META Security Group Announces Appointment of Wayne Luchtenburg as Senior Vice President of Sales and Channel Development

Business Wire, Jan 21, 2000

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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2000

Former META Group Senior Vice President to Lead Sales and

Channel Development for its Affiliate, META Security Group

META Security Group, an independent information security consulting firm, today announced the addition of Wayne Luchtenburg as senior vice president of sales and channel development.

He joins META Security Group from META Group, a leading information technology (IT) research and advisory services firm, where he served as senior vice president of sales for five years. META Security Group is a META Group affiliate.

&uot;We're thrilled to have someone of Wayne's caliber leading META Security Group's sales initiatives for 2000 and beyond,&uot; said Jeff Johnson, co-founder and CEO of META Security Group. &uot;He holds an incredible sales record at META Group and we look forward to sharing in his continued success as we launch a very aggressive sales program.&uot;

&uot;We're excited that META Security Group is continuing to break new ground, and we're sure Wayne will help the company to achieve its goals,&uot; said Dale Kutnick, META Group chairman, CEO, and co-research director. &uot;Wayne has helped META Group build an exceptional sales force, and we're confident that he will help drive even more synergy and collaboration between the two companies.&uot;

Luchtenburg brings more than 13 years of experience in software, hardware and information technology consulting. While at META Group, he served as senior vice president of sales for the company's largest region and was the most successful manager in META Group's history. Luchtenburg rated highest in META Group's new business development, client and employee retention and project consulting sales. He also was responsible for a 500 percent increase in sales for META Group Consulting in 1998 and 1999.

Prior to META Group, Luchtenburg worked at Softmart Inc., where he was responsible for developing and launching the company's information technology outsourcing capabilities.

&uot;It's an exciting time in the information security industry and I look forward to taking advantage of the tremendous potential out there with META Security Group,&uot; said Luchtenburg.

Founded in January and funded in part by META Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:METG), META Security Group is an independent information security consulting firm employing an elite team of the world's leading Internet security experts to provide a Web-based, quality-first approach to securing a company's cyberspace. META Security Group's research and development facility, Area 51 (A51(c)), supports META Security Group with ongoing research and analysis of next generation security solutions. META Security Group provides both high-end and mass-market security services and solutions over the Internet -- making it the first security company to offer this level of service and value over this highly effective medium. For more details, visit www.metasecuritygroup.com.