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07/24/08 8:53 AM

#10806 RE: Ott #10805

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Former BMC Software Executive to Accelerate Company's Growth within U.S.
Market

GLENDALE, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, a leading
provider of IT security solutions, today announced that Gary Leibowitz has
joined the company as general manager for Panda Security USA. In this role,
he is responsible for managing all aspects of the Company's fully owned
subsidiary which sells and supports both corporate and consumer security
software products to the U.S. market. Mr. Leibowitz's extensive global sales
and management experience will be leveraged to accelerate Panda Security's
growth in the U.S., particularly within the enterprise market.
"We were impressed by Gary's success in the development and implementation
of winning sales and marketing organizations throughout the United States and
EMEA; and are honored to have him join Panda Security," said Jorge Dinares,
CEO of Panda Security. "We feel that Gary's extensive and diversified
international experience in high tech sales, strategic partnering, and
operational management will be a key factor in driving Panda Security's growth
in the U.S. market."
Gary comes to Panda Security from BMC Software, a leading global provider
of enterprise management solutions, where he most recently served as vice
president of Americas Marketing. During his eight year tenure at BMC he also
served as vice president, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Channels and
Alliances, and as vice president of EMEA Identity Management Sales and
Marketing, where he doubled the customer base and increased revenue more than
30 percent year-over-year. While at BMC, Leibowitz spearheaded and managed
all aspects of the company's field and partner marketing in the Americas
geography, where he successfully created an Americas Marketing organization
that supported revenues in excess of one billion U.S. dollars. He was also
instrumental in the development and implementation of an innovative global
field enablement program. Prior to BMC Software, Gary was vice president of
marketing for New Dimension Software, which was subsequently acquired by BMC,
and also served as a director of product management at the company.
"I am very excited to join Panda Security as this company is in a unique
position to address traditional as well as emerging malware threats resulting
from Web 2.0," said Gary Leibowitz, General Manager of Panda Security USA.
"With Panda Security's differentiated Collective Intelligence technology we
will continue to excel at addressing the needs of both the enterprise and
consumer markets, through both direct sales and channel opportunities with our
strategic reseller recruitment."
About Panda Security
Panda Security is one of the world's leading developers of global security
solutions for keeping IT resources free from viruses, intruders and other
Internet threats at the lowest possible Total Cost of Ownership. The company's
broad product line includes security software, security appliances and managed
security services for both corporations and home users and are available in 23
languages. Based in Madrid with U.S. headquarters in Glendale, Calif., Panda
Security has more than 1,000 employees and offices in 50 countries around the
world. For more information, please visit www.pandasecurity.com.
SOURCE Panda Security