(ALISO VIEJO, CA) April 2, 2003 eEye Digital Security, a worldwide leader in proactive security solutions, announced that Bob Whirley has joined the management team as Senior Vice President of Sales. Bob will be responsible for accelerating eEye's growth and overseeing eEye's sales and channel strategy.
Bob brings considerable executive-level sales experience to eEye with a vast background in sales management, major account sales, business development and channel distribution. Bob has held senior positions at Computer Associates, Cabletron Systems, and most recently, Exchange Applications. Among his accomplishments, Whirley oversaw sales activities for several high-profile divisions within Computer Associates and grew the respective divisions to top honors three consecutive years.
"As a seasoned executive, Bob is positioned to lead eEye's sales and channel organization to the next level," said Firas Raouf, Chief Operating Officer for eEye. "Bob's proven ability to meet and exceed sales objectives in competitive markets will make Bob a valuable asset in expanding eEye's outreach to a wider array of customers."
Whirley expressed similar excitement in joining the eEye team. "With proven, top-rated security offerings, eEye is uniquely positioned to meet the complex needs of organizations seeking reliable network security solutions. eEye's products offer distinct value to customers and the opportunity to lead the sales and channel team to further extend eEye's growing market share is very exciting."
About eEye Digital Security
eEye Digital Security is the global leader in a new class of security solutions: comprehensive vulnerability management and zero-day endpoint security protection. eEye enables secure computing through world-renowned research and innovative technology, supplying the world's largest businesses with an integrated and research-driven vulnerability assessment, intrusion prevention, and client security solution. eEye's research team is consistently the first to identify new threats in the wild and our products leverage that research to deliver the insights and tools necessary to protect our customer's operating environments. For more information, please visit http://www.eeye.com
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