ArcSight Continues Expansion in Asia Pacific Appointing Security Industry Expert as Senior Regional Sales Manager
Announcement posted by ArcSight 26 Mar 2009
Sydney – March 26, 2009 – ArcSight Inc. (NASDAQ: ARST), a leading global provider of compliance and security management solutions, today announced the expansion of its market footprint in the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of Joel Camissar as Senior Regional Sales Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
Camissar has more than 13 years of experience in the IT industry and will be responsible for the development of the company’s Australia and New Zealand markets and consulting to enterprise organisations in Information and Event Management Software.
Prior to ArcSight, Camissar was Country Manager – Australia and New Zealand at Websense. During his two years with that organisation he was responsible for the regional management of Websense’s business in Australia and New Zealand. He previously worked for Trend Micro as Enterprise Sales Manager and Northern Region Account Manager.
Designed for the needs of highly complex, geographically dispersed and heterogeneous business and technology infrastructures, ArcSight provides a vendor-neutral solution for intelligent identification, prioritisation and network response to external security attacks, insider threats and compliance breaches.
The near-term focus for the company in both Australia and New Zealand will be the establishment of a customer base, support infrastructure, engagement of key channel partners and the recruitment of key sales and technical personnel.
The company is also announcing the appointment of Gabriel Gennai as Senior Sales Engineer. Gennai has 20 years’ experience in IT and communications and was formerly Senior Technology Consultant with RSA Australia. He also worked for more than 10 years at Attachmate Australia in a variety of engineering roles and was previously a Systems Programs and Communications Specialist at National Mutual (AXA) for seven years.
“We believe that the ArcSight family of compliance and security solutions deliver a compelling value proposition even in difficult economic conditions." A local office and senior industry experience on the ground will enable us to build and enhance our relationships with ArcSight customers while we focus on broadening our sales channels and business relationships with partners in Australia and New Zealand," said Albert Kuo, vice president and general manager of ArcSight, Asia Pacific.
ArcSight Awards and Distinction
ArcSight is broadly recognised as a leading provider of SIEM solutions. For the fifth consecutive year in 2008, Gartner Inc. positioned ArcSight in the Leaders Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management. IDC also named ArcSight as the market share leader in the SIEM market based on total market revenue in 2007. TheInfoPro ranked ArcSight the lead “In Plan” vendor in the fall of 2008 for SIEM and Event Log Management purchases by F1000. SC Magazine named ArcSight ESM 4.0 a finalist for the 2008 Reader Trust Award in the Event Management Solution category and the ArcSight ESM and Log Management Suite a finalist for the Excellence Award in the Best Regulatory Compliance Solution category.
About ArcSight
ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) is a leading global provider of compliance and security management solutions that protect enterprises and government agencies. ArcSight helps customers comply with corporate and regulatory policy, safeguard their assets and processes, and control risk. The ArcSight platform collects and correlates user activity and event data across the enterprise so that businesses can rapidly identify, prioritise, and respond to compliance violations, policy breaches, cybersecurity attacks, and insider threats. For more information, visit www.arcsight.com.
2009 ArcSight, Inc. All rights reserved. ArcSight and the ArcSight logo are trademarks of ArcSight, Inc.
Camissar has more than 13 years of experience in the IT industry and will be responsible for the development of the company’s Australia and New Zealand markets and consulting to enterprise organisations in Information and Event Management Software.
Prior to ArcSight, Camissar was Country Manager – Australia and New Zealand at Websense. During his two years with that organisation he was responsible for the regional management of Websense’s business in Australia and New Zealand. He previously worked for Trend Micro as Enterprise Sales Manager and Northern Region Account Manager.
Designed for the needs of highly complex, geographically dispersed and heterogeneous business and technology infrastructures, ArcSight provides a vendor-neutral solution for intelligent identification, prioritisation and network response to external security attacks, insider threats and compliance breaches.
The near-term focus for the company in both Australia and New Zealand will be the establishment of a customer base, support infrastructure, engagement of key channel partners and the recruitment of key sales and technical personnel.
The company is also announcing the appointment of Gabriel Gennai as Senior Sales Engineer. Gennai has 20 years’ experience in IT and communications and was formerly Senior Technology Consultant with RSA Australia. He also worked for more than 10 years at Attachmate Australia in a variety of engineering roles and was previously a Systems Programs and Communications Specialist at National Mutual (AXA) for seven years.
“We believe that the ArcSight family of compliance and security solutions deliver a compelling value proposition even in difficult economic conditions." A local office and senior industry experience on the ground will enable us to build and enhance our relationships with ArcSight customers while we focus on broadening our sales channels and business relationships with partners in Australia and New Zealand," said Albert Kuo, vice president and general manager of ArcSight, Asia Pacific.
ArcSight Awards and Distinction
ArcSight is broadly recognised as a leading provider of SIEM solutions. For the fifth consecutive year in 2008, Gartner Inc. positioned ArcSight in the Leaders Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management. IDC also named ArcSight as the market share leader in the SIEM market based on total market revenue in 2007. TheInfoPro ranked ArcSight the lead “In Plan” vendor in the fall of 2008 for SIEM and Event Log Management purchases by F1000. SC Magazine named ArcSight ESM 4.0 a finalist for the 2008 Reader Trust Award in the Event Management Solution category and the ArcSight ESM and Log Management Suite a finalist for the Excellence Award in the Best Regulatory Compliance Solution category.
About ArcSight
ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) is a leading global provider of compliance and security management solutions that protect enterprises and government agencies. ArcSight helps customers comply with corporate and regulatory policy, safeguard their assets and processes, and control risk. The ArcSight platform collects and correlates user activity and event data across the enterprise so that businesses can rapidly identify, prioritise, and respond to compliance violations, policy breaches, cybersecurity attacks, and insider threats. For more information, visit www.arcsight.com.
2009 ArcSight, Inc. All rights reserved. ArcSight and the ArcSight logo are trademarks of ArcSight, Inc.