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Britestream Continues Growth, Adds Chief Marketing Officer

Gordon Daugherty, seasoned marketing professional, to oversee Britestream’s product strategy and global marketing initiatives

AUSTIN, Texas – May 16, 2005 – Britestream Networks, the leading provider of 100 percent SSL offload network security solutions, today announced that Gordon Daugherty has joined the executive team as chief marketing officer (CMO). His responsibilities will include overseeing global marketing initiatives and developing-go-to market strategies for Britestream’s products.

“The next few years will be an exciting time for us and we are preparing for it by adding high caliber executive staff to chart our growth,” said Britestream’s president and CEO Bob Weinschenk. “By implementing our global market initiatives and setting our product strategy roadmap, Gordon will help us secure a leadership position in this market.

”With more than 20 years of strategic marketing and sales experience, Daugherty has implemented global marketing strategies for numerous technology companies. Most recently Daugherty was at VCON, where he served as CMO and president of the Americas. Prior to joining VCON, Daugherty served as senior director of marketing in the personal and workgroup systems division at VTEL Corporation. He has also served in various sales and marketing roles at both Compaq and IBM.

“There is a tremendous opportunity right now for Britestream both domestically and abroad,” said Daugherty. “Companies are concerned about data security and Britestream offers a very unique and powerful solution for the market. There is a tremendous growth potential with this company and I’m glad to be joining their team.”

About Britestream
Britestream Networks provides plug-and-play SSL security NICs or ASICs that deliver a unique combination of powerful simplicity, un-compromised performance, and fortified security. Delivered in an industry-standard Ethernet NIC, Britestream’s patented in-stream TCP/IP processing engines eliminate the need for network integration and provide 100% CPU offload. With sensitive information stored in hardware, Britestream solutions are tamper-proof. From existing applications such as servers, load balancers, firewalls, and content switches to fast-growing emerging applications such as SSL VPNs, XML/Web Services, and secure e-mail gateways, Britestream’s board and chip solutions remove all barriers and penalties of ubiquitously deploying security.

This is Internet security as it is meant to be. Automatic. Easy. Everywhere.
For more information, visit: www.britestream.com

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