Tom O'Rourke joins board of directors at Pilot Network Services; brings more than 40 years' technology and investment banking experience to pioneering Internet services firm

Business Wire, Nov 2, 1995

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1995--Marketta Silvera, president and chief executive officer of Pilot Network Services, Thursday announced that Thomas J. O'Rourke has joined the board of directors of the fast-growing secure Internet services provider.

O'Rourke's entrepreneurial career in the computer services and telecommunications industries stretches over more than 40 years, and includes senior management positions at General Electric, Tymshare/Tymnet, and Hambrecht & Quist. As founder, president, and chairman of Tymshare, O'Rourke led the acquisition of more than 15 companies, eventually growing Tymshare to a $365-million, international firm that he sold to MacDonald Douglas in the mid-eighties.

"We're delighted to have a seasoned executive with Tom's track-record and insight join us and help chart our direction as we expand nationwide and into international markets," said Pilot's Silvera.

Throughout his career, O'Rourke has been involved in initial public offerings and venture fundings, and has been a board member of several firms, including Sybase and ASK Computer Systems. Currently he serves on the boards of Datum Inc. and O'Rourke Investment Corp.

O'Rourke has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, and was a regent at Santa Clara University. He joins CEO Silvera, Shanda Bahles of El Dorado Ventures, Bill Elmore of Foundation Capital, and Flynn McDonald of Vector Securities on Pilot's board.

Pilot Network Services Inc. provides secure Internet and remote network services to companies with enterprise-wide networks. Pilot is the first company to offer comprehensive, secure Internet services which protect corporate systems against intruders. These services are provided through Pilot's Network Service Centers, which have been configured with advanced firewall(a) technologies.

The privately held company is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., and has Network Service Centers in the following metropolitan areas: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Pilot's customers include corporations in a variety of industries, ranging from leading software, hardware, biotechnology, telecommunications, and networking companies, to national retailers, merchandisers, and consumer goods manufacturers.

For more information, contact the company at 1080 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, Calif., 94501. Telephone: 510/748-1850. Fax: 510/748-1849. Email: info@pilot.net. Web Site: http://www.pilot.net.

(a) A firewall is comprised of special software and hardware which is interposed between Pilot's customers and the Internet. Pilot's firewalls protect against attacks, yet are transparent to end users.

CONTACT: Pilot Network Services Inc.

Marketta Silvera, 510/748-1850

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Gary Frank, 510/893-6445