Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies and the leading innovator of identity-based unified threat management (UTM) solutions, today announces that security industry veteran Joshua Block has been named vice president, North American operations. Block will leverage more than eighteen years of experience to drive the strategy and overall North American growth of Cyberoam, while overseeing all North American daily operations from the Company’s headquarters recently opened in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Prior to joining Cyberoam, Block was the vice president of global sales for eIQnetworks where he developed strategic sales and channel sales goals, while building a sales team from the ground up to drive sales for its Security Information and Event Management Solutions – ultimately achieving 70 percent year-over-year revenue growth.

“Joshua has an exciting track record of building and fostering successful sales and marketing teams in the security industry,” said Hemal Patel, CEO, Cyberoam. “As Cyberoam is the only provider of identity-based UTM solutions, we are well-poised for rapid adoption and significant growth in the U.S., and there is no doubt that Joshua’s deep bench of expertise will have large impact on our ability to achieve these goals.”

Previously, Block was senior sales director at Fortinet, where he was responsible for the development and growth of channel partners, creating and executing marketing programs, targeting, soliciting and engaging large corporate enterprise accounts, as well as aligning partnerships with Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). Under Block’s direction, his team was able to generate more than $27 million in revenue. He has also held director and executive-level positions at NetScreen Technologies (prior to its acquisition by Juniper Networks) and XML Solution (prior to its acquisition by Vitria).

“This is a critical time for growth in the UTM space, especially as compliance remains a major driving force in the security market,” said Block. “Cyberoam's solutions uniquely address compliancy with a more-precise picture of what is happening on the network, and the Company stands alone in the marketplace with its robust capabilities. I look forward to positioning Cyberoam amongst the top five UTM vendors in the market with this dynamic and innovative executive team.”

Transcending the blanket and IP-based policy approach of traditional UTM appliances available in the market today, Cyberoam enables users to track activity and set user-based policies – a unique differentiator that will open doors for partners and enable them to grow their business in compliance-related markets. The Company delivers the complete range of security features such as identity-based firewall, VPN, gateway Antivirus, gateway Anti-spam, intrusion prevention system, and content filtering, in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform. Cyberoam UTM appliances offer integrated Internet security to over 1,000 enterprises globally, including corporations, educational institutions and government organizations.

About Cyberoam
Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore, is a leading innovator of identity-based Unified Threat Management appliances offering a complete range of security features, including identity-based firewall, VPN, gateway Antivirus, gateway Anti-Spam, intrusion prevention system, and content filtering, as well as bandwidth management and multiple link management – all over a single platform. Cyberoam offers complete Internet security to corporations, educational institutions and government organizations worldwide. Cyberoam has offices in Newburyport, Mass. and India. For more information, please visit www.cyberoam.com

About Elitecore Technologies
Elitecore Technologies is a leading provider of convergent billing, provisioning and customer acquisition solutions, and Unified Threat Management Solutions. Elitecore’s divisions include Crestel, meeting the voice, data, video billing and customer care requirements of tier-one service providers; and Cyberoam, the leading innovator of identity-based UTM solutions that offers integrated Internet security with fine granularity through unique user identity-based policies. Elitecore was established in 1999 by Eclipse Micro Computer Inc., and possesses a strong R&D base and support center based in India, allowing the Company to sustain a healthy growth rate of more than 75 percent since inception. For more information, please visit www.elitecore.com.

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Sales Contact
Joshua Block
Cyberoam
+1-978-465-8400
joshua.block@cyberoam.com