Press Release

Ingrian Appoints Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Experienced executive brings more than 18 years experience to data privacy solutions provider

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—October 31, 2005— Ingrian® Networks, Inc., the leading provider of data privacy solutions, today announced the appointment of Erich Baumgartner, Jr. as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this position, Baumgartner will drive sales strategy and identify new markets for the company while overseeing and continuing to build the company’s sales and marketing teams.

“Erich brings Ingrian deep expertise in the sales and marketing of security solutions,” said Robert Steinkrauss, CEO of Ingrian Networks. “He has a proven track record of effectively guiding and growing the teams he’s led. Erich’s unmatched understanding of the potential of Ingrian DataSecure® Platforms and the strong drivers in this market make him an excellent fit for this company and this role.”

Baumgartner most recently served as Operations Director for Advanced Technology Security Sales at Cisco Systems, where he was responsible for developing and implementing Cisco’s field sales strategies for security, and acted as the field interface for security to corporate marketing, engineering, and product support organizations. Prior to this position, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development at OKENA, Inc. At OKENA he was a member of the founding executive management team, and helped guide the company from inception to its successful acquisition by Cisco in 2004. 

Before OKENA, Baumgartner was Vice President of Worldwide Channel Operations for Axent Technologies where he was responsible for marketing programs, recruitment, infrastructure and sales strategies for the 900+ Axent partners worldwide. Baumgartner has also held executive sales and marketing positions with Raptor Systems and Sun Microsystems.

“Ingrian has a tremendous opportunity to expand on its market leadership role in the emerging data encryption market and to increase both its direct and channel sales,” said Baumgartner. “Driven by compliance mandates like the Payment Card Industry’s (PCI) Data Security Standard and disclosure laws like California’s SB 1386, encrypting data at rest is becoming a critical challenge for a range of organizations, and Ingrian is uniquely positioned to help these companies meet this challenge. I’m extremely pleased to be joining a company with this kind of focus and potential for growth.”

About DataSecure Platforms

Ingrian DataSecure Platforms provide an intelligent, cost-effective way to protect critical data from both internal and external threats. Featuring dedicated hardware appliances and patent-pending cryptography software, Ingrian’s solutions deliver capabilities for granular encryption, seamless integration, and centralized security management. With its solutions, Ingrian supports:

• Organizations around the world seeking to comply with privacy legislation, such as California’s SB 1386, Europe’s Data Protection Directive, and many others.
• Retailers, financial institutions, and payment processors in adhering to card issuer security policies like the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard.
• Financial institutions seeking to comply with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
• Government agencies striving to adhere to the Federal Information Security Management Act.

About Ingrian Networks

Ingrian Networks brings complete data privacy to the enterprise. With Ingrian DataSecure Platforms, organizations can protect critical data from both internal and external threats, and ensure compliance with legislative and policy mandates for security. DataSecure features a dedicated security appliance and specialized software that enables organizations to encrypt critical data in applications and databases. With its capabilities for granular encryption, seamless integration, and centralized security management, DataSecure enables organizations to guard against a range of security threats, with unparalleled ease and cost effectiveness. Ingrian is a privately held company backed by such investors as Globespan Capital Partners, HighBAR Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Partech International, and Prism Venture Partners. For more information, visit http://www.ingrian.com.

Ingrian Media Contact

Betty Liang

Ingrian Networks

bliang@ingrian.com

650.261.2488