To: pat mudge who wrote (10110 ) 3/8/1999 11:41:00 AM From: zbyslaw owczarczyk Respond to of 18016
nCipher Appoints West Coast Sales Manager Business Wire - March 08, 1999 11:14 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--Dirck Schou Jr. brings company's secure electronic commerce solutions to Silicon Valley heading Western region sales, channel, reseller, partner, and OEM programs nCipher Inc., the market leader in secure electronic commerce solutions, today announced Dirck Schou Jr. as West Coast Sales Manager at the company's San Mateo, CA office where he will manage direct and indirect sales for the Western region. As West Coast Sales Manager, Schou will target a number of industry-leading customers and partners in the Silicon Valley and in the Western Region as the company looks to grow its business operations in North America. He will lead a sales force that will expand strong OEM, reseller and channel programs for companies aiming to benefit from nCipher's secure electronic commerce solutions. "Dirck brings a wealth of experience in establishing strategic sales and partnership programs, and we are looking to him to increase our presence in Silicon Valley," said Greg Dunne, nCipher Vice President of Sales. "The addition of Dirck to our team allows us the opportunity to enhance our sales and partner presence in North America." Schou comes to nCipher with a strong background in building sales and partner programs, most recently as the Western Regional Sales Manager at Topcall Corporation in Burlingame, CA where he helped the company post strong sales figures in 1998. Prior to his time at Topcall, he was the West Coast Regional Group Leader for Omtool, Ltd., in Salem, NH. "nCipher is at the forefront of companies offering secure electronic commerce solutions and I am very excited to join the company at this time," said Schou, "The nFast product line greatly benefits companies that are looking for the highest level of data security and secure server throughput for online transactions." About nCipher nCipher develops products that simplify the use of cryptography in applications such as Internet security and e-commerce. Brothers Alex van Someren and Dr. Nicko van Someren founded the company in 1996. The brothers were included in the 1998 London Sunday Times 'Who Will be Who in the Millennium' report. The company's nFast solution line was named a Hot Product for 1998 by Data Communications magazine and recently highlighted in ComputerLetter. nFast is the proven fastest accelerator available and the only accelerator and key management solution available to customers in North and South America, Europe and Asia. The company has offices in Cambridge, UK; Boston, Massachusetts; and San Mateo, California. nCipher's corporate investors include Security Dynamics (NASDAQ:SDTI) and Newbridge Networks Corporation (NYSE:NN). Alex van Someren is nCipher's President and Chief Executive Officer. He has more than 10 years' experience in the computer industry and has a record of entrepreneurial success. He has written several books on the applications of computers and microprocessors, and is the founder and non-executive chairman of ANT Limited, a developer of Internet technologies for embedded systems. Please visit the nCipher Web site at ncipher.com . CONTACT: nCipher Inc. Lauren Abeles, 781-994-4021 labeles@ncipher.com or Text 100 Peter Alfrey, 617-723-1044 petera@text100.com