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SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ — PacketMotion, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jonathan Gohstand as vice president of marketing to manage product marketing, business development and communications for the company.Jonathan has more than 20 years of experience in IT, networking and security, with a strong history of driving revenue growth for leading security technology vendors. He brings unique insight to PacketMotion, gained from years working for leading vendors like Cisco Systems as well as his experience with large enterprises.”PacketMotion is combining leading-edge processing technology with our unique software to introduce new and powerful ways for corporate management and security teams to identify and manage internal and external security risks,” said Paul Smith, CEO of PacketMotion. “Jonathan’s security and network expertise qualifies him to drive product and revenues by educating the market on how our PacketSentry system can eliminate security blind spots in business networks.”PacketMotion offers the industry’s first security appliance system that lets businesses track user behavior inside their networks in detail, allowing them to identify improper actions and respond to them instantly. With PacketMotion’s PacketSentry system, customers can see - for the first time - the precise details of each user’s activity on the network, such as which files, folders and databases were accessed. The system tracks user behavior across all major server and application platforms in an enterprise and delivers this detailed insight in a format that managers and security staff can easily use.”PacketMotion offers a powerful new approach to eliminate security blind spots within business networks at a time when concerns about internal security challenges are reaching an all-time high,” said Jonathan. “In fact, the latest annual survey by the Computer Security Institute has indicated an inflection point in IT security — it was the first year insider threats topped external ones as the chief concern for information security executives. I look forward to helping PacketMotion redefine the ways businesses can manage internal security as we shape the business security market for years to come.”Prior to joining PacketMotion, Jonathan worked for Cisco Systems, serving as director of marketing for the security technology group, where he managed marketing for the IOS-based security business that grew more than 400 percent during his tenure. He has also held international positions with Chevron Oil and FORE Systems in addition to serving in consulting and channel roles. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, and he earned an M.B.A. from St. Mary’s College of California.About PacketMotionPacketMotion, Inc. is the developer of the industry’s first security appliance that gives businesses the ability to see user activity inside their networks as it happens, allowing them to identify improper actions in real time and to instantly respond. The PacketSentry system captures extremely detailed information on what people are doing on the network and presents it in an intuitive manner so that decisions on how to respond can be made before any damage is done. PacketSentry works with an organization’s existing infrastructure and processes to cost-effectively safeguard assets, automate compliance and governance practices, and reduce business risk. PacketMotion is based in Silicon Valley, with funding from Intel Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures and ONSET Ventures. For more information, visit . Contact: David King The Hoffman Agency (408) 975-3015PacketMotion

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