Lancope® PRESS RELEASE
Lancope Names Mark Gothard VP Americas Field Operations
Continues International Expansion to Address Growing Demand
ATLANTA, AUGUST 16, 2005 - Lancope, Inc., the leading provider of Network Anomaly Detection Systems (NADS), today named Mark Gothard, Vice President of Americas Field Operations for Lancope. Gothard was formerly the Regional Sales Director for Internet Security Systems (Nasdaq:ISSX). In his new role, Gothard will drive Lancope’s sales efforts and extend the company’s reach within the Americas marketplace.
"Mark brings tremendous experience in leading and building successful sales teams in high growth technology companies," said Harland LaVigne, chairman, president and CEO of Lancope. "Throughout his career, Mark has demonstrated consistent leadership and achievement as evidenced by his impressive track record of building sales velocity in early stage companies as well as larger public corporations. We look forward to continue growing momentum with his added expertise and guidance."
Gothard brings more than 25 years of sales, sales management and channel experience with leading technology companies, including ISS, Documentum, E.piphany, Apple Computer and Digital Equipment. While at ISS, Mark led his sales team in delivering the two largest deals in company history worth over $20 million and brought aboard several new Fortune 1000 accounts. With a successful career of achieving dramatic sales growth, Gothard has received numerous sales accolades and helped many technology start-ups enter the large enterprise IT marketplace. Gothard received a B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations from Central Michigan University.
Also, David R. Schwickerath, a key member of Lancope’s management team for over two years, has been named Vice President of International Sales and is responsible for driving sales strategy and execution in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. His appointment reflects Lancope’s continued commitment to international expansion and growth. In addition to building local sales and support resources to meet growing customer demand, Schwickerath will strengthen the international partner program with new security value added resellers, network solutions providers and key distributors.
"Network Anomaly Detection Systems (NADS) can be powerful knowledge tools for network operations people with enterprise-specific contextual knowledge," said Paul Proctor, senior VP at Gartner, Inc. "Under the right circumstances, these technologies can provide a wealth of network behavior information, such as protocols, ports, services, throughput and latency, which can be used to understand what is really happening on the network."
About LancopeLancope is the leading provider of Network Anomaly Detection Systems (NADS) that defeat zero-day worms, internal network misuse and other anomalies that compromise network integrity. Lancope’s StealthWatch integrates security and network management technology to reduce network risks and maximize network availability by rapidly identifying, prioritizing, mitigating and resolving critical threats, whether new or well-known. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria-certified, StealthWatch was named InfoWorld’s 2005 Technology of the Year and finalist for Network Computing Magazine’s 2004 Well Connected Awards. Additionally, it has received outstanding reviews from InfoWorld, eWeek and CRN magazines. Defending the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions and government entities, Lancope’s StealthWatch protects over 165 enterprise customers and 15 million hosts worldwide. Lancope is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, call 888-419-1462 or visit www.lancope.com.
