Tony Naughtin Strengthens Counterpane Internet Security's Board of Directors; Successful
Network Communications Executive Delivers Enterprise Networking Know-How.
Business Wire, August 7, 2001 p2152
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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001
Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., developer and leading provider of Managed Security Monitoring (MSM), today announced that
Tony Naughtin, founder, director, and former president and CEO of Internap Network Services Corporation (Nasdaq:INAP) has
joined Counterpane's board of directors. Naughtin's election complements the board's strength by providing extensive industry
expertise in the field of data communications and high-performance networking -- a very valuable contribution to Counterpane's
emergence as a leading information security service provider.
"We are delighted to have Tony join our company's board," says Tom Rowley, president and CEO for Counterpane Internet Security,
Inc. "His long term experience in Internet communications, the cable industry, and his years of successful performance -- since long
before the Internet was in vogue -- gives our management team an added dimension of insight and experience we can rely on. We
offer our services to enterprises with very large, complex, global data networks that need to be constantly monitored. Tony is a strong
board member with many years of industry experience who provides our company a huge advantage and allows us to better serve
our customers."
"Counterpane has a superb service that meets the strong demand from enterprise and corporate customers to address the
increasingly complex world of network security," said Tony Naughtin, founder and director of Internap Network Services
Corporation. "It takes a sophisticated technology and first-rate support staff to stay ahead of today's progressively more mature
attackers. Counterpane's technology and team are unmatched in the industry."
Naughtin has been involved in various aspects of high technology for twenty years. His track record includes notable achievements in
the Internet infrastructure, software, and cable television industries. For the past ten years, he has focused on network service and
Internet businesses. Before starting Internap in 1996, Tony was vice president for Commercial Network Services at ConnectSoft,
Inc. Prior to that, he was director of sales at NorthWestNet, one of the largest original NSFNET regional networks in the country.
During his many years in the Internet industry, Tony has developed strategic relationships with organizations such as Akamai, Cisco
Systems, Equant Networks, Fidelity Investments, Inktomi, Microsoft, the Nasdaq, Qwest, Sprint, Worldcom/Uunet, and many others.
In addition to presently serving on the board of directors of both Counterpane and Internap, Naughtin's advisory board involvements
include Aventail.net, Terabeam Corporation, ThruPoint, Inc., and the University of Washington School of Business. Prior to coming to
Seattle in the mid-1980s, he spent four years in the legal and business operations groups at Cablevision Systems Corporation. Tony
holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Iowa and is a graduate of the Creighton School of Law.
"Counterpane has attracted the very highest quality investors. This is a positive reflection of the strength of Counterpane's business
model and management," said Naughtin. "I look forward to making board level contributions to Counterpane as their Managed
Security Monitoring becomes a standard for outsourced network security services."
About Counterpane
Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. is the developer and leading provider of Managed Security Monitoring. Established in 1999 by
entrepreneurial expert Tom Rowley and security technologist and author Bruce Schneier, Counterpane addresses the critical need
for increased levels of security services. Centered on a network of sophisticated Secure Operations Centers, staffed by expert
security analysts, the Company provides 24x7 monitoring, as well as penetration detection and response. Counterpane's Managed
Security Monitoring services enable e-business to be conducted safely. The company is funded by Accel Partners, Amerindo
Investment Advisors, Inc., Bessemer Venture Partners, Dell, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Equity Fund. Headquarters are located at 19050 Pruneridge Avenue, Cupertino, California, U.S.A. Phone: 408/777-3600, Fax:
408/777-3601, Website: www.counterpane.com.
Note to Editors: Counterpane is a trademark of Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. All other companies, brand names or products
are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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