Roel Pieper
Appointed to the Mocana Advisory Board
Technology veteran and former Tandem Computers
CEO brings over 25 years of business and technology expertise
to the board
SAN FRANCISCO - October 10, 2006
- Mocana, a provider of complete
open standards-based security solutions that secure next generation
networks and services all the way to edge devices, today announced
that Roel Pieper has been named to the Mocana Advisory Board. As
a member of the Advisory Board, Mr. Pieper will provide additional
strategic counsel for both the business and technology aspects of
Mocana.
"We
are very pleased to have an industry luminary like Roel
join the Mocana Advisory Board," said Adrian Turner, Chief
Executive Officer, Mocana. "Roel's vast technology experience
brings additional credibility and industry perspective to
our board. We anticipate that he will make immediate and
significant contributions to both our technology development
and our business operations."
Mr. Pieper currently serves as Managing Director and Chairman
of Favonius Ventures, a leading European investment fund
focusing on technology companies, a firm he originally founded
in 1999 as Insight Capital Partners Europe. Prior to founding
his investment firm he served as executive vice president
of Philips Electronics N.V., where he also served as a Member
of the Board of Directors from 1998 to 1999. In 1995 Mr.
Pieper was named President and CEO of Tandem Computers,
which was acquired two years later by Compaq. Mr. Pieper
is known as a technology visionary for his insight and expertise
into the high-performance computing and next generation
networks. He brings over 25 years of management and technology
experience to Monaca's Advisory Board with companies in
the U.S. and in Europe.
"Joining Mocana's Advisory Board provides a great opportunity
for me to contribute to an exciting company and help shape
an innovative technology - one that I feel is creating the
foundation for the next wave of computing," said Roel Pieper.
"I look forward to contributing to the growth and success
of Mocana and applying my management and technology experience
to help the company extend its reach into many new areas."
Mr. Pieper received his doctoral in computer science and
mathematics from the University of Delft, Netherlands, where
he graduated summa cum laude. Mr. Pieper has served as a
member of the Board of Directors for several companies including
Veritas, Computer Associates, and Scientific Atlanta, as
well as numerous non-profit organizations.
About Mocana
Mocana securely enables Internet-scale applications and services for connected devices. Mocana's industry-leading infrastructure software solutions ensure that wired and wireless devices, networks and services perform and scale with the utmost security – a necessary foundation for a networked society. Customers include Philips, Dell, Cisco, Nortel Networks, Harris, Honeywell, Symbol, Net.com and Radvision, among others.
Mocana was founded in 2002, is privately-held, and headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.mocana.com. To request a free evaluation package containing full source code and documentation for Mocana's security solutions, visit www.mocana.com/evaluate.html.
Media contact:
Gregory P. Funaro
Acount Representative
Lois Paul & Partners
781-782-5896
Greg_Funaro@lpp.com
For Immediate Release
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