Palisade Systems, a leading provider of network defense solutions, announced today that it has named Kurt Shedenhelm as its chief executive officer and president.
AMES, IA (PRWEB) March 24, 2004 -- Palisade Systems, a leading provider of network defense solutions, announced today that it has named Kurt Shedenhelm as its chief executive officer and president.
Shedenhelm brings over 14 years of experience to Palisade Systems, particularly in managing sales and building reseller partnerships. As the former president of First National Information Solutions, Shedenhelm was responsible for merging three acquired companies into one of the leading enterprise content management companies in the nation. Critical to the success of the company was Shedenhelms ability to shift the company from a direct selling model to one that focused on resellers and partnerships with other software vendors.
Kurt has demonstrated the ability to provide leadership and develop a company into a market leader that generates revenue well beyond its goals. These talents coupled with his experience developing reseller partnerships make him a perfect fit for Palisade," said Doug Jacobson, Palisades founder and chief technology officer. We are very excited to have him leading the Palisade team into the future."
About Palisade Systems, Inc.
Palisade Systems, Inc. helps organizations manage and protect critical network assets against a variety of threats from benign utilization issues to malicious attacks. The companys appliances offer easy-to-implement, proactive approaches to control network level access, filter Internet and application access, and provide decoy" style intrusion detection. The cornerstone of Palisades offering is its new FireBlock appliance, which addresses the single largest source of risk for security incidents on an internal network today – virtually ubiquitous network-level access to all internal network systems and devices. Since its founding in 1996, the companys products have been installed in hundreds of businesses, schools, and universities across the country. For more information, please visit www.palisadesys.com or contact Palisades sales department at 1.888.824.0720.
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