FORT LEE, N.J., Aug. 13, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Whale Communications today announced the appointments of Howard Moser as Vice President of North American Sales, Frank Fabozzi as Vice President of Technical Services and David Schwartz as General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development.
"We are pleased to have assembled such a superb management team in order to execute our existing strategy while expanding our market share and servicing our customer base," said Elad Baron, CEO of Whale Communications. "Together, we now have a team that is ready to take the company to the next phase."
Whale Communications' award-winning e-Gap product suite enables businesses to rapidly deploy web-based access to corporate network resources. The products require no client-side software and are a cost-effective alternative to VPNs. Companies worldwide are using Whale's products to give employees access to corporate email and other widely used applications from any location -- be it an Internet cafe, client site or home.
"Howard is joining Whale at a time when we are seeing a substantial increased demand within companies for our secure remote access products," Baron said, adding: "We are confident that with his vast sales experience in enabling technologies he is the right person to fulfill this growing demand."
"Customer satisfaction has always been and will always be our number one priority. Frank, with his vast experience, will help us maintain a world class service level to respond to the needs of our customers around the globe," Baron said. He added: "We are also pleased to promote David who has proved in the two years he has been with Whale as its General Counsel to be an invaluable asset to the company."
Howard Moser was previously Director, Eastern and Central Region Sales at ValiCert, Inc., where his 20 years of expertise in sales in the technology sector helped to contribute to a successful IPO. While at ValiCert, Moser was recognized for building a team that led the company in sales in 2000 and 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Moser held various management positions at VPNet Technologies, First Virtual Corporation and 3Com Corporation. He holds an MA from Johns Hopkins University.
Frank Fabozzi has a proven track record in building infrastructure within companies to provide world-class customer care. Most recently, Fabozzi was VP of Systems Engineering at Global Crossing where he was responsible for overall development, implementation and design of their worldwide network. Prior to that, he headed Bay Networks' Professional Services department in the Northeast U.S., overseeing a staff of more than 50 high-level consultants and engineers. Fabozzi received an MBA Magna Cum Laude and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Ravenhurst University.
David Schwartz previously served as Whale's General Counsel and Director of Business Planning. Prior to that he was an associate at the New York law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he represented public and private companies in equity and debt financings and mergers and acquisitions. He received a JD from the Yale Law School where he was senior editor of the Yale Law Journal.
About Whale Communications
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Whale Communications specializes in web application security solutions that enable organizations to deploy secure web-based access to sensitive business applications, significantly reducing project deployment cycles and costs. Privately held, Whale is funded by prominent venture firms and industry leaders, including Goldman Sachs, Network Associates, Inc., Soros Private Equity Partners and the BRM Group, the founding investor of Check Point Software Technologies. Whale Communications, e-Gap, Whale and the Whale logo are trademarks of Whale Communications Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. For more information about Whale visit: www.whalecommunications.com.