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Rohati Names Seasoned Global Executive Shane Buckley As CEO to Lead Company Into Network-Based Entitlement Control Market

Posted on: Monday, 19 May 2008, 09:00 CDT

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with Rohati Systems' unveiling of the industry's first high-performance network-based entitlement control (NBEC) solution today, the Board of Directors has named seasoned network industry executive Shane Buckley as president and chief executive officer of the company, and a member of the board. Buckley was previously chief operating officer at Nevis Networks and vice president of worldwide enterprise operations for Juniper Networks.

"Shane's record of achievement is impressive," said Shirish Sathaye, General Partner, Matrix Partners. "He possesses a deep understanding of the Industry and what is important to customers along with considerable operating acumen. He has the board's full support to take the decisive actions necessary to lead our organization as we take Rohati to the next plateau of growth. Under his leadership, we are confident that we will deliver sustainable results and build value for our investors."

"I am excited to lead Rohati at this critical phase of its growth," said Buckley. "There is no company in the industry with a stronger set of assets. I believe through solid execution and commitment to our customers, we will exceed all expectations as we lead Rohati to the forefront of the network- based entitlement control market."

Before taking the helm at Rohati, Buckley served as chief operating officer at Nevis Networks, a leader in network access control and was vice president of worldwide enterprise operations for Juniper Networks. Prior to that, he served as the international president of Peribit Networks, the leader in WAN optimization, which Juniper Networks purchased in June 2005 for $385 million. Before Peribit, Buckley served as chief executive officer of Conduit Software, a provider of directory assistance and wireless applications solutions. Earlier in his career, he was vice president, EMEA at 3Com, where he managed a $2.2 billion business unit and was responsible for 3Com's distribution strategy, OEM partnerships, and reseller channels. Buckley also chaired 3Com's Global Distribution Council, was a member of the company's worldwide OEM steering team, and served as 3Com's head of operations for the Asia-Pacific Region while based in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

About Rohati Systems

Rohati Systems is the leader in high-performance network-based entitlement control (NBEC). The Rohati solution quickly and cost-effectively enables companies to define and enforce access and entitlement policies across all applications and classes of users from a single management console. Unlike traditional approaches to identity and access management that are time- and cost-prohibitive to deploy broadly, the Rohati solution resides in the data center, is network-based to ensure high performance, and does not require agents or changes to applications. Delivering numerous industry firsts, Rohati enables companies to safeguard all their data assets to protect their business and comply with compliance mandates. Rohati is backed by Matrix Partners and Foundation Capital, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. To learn more, visit http://www.rohati.com/.

Rohati Systems

CONTACT: Joe Franscella of Trainer Communications, +1-925-463-4861,jfranscella@trainercomm.com, for Rohati Systems

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

Source: PRNewswire

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