Sunbelt Software Names Leading Security Expert Joe Wells as Chief Scientist; Respected Developer and Researcher Adds to Company's Malware Research and Development Initiatives.CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Sunbelt Software Founded in 1984 Sunbelt Software is a software company based out of Clearwater, Florida and provider of enterprise system infrastructure software, including anti-spyware, security, anti-spam and system management tools. , a leading provider of Windows security solutions, today announced the appointment of Joseph Wells to the position of Chief Scientist, Security Research. Mr. Wells joins Eric Howes, Director of Malware Research, as the second widely recognized security expert to join Sunbelt's research and development team in January. In his new role, Wells will be responsible for developing methods to combat complex types of spyware and other threats. Previously the chief antivirus architect at Fortinet, Wells is widely known for his work in research and development of security software. He developed his first product, a virus/Trojan detector, in 1988. Since then, he has made numerous technical contributions to the industry while working for Certus International, Symantec's Peter Norton Peter Norton (born November 14 1943) is an American software publisher, author, and philanthropist. Biography Norton was born in Aberdeen, Washington, U.S., North America. He attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, graduating in 1965. Group, IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center The Thomas J. Watson Research Center is the headquarters for the IBM Research Division. The center is on three sites, with the main laboratory in Yorktown Heights, New York, 45 miles north of New York City, a building in Hawthorne, New York, and offices in Cambridge, and Cybersoft. Joe was also 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 WarLab, a subsidiary of Trend Micro. A prolific writer, Wells has authored over 60 technical articles and scientific papers in the field of security research and has been the chief editor of two online technical journals. He is best known as the Founder of the WildList Organization International (WLO WLO WildList Organization WLO Women Leaders Online WLO Wholesale Lending Online WLO Washington Liaison Office WLO Waterloo Railway WLO Waiting List Only (cruise line pricing list) WLO Weapon Liaison Officer ), the single largest cooperative project in the antivirus world. "We are very excited to have Joe join our team," said Alex Eckelberry, president of Sunbelt Software. "He is a tremendous asset to the further development of the CounterSpy product line by enhancing the mechanisms used to protect our customers from a variety of malware threats." "The threat to users has grown exponentially more complex since I analyzed my first virus," said Wells. "Now, and in the future, users face wider, more technically sophisticated and often blended threats Using several techniques to attack a computer system or network. After all, why adopt just one method when viruses, worms, Trojans and software vulnerabilities used in clever combinations can help to ensure that more systems are compromised and more people are harmed? See virus, worm, . I am thrilled by this opportunity to join the outstanding team at Sunbelt, and to aid in the research and development of security technologies for the threats of today, and tomorrow." About Sunbelt Software Headquartered in Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. (Clearwater), Fla., Sunbelt Software was founded in 1994 and offers product solutions to protect and secure systems from costly inefficiencies such as spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). and spyware. Sunbelt Software is part of the Sunbelt International Group, which includes Sunbelt Software and Sunbelt System Software in Europe. The Sunbelt System Software group has offices in the UK, France, Belgium, Sweden and Germany. For more information about Sunbelt Software, please visit the company's website at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com. Copyright (C) 2006 Sunbelt Software, Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks used are owned by their respective companies. |
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