Sendmail Appoints Senior Vice President of Business Development to Drive Worldwide Expansion; John Stormer Transitions to Spearhead Partnership Strategy and Strengthen Leadership Position in Email Security

Business Wire, Oct 11, 2005

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Sendmail, a leading global provider of email security and infrastructure, has appointed John Stormer to senior vice president of business development. Formerly Sendmail's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Stormer will focus on building technology partnerships with industry leaders in order to deliver leading-edge email security solutions to large enterprises.

Previously, Stormer was the vice president of marketing at NorthPoint Communications, a national provider of DSL services. As one of the first members of NorthPoint's executive team, Stormer was responsible for growing subscriber volume by 100% per quarter, expanding its network to 30 metropolitan markets and building a channel of more than 160 ISP partners within two years. Stormer drove strategic marketing partnerships with Intel, Microsoft, Verio and RadioShack. Prior to NorthPoint, Stormer also held various marketing and business development positions within Sprint Corporation, Sprint PCS, Marion Merrell Dow (now Sanofi-Aventis) and AT&T.

"Over the years, John Stormer has made significant contributions to the sales and marketing efforts of Sendmail," said Dave Anderson, president and CEO of Sendmail. "In the next stage of our growth we will focus heavily on partnering with other technology leaders to bring the most comprehensive email security solution to enterprises. John is the ideal person to drive this initiative."

"As the email security landscape evolves, our customers' needs are constantly changing," said John Stormer, senior vice president of business development of Sendmail. "By building on our partnership program, we will be able to continue to meet customer demand quickly and achieve our goals on a global level."

Stormer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and economics from Westminster College in Fulton, MO, and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

About Sendmail, Inc.

Sendmail, Inc. is a global provider of email security and infrastructure for large enterprises. More than half of the Fortune 100 rely on Sendmail for secure, dependable and compliant email. The company integrates security into every aspect of a business' email architecture -- from the gateway to the mailbox. Sendmail solutions protect against invalid mail, including spam and viruses, while preventing malicious attacks. Additionally, the company's intelligent routing foundation and unique directory-driven security architecture make MS Exchange and Lotus Notes environments more secure and reliable, and its award-wining policy management solutions enforce regulatory compliance and corporate governance requirements. Sendmail's line of email security solutions includes both software and appliances.

Sendmail is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with offices and distributors in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. For more information on Sendmail, Inc., visit www.sendmail.com or call 1-87-SENDMAIL or 1-877-363-6245.

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