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Sprite Software Appoints Thom Bailey as New Chief Marketing Officer and Stuart Sang as New Sr. Product Marketing Manager
AUCKLAND, NZ – November X, 2006 – Sprite Software Ltd. today announced the appointment of Thom Bailey as Chief Marketing Officer and Stuart Sang as Sr. Product Marketing Manager. In these new roles Bailey and Sang will serve as the senior marketing, sales, and product management leaders for the overall Sprite Software business worldwide.
“Organizations developing a comprehensive security strategy have to include mobile devices as key endpoints that should be secured, just as they’re protecting their desktops and laptops,” said Sean Connolly, Chief Executive Officer at Sprite Software Ltd. “Both Thom and Stuart bring many years of senior leadership experience to their respective roles and I’m delighted to have them part of Sprite team”.
Prior to heading the marketing, sales, and product management teams at Sprite Software, Bailey was director of product management at Symantec corporation where he was responsible for growing the revenue and establishing the strategic roadmap for Symantec’s system’s management division including such products as Symantec Ghost,, pcAnywhere, and the LiveState Delivery and LiveState Patch Manager product lines. Prior to this appointment, Bailey served as product manager for Symantec’s anti-virus offerings for the enterprise as well as it’s cryptographic product offerings.
Before joining Sprite, Sang served as product manager for Symantec corporation……………………………………
Bailey will be based in the newly opened US office of Sprite Software Inc, while Sang will reside in Sprite Software’s Auckland NZ headquarters.
About Sprite Software
Sprite Software provides solutions to help individuals and businesses assure the security, availability, and integrity of their information. Founded in 2001 by the creators of the industry-leading cloning solution now known as Symantec Ghost™, businesses and consumers now turn to Sprite Software as the trusted vendor for the protection of critical information stored on their handheld devices and mobile phones. More information is available at www.spritesoftware.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Sprite Software Ltd. and its products, please visit the Sprite News Room at http://www.spritesoftware.com/news. All prices noted are in U.S. dollars and are valid only in the United States.
Sprite Software and the Sprite Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sprite Software Ltd. or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Sprite Mobile Named Hi-Tech Emerging Company of the Year
AUCKLAND, NZ. – Nov. X, 2006 – Sprite Mobile today announced that Pricewater houseCoopers has named Sprite Mobile as Hi-Tech Merging Company of the year for 2006. The 2006 PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards celebrate New Zealand’s most successful and innovative hi-tech companies and honor outstanding individual achievement.
In a bid to find New Zealand’s most outstanding hi-tech companies and individuals, the finalists spanning 10 categories were judged by Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf; New Zealand born Andy Lark, Chief Marketing Office for LogLogic; Ann Winblad, Co-Founding Partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Greg Horowitt, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global CONNECT.
“Throughout the history of the Hi-Tech Awards, the hi-tech industry has continued to grow and evolve at an exponential rate”, said Selwyn Pellett, Chairperson for this year’s awards. “Every year we have seen more creativity, talent and passion injected into the sector - and this has been illustrated by more and more New Zealand hi-tech companies making the leap to the global stage”.
Now in its 13th year, the Hi-Tech Awards recognize kiwi companies and individuals behind the growth and promotion of the New Zealand hi-tech industry, which comprises the software, electronics, biotechnology, telecommunications and creative technology sectors. It is one of the most prestigious accolades in the New Zealand business community, putting local talent well and truly in the spotlight.
“The New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards serve to highlight the importance of developing supra-national products and services in the IT industry”, said international judging panel member Vinton Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. “Success in any business requires creativity and hard work, especially so in the highly competitive and global IT industry.”
Sprite Mobile is a global leader in providing solutions to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises assure the security, availability and consistency of their mobile device information.
“With information and technology as the cornerstones of businesses today, the need for comprehensive, mobile data protection is a priority for our customers,” said Sean Connolly, Chief Executive Officer, Sprite Mobile. “Sprite is pleased to receive the 2006 PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Award for Emerging Company of the Year.
About Sprite Software
Sprite Software provides solutions to help individuals and businesses assure the security, availability, and integrity of their information. Founded in 2001 by the creators of the industry-leading cloning solution now known as Symantec Ghost™, businesses and consumers now turn to Sprite Software as the trusted vendor for the protection of critical information stored on their handheld devices and mobile phones. More information is available at www.spritesoftware.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Sprite Software Ltd. and its products, please visit the Sprite News Room at http://www.spritesoftware.com/news. All prices noted are in U.S. dollars and are valid only in the United States.
Sprite Software and the Sprite Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sprite Software Ltd. or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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