in 40 countries. As CEO, Bertken expanded the company's strategic partnerships internationally including Mexico, Brazil, Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe. He will bring that vision and ability to implement strategic growth to Singlefin's business.

Hopkins, Vice President of Marketing, has worked with Jacoby at three different companies. Jacoby's familiarity with Hopkins' marketing experience and charge brought Hopkins from the Northwest where he was working in the wine business. He also has experience in the telecommunications, energy and e-commerce industries with advertising, PR and marketing. He has a degree in Communications and a Master of Arts Master of Arts
Noun

a degree, usually postgraduate in a nonscientific subject, or a person holding this degree

Noun 1. Master of Arts - a master's degree in arts and sciences
Artium Magister, MA, AM
 in Technical Communications.

About Singlefin

Singlefin, a leading provider of managed protection services, provides next-generation messaging management solutions that easily and affordably integrate into any business messaging system. The private company is the number one volume seat leader in the managed protection industry with more than seven million users worldwide. A recognized product innovator, Singlefin's growing suite of Global Gateway Services includes the world's first managed Instant Message and Web Filters. These products along with Singlefin's original Email Filter offer administrators an unparalleled view into employee use and/or abuse of their network(s) -- all from an easy-to-use, web-based console. Singlefin is headquartered in Cardiff by the Sea, Calif. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.singlefin.net or email at info@singlefin.net.
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