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MarkMonitor Appoints Industry Veteran David Batista As New Senior Vice President of Sales

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 , 2007 –MarkMonitor®, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, announced David Batista has joined the company as senior vice president of sales, responsible for the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Batista is a security veteran with an extensive background in technology and enterprise sales gained from nearly 30 years of experience in the industry. He will leverage this wide-ranging expertise to lead the MarkMonitor sales teams and further develop the company’s sales strategies.

“David’s tremendous expertise in driving business for new security solutions adds another dimension to our executive team,” said Irfan Salim, president and chief executive officer of MarkMonitor. “As businesses take advantage of the global reach and new opportunities afforded by the Internet, they face new challenges to their brands, revenues and customer relationships. David’s proven abilities in developing and executing sales strategies that help customers solve new security problems will be invaluable as we navigate the next frontier in Internet security.”

Batista was formerly the president and chief executive officer of Skybox, a security risk management company. During Batista’s tenure, Skybox was named one of Inc. magazine’s Top 100 fastest growing companies. Prior to Skybox, Batista was the vice president of sales and services at Zone Labs, where he drove sales of the company's enterprise security solution leading up to its acquisition by Check Point Software. He has also held sales leadership positions and significantly contributed to growing revenues at Arcot Systems, Gateway, Lexis-Nexis Inc., Novell Inc. and IBM.

“Helping customers solve cutting-edge security challenges while developing the sales teams and strategies to propel a business forward are perfect complements” said Batista. “Enterprise customers are recognizing a growing need to protect their valuable brands from evolving online risks just as they saw the need to protect mission-critical infrastructure and data from Internet-borne threats. I’m looking forward to introducing customers to a fresh security solution while working with a team that I trust to build another strong business at MarkMonitor.”

About MarkMonitor

MarkMonitor, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, offers comprehensive solutions and services that safeguard brands, reputation and revenue from online risks. With end-to-end solutions that address the growing threats of online fraud, brand abuse and unauthorized channels, MarkMonitor enables a secure Internet for businesses and their customers. The company’s exclusive access to data combined with its real-time prevention, detection and response capabilities provide wide-ranging protection to the ever-changing online risks faced by brands today. For more information, visit www.markmonitor.com.

 

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