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PGP Corporation Brings Aboard New Vice President of Engineering
Menlo Park, CA/09 July, 2008 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced that Jim Adkins has joined the Company as its new Vice President of Engineering. Adkins, 46, will be responsible for PGP Corporation’s Engineering Development and Engineering Services teams, as well as the Company’s technology executives. Adkins has almost 25 years of engineering development and management experience with companies such as GE, Netscape/AOL, Rational/IBM and most recently Opsware, Inc. (which was purchased by HP in October of 2007). He has a proven track record of building focused, successful teams for conceiving, planning and delivering leading-edge software. Adkins served for 3 years as an Executive Vice President while at Opsware, Inc., overseeing all engineering, product management, support and IT functions. He was responsible for successfully growing the Opsware product offerings from 2 to 8, integrating the Rendition Networks, Creekpath Systems and iConclude acquisitions and expanding their product group personnel from 70 to 200 employees across the United States and Romania. Prior to his tenure with Opsware, Jim was Senior Vice President at Catapulse, which was acquired by Rational and subsequently IBM, where he was responsible for product architecture, development, and management of the Catapulse hosted developer tools. Adkins was also a leader at Netscape where, as Vice President, he built the product team and operations function from the ground up. “Jim comes to us equipped with an impressive background in engineering and product development from some of the industry’s most recognized and respected brands,” said Phillip Dunkelberger, president and CEO of PGP Corporation. “His experience and dedication to creating innovative solutions will be integral as we continue to expand our platform of award-winning data protection solutions.” “PGP Corporation is well-known for its innovative and easy-to-use encryption platform and solutions,” noted Adkins. “I am eager to be part of the engineering and development teams, and look forward to helping the company expand its strong line of products.” About PGP Corporation PGP® solutions are used by more than 80,000 enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 95 percent of the Fortune® 100, 75 percent of the Fortune® Global 100, 87 percent of the German DAX index, and 51 percent of the U.K. FTSE 100 Index. As a result, PGP Corporation has earned a global reputation for innovative, standards-based, and trusted solutions. PGP solutions help protect confidential information, secure customer data, achieve regulatory and audit compliance, and safeguard companies’ brands and reputations. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com or +1 650 319 9000. Media & analyst contact for PGP Corporation: Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements PGP and the PGP logo are registered trademarks of PGP Corporation. Product and brand names used in the document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Any such trademarks or registered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. ### |
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