Tenix America Appoints Ken Kellstrom to Vice President of Sales.IT Veteran to Direct North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Office and Expand Relationships in Defense and Homeland Security Sector MCLEAN, Va. -- Tenix America, a developer of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) based Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) for government and commercial organizations, today announced that the company has promoted Ken Kellstrom to Vice President of Sales, North America. In this role, Kellstrom will run Tenix America's North American headquarters in McLean, Virginia, as the Australian defense giant continues to build out its presence in the United States. "In the past year, Kellstrom has been essential in bringing on 25 new customers, and we'll continue to look to his ability to drive growth in the North American market," said Steven Hedge, Global General Manager, Tenix Corporation in Australia. As Vice President of Sales, North America, Kellstrom will lead the North American office and drive Tenix's growth in the public sector, with specific emphasis on the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ). In this capacity, he can capitalize on the company's high level of certification, where Tenix is the first and only company to receive an EAL-7 from National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP See Common Criteria. ), a U.S. Government initiative that works in collaboration with the National Security Agency (NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign ) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ). Kellstrom has worked within the government IT sales and solutions selling environment for over 25 years. His sales and leadership experience includes a focus on security solutions as well as providing strategic product positioning for various system integrators. Prior to joining Tenix America, he was Vice President of Sales at PLATINUM Technologies. Additionally, Kellstrom has held senior positions with Burroughs Corporation (Unisys), National Cash Register Corporation, Informix, and Entrust Technologies. Last year, Kellstrom was critical to Tenix's revenue growth, which grew substantially in the fiscal year ending June 2006. About Tenix America Tenix America is the leading authority in providing cross-domain solutions to the most secure defense and intelligence networks worldwide. The company's primary solution offering is the Interactive Link Suite (ILS ILS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Israeli Shekel. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) that enables enterprise cross-domain collaboration, browsing, and access to critical information & applications, while ensuring the industry's highest level of assurance. ILS has successfully completed the NIAP Evaluation at the EAL-7 level. Tenix America has forged strategic global relationships with some of the world's leading technology companies including Bell Canada, Boeing, Citrix, Dell, HP, Maxim Systems, Trusted Computer Solutions, Merlin Technology Systems, Microsoft and Sun. For more information visit: www.tenixamerica.com. |
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