Cloudmark Taps Bassam Khan For Top Marketing Role
Industry Veteran Will Drive Company's Service Provider Marketing Efforts
San Francisco, March 8, 2006 – Messaging security leader Cloudmark Inc. announced today that 17-year industry veteran Bassam Khan has joined the company to lead its continued growth in the service provider market. Khan, most recently vice president of Products at Venturi Wireless, the world's largest provider of 3G broadband optimization, will head inbound and outbound marketing programs at Cloudmark, identifying technological, regional, and new solutions opportunities for the company's service provider business.
Cloudmark, the proven technology leader in secure messaging platforms, delivering anti-spam, anti-phishing and zero-hour/real-time anti-virus solutions, has more than tripled its presence in the wireline/wireless/cable Internet service provider space in the last 12 months. The company projects the market space will dominate its activities over the next several years, especially as it continues to outperform the legacy provider in head-to-head trials, routinely displacing the incumbent.
Khan has a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions in the telecommunications and enterprise industries. His related experience includes senior director of strategic and product marketing at Portal Software where he helped grow the company from an early-stage startup to the premiere telecommunications billing company. Khan has also held product management positions at Oracle Corporation and IT management at Wellington Management Company.
Hugh McCartney, CEO of Cloudmark, noted, "I am very excited about working with Bassam at this pivotal point in our history. His background will be a key factor in defining product strategy, communicating the inherent value of our solution and increasing corporate visibility which will take Cloudmark to the next stage."
Khan holds BS degrees in Computer Information Systems and Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS degree in Management Information Systems from Boston University.
Cloudmark Messaging Security Solutions
The most effective and intelligent combination of technology and human discretion, the Cloudmark secure messaging methodology combines reporters ranked by the global Trust Evaluation System (TeS) with highly proficient recognition, or fingerprinting, algorithms. Cloudmark secure messaging solutions are renowned for market-leading accuracy in stopping spam and phishing scams, and for the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Cloudmark solutions are differentiated by delivering the highest accuracy with the fewest false positives, and for the best performance across all languages. In service provider networks, Cloudmark improves the economics of storage, processing resources and customer care.
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About Cloudmark
Cloudmark builds messaging security software that protects communications service provider networks and their subscribers against the widest range of messaging threats. Only Cloudmark Security Platform™ delivers instant security and control across diverse messaging environments, enabling communications service providers to create a safe user experience, protect revenue and safeguard their brand, while streamlining infrastructure and reducing operational costs. Cloudmark's patented solutions protect more than 120 tier-one customers worldwide, including AT&T, Verizon, Swisscom, Comcast, Cox and NTT.