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Experienced Executive Tapped to Spearhead Worldwide Sales

Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) September 8, 2008 — Arxan Technologies, a leading provider of application hardening solutions designed to protect software from tampering and piracy, has announced the appointment of Erich Baumgartner, Jr. as Vice President of Worldwide Sales. As part of Arxan’s executive management team, Baumgartner will drive development and execution of a global sales strategy to further propel the Company’s growth and market penetration.

“Businesses are heavily impacted by software attacks, whether it’s through malware insertion, reverse engineering or IP theft. With Arxan’s products being widely applicable, we were looking to hire someone who brings industry expertise and a proven track record,” said Michael Dager, CEO of Arxan Technologies. “Erich is a seasoned and innovative sales leader who complements our management team as we grow the business. With his solid experience in effectively guiding sales teams, he has led several companies through expansion and IPO, and we know he will be a fantastic asset to Arxan, aiding the continued evolution of our application hardening services and solutions.”

Baumgartner has more than 20 years of corporate sales experience and most recently served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ingrian?� Networks, Inc. During his tenure, he drove sales strategy, while strengthening the company’s sales and marketing teams. Prior to Ingrian, he served as Operations Director for Advanced Technology Security Sales at Cisco Systems, where he spearheaded the development of Cisco’s security field sales strategies, and acted as the security liaison between corporate marketing, engineering and product support sectors. He has held additional executive-level positions at OKENA, Inc., Axent Technologies, Raptor Systems and Sun Microsystems.

“With software attacks at an all-time high, there is a clear market demand for enterprises to digital media to ISV’s, for application security,” said Baumgartner. “With Arxan’s unique application hardening solution, there is a tremendous opportunity to meet customers’ needs and grow the business.”

Arxan Technologies’ products, GuardIT?� and TransformIT?�?, provide a critical layer of defense against unauthorized use, tampering, piracy and reverse engineering. For more information, please visit www.arxan.com.

About Arxan Technologies
Arxan Technologies Inc. is a leading provider of application hardening solutions designed to protect software applications from tampering to minimize risk and maximize profitability. Our advanced software protection solutions secure enterprises, ISVs and digital media providers against unauthorized use, malware insertion, piracy, and reverse engineering of intellectual property. Our products defend, detect and react to attacks through a threat-based, customizable approach that is proven, easy to use and non-disruptive. Arxan supports a full range of application protection needs, from commercial software to military grade assurance. The government relies on Arxan Defense Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Arxan Technologies, to deliver a best-of-breed anti-tamper platform to protect critical program information. Founded in 2001, Arxan Technologies has offices in Bethesda, San Francisco, London, New York, Dallas, Boston, Chicago and West Lafayette, Ind. For more information, please visit www.arxan.com.

Contact
Jodi Wadhwa
Arxan Technologies
301-968-4295
jwadhwa@arxan.com

Amanda Munroe
SHIFT Communications
617-779-1816
amunroe@shiftcomm.com

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