Tripwire Announces New CEO.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2004 Tripwire trip·wire n. 1. A wire stretched near ground level to trip or ensnare an enemy. 2. A wire or line that activates a weapon, trap, or camera, for example, when pulled. 3. (R), Inc., the world leader in Change Monitoring and Reporting software, announced today that Jim B. Johnson was named the new chief executive officer and president of Tripwire. Johnson, an angel investor An individual who invests his or her own money in a private company, which is typically a startup. An angel investor is not an employee or member of a bank, venture capital firm or other financial institution that normally makes such investments. , business and civic entrepreneur, and Intel veteran, steps in after W. Wyatt Starnes' recent departure. Johnson's rich background in building businesses provides Tripwire with the strategic leadership needed to increase company profitability and strengthen its global presence. "Jim provides the type of seasoned experience, business savvy and balanced leadership that Tripwire needs," said Bill Lattin, who co-chairs Tripwire's board of directors and has been overseeing operations since Starnes' departure in April. "Jim's proven experience and his ability to create strategic relationships come at a good time in Tripwire's growth. We look forward to him driving and extending Tripwire's leadership position in helping global organizations meet their Change Monitoring and Reporting requirements." "I've worked hard to help build a successful high-tech community in Oregon through angel investing and active participation in business councils, advisory boards and campaigns to improve science and technology education," said Jim B. Johnson, Tripwire 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. . "Tripwire has outstanding people, great technology and an impressive base of over 3,500 customers. Wyatt has done a remarkable job of creating and growing Tripwire to this stage and I'm looking forward to working with the Tripwire team to make the company the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. choice in the Change Control space." Johnson is a member of the Oregon Engineering and Technology Industry Council as well as the Oregon Growth Account board. He currently serves on the Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. (OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. ) Foundation's Presidents Campaign, the OSU advisory board, chairs the OSU College of Engineering advisory board and is on the SOLV SOLV Stop Oregon Litter & Vandalism (state program sponsoring beach cleanups, etc.) SOLV Save Our Little Village (St. Petersburg Beach, FL) founders' circle. Johnson also spent 27 years at Intel(R) Corporation, where he served in many capacities, including vice president in the Technology and Manufacturing Group and Oregon site manager. About Tripwire, Inc. Tripwire, Inc. is the world leader in Change Monitoring and Reporting. Tripwire(R) solutions enable enterprises to reduce operational risk and gain control over IT systems. With Tripwire software, you ensure the security of your systems, instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. accountability for change, gain visibility across your enterprise and increase the availability of critical IT infrastructure. Tripwire customers include Global 3000 companies, e-business corporations and key public sector organizations, such as Intuit, AT&T, Ernst & Young and the U.S. House of Representatives. Tripwire is headquartered in Portland, Ore., with offices in Japan and France and customers in 92 countries around the world.
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