8e6 Technologies Adds High-Tech Industry Veteran Mahendra Vora to Board
Vora Brings 18 Years of Technology Expertise to Growing Internet Filtering Company
Orange, California – December 27, 2005 – 8e6 Technologies, a leading provider of Internet Security appliances for threat monitoring, reporting and remediation, today announced the appointment of Mahendra Vora to the company’s Board of Directors. Vora joins 8e6 with an outstanding reputation in all aspects of business operations and growth. He co-founded several high-tech start-ups that are now part of Fortune 500 companies. At 8e6, Vora will work with the Board and Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic and tactical leadership for the company’s business and corporate development.
“It is exciting to join the Board of a company that has strong presence within an established market and impressive growth plans for coming years,” said Vora. “8e6’s commitment to addressing growing internet security challenges with a comprehensive appliance and innovative web filtering technologies has fueled my desire to be part of its leadership team. By delivering a solution that eliminates an organization’s need for several point-solutions, 8e6 is very well positioned to solve multiple security challenges facing organizations of all sizes across industries.”
Vora is the founder and Executive Chairman of Intelliseek, an innovative marketing intelligence company that has developed smart-search technologies that turn online consumer-generated media into timely market research. Vora is the founder of the Vora Technology Park, one of the largest technology parks in the mid-west. Prior to Intelliseek, Vora was Vice President and General Manager with Unisys Corporation where he headed Unisys’ NT Software Business and played an instrumental role in forming key alliances between Unisys and Microsoft, Oracle, Computer Associates and BEA. As the Founder and Chairman of Pioneer Systems, Vora oversaw the acquisition by Unisys in July 1997. While at Pioneer, he also co-founded SecureIT, which was merged with VeriSign in 1999.
“Mahendra has a proven track record for driving business development strategies and increasing shareholder value for global businesses,” said George Shih, co-founder and CEO of 8e6 Technologies. “He brings a great deal of experience in recognizing market opportunities and providing strategic leadership for a growing company. Expanding the Board of Director’s with an industry veteran will help put a strong external focus on 8e6’s aggressive strategy to propel awareness of its security solutions.”
Among many accolades awarded to Vora and companies of his association, Intelliseek was named in INC. 500 List of 500 fastest growing companies in the United States both in 2004 and 2005, followed by recognition from the “Fast 50” as one of the Tri-State’s fastest growing companies. Additionally, in 2003 Vora was awarded the winner of the “Forty Under Forty” award for entrepreneurs in the Tri-State region and was a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in both 2001 and 2002. Vora holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications from India, and a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
About 8e6 Technologies
8e6 Technologies provides high-value security appliances to manage Internet-related threats through filtering reporting and remediation. 8e6 solutions guard against threats from undesirable Web sites, Instant Messaging, peer-to-peer file sharing, viruses and Spyware. A Web filtering pioneer since 1995, the company maintains headquarters in Orange, California with offices in Taipei and Beijing, as well as a network of channel partners worldwide. For more information, please call 888.786.7999 or visit www.8e6.com.
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Eric Lundbohm Kim Angell or Jen Spark
8e6 Technologies Schwartz Communications
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