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Intellitactics Powers Up to Realize Accelerating SIM Demand Appoints Vice Presidents of Business Development and Product Management
Security information management achieves must have statusReston, VA, May 26, 2005—Intellitactics, Inc. announced the promotions of Ron Hardy to vice president of business development and chief strategy officer and Sunil Bhargava to vice president of product management.
In the vice president of business development and the newly created position of chief strategy officer, Hardy will lead the collaborative development of Intellitactics’ overall corporate strategy, manage the company’s strategic partnerships, oversee technology partnerships, and manage the merger and acquisition process from research to evaluation to implementation. Bhargava will assume the role of vice president, product management formerly held by Hardy. Bhargava will lead the product management team to seamlessly channel emerging requirements for SIM into product that customers want to buy.
“Intellitactics is seeing a sustained and vibrant interest in SIM solutions, demonstrated by the quarter over quarter growth selling our SIM solution Intellitactics Security Manager,” says Randall K. Davis, Intellitactics CEO. “These executive changes are intended to focus more energy and creativity on industry relationships, product acquisitions and on-target product enhancements so we can continue to meet expectations for best in class solution value. Ron and Sunil are exactly what we need at this time. Ron’s previous experience in leading fast growth entrepreneurial companies is critical to our growth strategy; Sunil’s combined experiences in aligning product management with product development cycles address our desire to be leading the market with customer centric innovation.”
Hardy joined Intellitactics in February 2004 as vice president of product management. Previously he was CEO of ProTier Inc., an early stage enterprise software company marketing an on-demand server management product for large, dynamic application environments. Prior to ProTier, Hardy held numerous senior management positions at leading technology firms, including CEO at Digital Motorworks and vice president of strategy and M&A at Sterling Software. Hardy comments on his promotion: “We are experiencing a dynamic market where it is critically important for Intellitactics to demonstrate strong strategic direction and that always includes establishing key partnerships. The partnerships we are working on today have one thing in common – they all bring tremendous new value to our customers while clearly differentiating us from other product companies.”
Bhargava, who’s been working with Intellitactics over the past two years, co-founded INTECH, a technology consulting firm, in 1992 and has provided management consulting to numerous technology firms, including, WisdomWare where he served as chief technology officer, OneSoft as vice president of technology, and Clip Genius as co-founder and chief technology officer. Bhargava holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering from George Washington University. Bhargava shares his philosophy on product management: “Product management must have sharp focus on transforming the experiences of customers and the desires of prospects into actionable product plans. My background in development and in setting and following through on product direction will enable Intellitactics to rapidly release products that offer value to current and future customers.”
Intellitactics provides enterprise security management for the companies and agencies with the most to lose if they fail to protect critical information assets. The company’s flagship solution, Intellitactics Security Manager, simplifies the management of complex security landscapes and provides unprecedented control to organizations to rapidly and comprehensively identify information security incidents, deploy resources on the threats that pose the greatest risks, and verify and validate that internal controls required for regulatory compliance are effective. The company’s new Intellitactics Security Reporter provides an easy first step for companies building a comprehensive security program or simply provides an automated way to prepare for compliance audits.
About Intellitactics, Inc.
Headquartered in Reston, VA, Intellitactics provides the world’s leading enterprise security management solution used by security analysts, operations, and risk officers to achieve cost-effective regulatory compliance; mitigate risk by automating security operations; and accelerate incident resolution to ensure the availability of critical business services. Intellitactics' industry leading Security Manager empowers organizations to simplify the complex mandate to be secure and compliant with just one solution. Security Manager combines event, alert, and incident management to mitigate exposure to cybercrime, with extensive automated analysis and reporting. A strong complement to Security Manager is Intellitactics™ SAM, which measures security value and features security assurance metrics™ on a configurable dashboard. Intellitactics was awarded Common Criteria Certification in December 2004, making it the first software provider to earn this certification as a security information and event management solution. Founded in 1996, Intellitactics is backed by JMI Equity Fund LP and Lazard Technology Partners and is ranked by well-known industry analysts as a market leader known for innovative solutions and a commitment to customer success. Visit us at www.intellitactics.com.
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