Ted Schlein to Join ENDFORCE Board of Directors

Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers brings wealth of security and enterprise software expertise to leading provider of endpoint security software.

Dublin, Ohio, Feb. 16, 2005, - ENDFORCE, the leading choice for interoperable context aware endpoint security, today announced that Ted Schlein, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has joined the ENDFORCE Board of Directors. His areas of expertise include security, enterprise applications, infrastructure and services. Prior to joining Kleiner Perkins, Schlein served as Vice President of Networking and Client Server Technology at Symantec, where he oversaw the marketing and development of enterprise products. Schlein also serves on the board of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

"Today's Enterprises need to provide an increasingly diverse user base with access to business resources, while protecting the corporate network from a growing, complex set of threats from unsecured endpoints" said Schlein. "Executives everywhere recognize the need to secure and control unauthorized access to corporate resources is critical to meeting audit and compliance requirements. ENDFORCE solves the problem for them today, and provides the framework to adapt to enhanced enforcement mechanisms as they emerge. ENDFORCE's Context Aware Authorization technology represents a unique approach to this challenge and I look forward to working with the company as it establishes itself as the leading solution in the emerging Endpoint Security Enforcement market."

With ENDFORCE, corporate IT and security managers can quickly and effectively address the problem of rogue users and endpoint security. ENDFORCE Enterprise deals with the challenges of a dynamic workforce by using Context Aware Authorization (CONTEXT) technology, a combination of powerful assessment and reporting tools with the broadest range of enforcement capabilities. CONTEXT technology enables authorization of user access to corporate resources within the context of their organizational role, access method, machine health and vulnerabilities.

"I am extremely pleased to welcome Ted Schlein to our board of directors. His experience in enterprise-class security solutions and his influence in the industry will be a tremendous asset to ENDFORCE," said ENDFORCE President and CEO Greg Moore. "Corporate security compliance is now a senior executive issue, and Ted's addition to the team will further enhance ENDFORCE's lead in helping enterprises improve overall security compliance across both LAN and WAN environments."

ENDFORCE Enterprise allows corporations to assess and enforce endpoint security policies for all users on the network, including contractors, tele-workers, remote users, and office-based workers. Rogue machines are automatically quarantined, without the need for network re-engineering. Whether a machine connects via the LAN or remote VPN, ENDFORCE Enterprise solves the problem.