News & Events: Xceedium Advisory Board Formed
News & Events
Xceedium Forms Advisory Board; Welcomes Charter Member Donn B. Atkins
30-Year IBM Veteran to Help Guide Company through Next Global Growth Phase
Jersey City, NJ – May 3, 2007 – Xceedium, the premier provider of secure access for technical and untrusted users, today announced the formation of a new Advisory Board and named long-time IBM veteran Donn B. Atkins as its charter member. The Board will grow to include a variety of leading enterprise solution, network security, regulatory compliance and other experts who can provide industry-specific expertise to help Xceedium build on its early success in the financial services, government, healthcare and other sectors.
"We are honored to have a widely respected industry pioneer as Donn B. Atkins providing such valuable industry expertise and guidance," said Xceedium CEO Cheryl Traverse. "Donn brings an impeccable track record connecting with partners and customers around the world in his global expansion efforts at IBM, and we are excited to have his assistance in our own worldwide growth efforts."
Mr. Atkins recently retired from IBM after 30 years. In his last position as the General Manager, IBM Global Business Partners, he led IBM's go-to-market efforts with 100,000 business partners around the world, driving over one third of IBM's revenue. He first joined IBM in 1977 and has since held a number of sales and management positions that led to his most recent string of top ranking global executive posts, which included Vice President, Worldwide Software Sales and Marketing (2002-2004);General Manager, Latin America (1999-2002);General Manager, Software Sales, Americas (1998-1999); and General Manager, Worldwide Personal Software Products (1997-1998).
"Xceedium has built up an impressive roster of government and Fortune 1000 companies with a solution that protects global organizations that are rendered vulnerable by third party users who require access to sensitive network infrastructure," said newly-appointed Xceedium Advisory Board member Donn B. Atkins. "Xceedium is providing a critical need, and I am eager to do everything I can to help the company realize its bright future on the global stage."
In addition to serving as a member of IBM's Worldwide Management Council, Mr. Atkins founded and chaired the Latin America Basic Education Initiative, which brought together global and regional corporations to promote quality education across the region by establishing partnerships with local government entities and businesses. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Jefferson College and received his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
About Xceedium Inc.
Xceedium's proven Gatekeeper solution delivers secure access and enforcement for untrusted technical users while providing a highly efficient way for them to do their jobs. Using a centralized management platform and a service-driven access model, GateKeeper is deployed by hundreds of Fortune 500 corporations and large US government agencies to protect dispersed infrastructure and data while improving productivity and reducing costs. Using patent-pending technology, GateKeeper compartmentalizes entrants, restricting them to authorized areas with no visibility into the rest of the infrastructure while preventing leapfrogging from authorized devices, delivering real-time violation alerts, and providing complete tracking of all activities for audit and compliance requirements. GateKeeper has Common Criteria Level 2, Common Criteria Level 3 certification, and FIPS 140-2 validation. Xceedium is headquartered in Jersey City, N.J.
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