Press Release Source: Intellisync Corporation
Intellisync Appoints Dr. Scott Hrastar as Senior VP of Technology, Servers and Hosted Services
Wednesday August 24, 8:00 am ET
Wireless Security Executive, Recently Named a 'Top CTO' by InfoWorld Will Lead Innovation of Intellisync's Messaging Platform
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intellisync Corporation (Nasdaq: SYNC - News), the leading developer and marketer of platform independent wireless messaging and mobile software, today announced the appointment of wireless technology executive Scott Hrastar, as senior vice president of technology. Widely known and respected in the technology industry as a leading innovator in wireless networks and corporate IT security, Dr. Hrastar has over 18 years of experience in communications architecture, network management, wireless protocol development and mobile network security. He is also the author of 30 patents in these industries. Hrastar was recently recognized as one of InfoWorld's "Top 25 CTOs," who were selected for demonstrating innovative technical accomplishments, results-driven vision and range of influence both inside and outside their companies.
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"I am extremely excited to have Scott join Intellisync's technology leadership team, where we are confident we will benefit from his technical and operational experience, his expertise in wireless and network security, and above all his deep passion for technology," said Woodson "Woody" Hobbs, chief executive officer of Intellisync. "We strongly believe that as Intellisync adds more enterprise and carrier customers, and as our messaging platforms become more widely adopted in the worldwide market, superior innovation in our wireless infrastructure and network security will be key to our success. Our Network Operations Center (NOC) will report to Dr. Hrastar and he will be responsible for maintaining and improving our excellent track records for reliability, availability, and scalability of the NOC. We expect Scott to help us harness the power and potential of our messaging platforms in our continued effort to provide the best mobile experience across the widest array of devices and platforms, to solve our customers' problems, and help them succeed."
"I am delighted to be joining Intellisync at an exciting period of the company's growth," said Dr. Hrastar. "Like many technologists in the wireless industry, I have admired Intellisync and its recent accomplishments, especially in product development and large-scale customer wins. I am very impressed with Intellisync's carrier-grade messaging platform and enterprise product infrastructure, and look forward to contributing to Intellisync's continued success."
Dr. Hrastar joins Intellisync from AirDefense, where, as co-founder and chief technology officer, he was responsible for architecting the company's flagship product, the industry's first security and management appliance to monitor and protect WLAN airwaves. Prior to founding AirDefense in 2001, Dr. Hrastar worked with Lancope, an innovative company focused on advanced intrusion detection for traditional wired networks. His career experience includes leading technology development roles with Scientific-Atlanta, Pathfire and Hitachi Telecom. Dr. Hrastar earned a B.S.E.E degree from Ohio State University and earned both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
ABOUT INTELLISYNC CORPORATION
Intellisync Corporation is a leading provider of wireless email and mobile platforms to large enterprises, mobile operators, software providers and device manufacturers. Intellisync has won the mobility industry's top awards by providing seamless synchronization; secure wireless email, device control and mobility management software that connects nearly every device, data source and application available. The world's largest corporations have selected Intellisync as their mobility solution standard, including America Online, Credit Agricole, Domino's Pizza, Guidant, Microsoft, NTT DoCoMo, Oracle | PeopleSoft, Pfizer, Target, T-Mobile, Union Pacific, Verizon Wireless, Vivo and Yahoo! For more information, please visit www.intellisync.com.
LEGAL DISCLOSURE
Forward-looking statements in this news release, including but not limited to, statements related to Intellisync's ability to add more enterprise and carrier customers, and to have its messaging platforms become more widely adopted in the worldwide market, are based on current expectations and beliefs and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks associated with uncertainties related to the effect of continued weakness of general economic factors on the overall demand for Intellisync's products and services, margin erosion, market shrinkage, economic uncertainty related to terrorism and conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world, timely introduction, availability and acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, as well as additional risk factors, as discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Intellisync's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2004 and Intellisync's quarterly reports filed from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Intellisync disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.
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