Reactivity Strengthens Management Team

Reactivity Strengthens Management Team

Andrew Nash Named Chief Technology Officer; Joelle Gropper Kaufman Promoted to VP Marketing

BELMONT, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Reactivity, Inc. the leader in secure XML Web services deployment systems, today announced it has strengthened its management team, appointing Andrew Nash to the position of chief technology officer, responsible for driving Reactivity's technology strategy and direction, and promoting Joelle Gropper Kaufman to vice president of marketing, responsible for all corporate, field and product marketing. The management changes reflect Reactivity's continuing growth and evolution to be the leader in secure XML Web services deployment systems.

"These additions and changes to our management team were undertaken to ensure that Reactivity will be able to extend the market leadership position we find ourselves in today and will be better able to pursue our vision to securely connect every application," said Glenn Osaka, CEO and president of Reactivity. "We are extremely lucky to have Andrew and Joelle on our team, and I look forward to working with them in leading Reactivity through the challenges that lie ahead."

Andrew Nash

Before joining Reactivity, Andrew Nash was the director of technologies in the Office of the CTO at RSA Security, and led the company's efforts within the Liberty Alliance on the Strong Authentication Expert Group, creating a model for industry-wide open strong authentication systems. Andrew was a technical director for Digital Equipment Corporation working on a number of products, including Alta Vista Search, network computers, microcash payment systems and networking protocols.

Andrew is a known leader in the PKI and Web services security markets, and has co-authored numerous Web services specifications, including Web Services Security, WS-Trust, WS-Federation, WS-SecureConversation and WS-SecurityPolicy. He is an author of "PKI: Implementing and Managing E-Security," published by McGraw-Hill Osborne Media in conjunction with RSA Press, a member of the OASIS Web Services Security Technical Committee and was chairman of the PKI Forum Technical Working Group. Andrew graduated from the University of Adelaide, Australia, and holds a postgraduate degree in software engineering from the University of Technology, Sydney.

"Enterprises are adopting XML and Web services at an astounding pace, constituting perhaps as much as half of all corporate network traffic by 2008, and this will drive businesses to adopt special-purpose network appliances like the Reactivity Gateway to keep this deluge from choking their networks," said Andrew Nash. "Reactivity is at the forefront of the Web services tidal wave, and I am determined to keep it there through the development of innovative new capabilities and products."

Joelle Gropper Kaufman

Ms. Gropper Kaufman joined Reactivity in September 2003 as director of marketing, and since then has been instrumental in expanding the company's product line through the creation of the Reactivity Secure Deployment System. She introduced updated versions of Reactivity's highly successful Gateway appliance, including the first such product with hardware XML content inspection; the Reactivity Manager to deliver federated policy support to create, approve and deploy robust policies for secure and reliable XML Web services; the Reactivity Gateway-D, the first product of its kind for developers of XML Web services; and the Reactivity Gatekeeper to protect the last mile within corporate intranets. Ms. Kaufman led Reactivity to be recognized as an industry leader by AlwaysOn and Demo 2004, as well as Software Development, Network Computing and Red Herring magazines.

Prior to Reactivity, Ms. Kaufman led Web services initiatives for RSA Security and previously served as a regional sales manager and senior product manager for RSA Security's Developer Solutions Division. Ms. Kaufman held management, strategy and product marketing positions with Lifespire, Inc., NetDynamics, Firefly Networks, Inc. and Deloitte Consulting. Ms. Kaufman received an MBA from the Harvard Business School as well as a bachelor's degree in organizational studies from the University of Michigan.

"Reactivity is dedicated to having the most compelling solution on the market for any organization intending to develop and deploy mission-critical XML and Web services," said Ms. Gropper Kaufman. "With its strengthened management team, Reactivity is well positioned to extend the leadership position it has worked so hard to achieve, and I am excited to continue being a part of this effort."

About Reactivity

Reactivity provides the leading deployment infrastructure used by enterprises to realize the promise of Web services. Reactivity's family of products enables businesses to secure, provision and operate XML and Web services more efficiently and effectively, accelerating their time-to-market and gaining competitive advantage. Reactivity has unique experience with the largest and most demanding Global 2000 enterprises in financial services, publishing, travel and other industries. Reactivity is located in Belmont, California, and can be reached at www.reactivity.com, 650-551-7800 or info@reactivity.com.

NOTE: Reactivity is a trademark of Reactivity, Inc. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.


Source: Reactivity, Inc.

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Web site: http://www.reactivity.com/


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