CipherTrust Appoints Tom Chin Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific Region; Former Network Appliance Executive and 20-year Technology and Sales Veteran to Lead Operations and Foster Growth Opportunities in Asia Pacific

Business Wire, Jan 16, 2006

ATLANTA -- CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, today announced Tom Chin has joined CipherTrust(R) as its new vice president and general manager of the Asia Pacific territory. A former Network Appliance executive and 20-year technology and sales veteran, Chin will lead all sales and operations in the region to support CipherTrust's rapidly growing customer and partner base throughout the Asia Pacific.

"The Asia Pacific region is an important market for CipherTrust," said Jay Chaudhry, CEO, founder and chairman of CipherTrust. "Tom brings a wealth of experience, with numerous successes in the high technology arena, which will be a great benefit to our customers, partners and distributors throughout the region."

With 20 years of sales and technology experience, Chin's expertise extends to the successful sales, business development, recruitment, training and operations of channel-based operations throughout Asia. Most recently, he was the vice president of Asia Pacific for Network Appliance, Inc. where he oversaw development in the Asia Pacific market which included Greater China, Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining Network Appliance, Chin served as senior director of sales-Asia Pacific for Adaptec Corporation. Previously, he served as vice president of sales at ETEQ Microsystems, and also worked for Wang Laboratories, Pacific Micro Marketing, and CFH Associates.

"The Asia Pacific market presents a significant opportunity for CipherTrust, particularly as Internet threats continue to evolve and more computers come on line, making messaging security an essential piece of the overall enterprise IT security landscape," said Tom Chin, vice president and general manager of the Asia Pacific region at CipherTrust. "CipherTrust continues to receive awards and accolades for its technology and business leadership in messaging security, and I am looking forward to contributing to the growth the company already has achieved in the region."

In December 2004, CipherTrust launched its Asia Pacific division, headquartered in Hong Kong. Since the launch, CipherTrust has continued to aggressively expand its international operations to meet the global demands of its customers and today has a local presence in the Asia Pacific region in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

About CipherTrust, Inc.

CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, provides innovative layered security solutions to stop inbound messaging threats such as spam, viruses, intrusions and phishing, and protect against outbound policy and compliance violations. CipherTrust's integrated best-of-breed capabilities deliver maximum availability and unmatched security, effectiveness and enterprise manageability across multiple communication channels. Recognized by IDC as the market leader for secure content management appliances in 2004, CipherTrust protects the messaging infrastructure of more global enterprises than any other vendor, including more than one-third of the Fortune 500. CipherTrust is backed by top-tier investors including Battery Ventures and Greylock Partners. For more information about CipherTrust, please visit www.ciphertrust.com or call 877-448-8625.

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