San Francisco, California – (The Hosting News) – February 16, 2009 – Server virtualization, automation and software provider, Parallels annual Summit, recently welcomed Jamie de Guerre, Chief Technology Officer at messaging security, real-time spam, virus and phishing protection solution firm, Cloudmark, Inc.

With some of the largest vendors in the hosting industry, Mr. de Guerre spoke about a next-generation e-mail security solution for web Hosters and how hosting companies can offer a premium e-mail security service to their customers without the standard infrastructure and operational overhead. The presentation was part of the Industry Track at the Parallels Summit 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

The Parallels Summit 2009 focuses on the next generation of optimized computing with an over-arching theme of cloud computing. The event will include sessions on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Automation, Virtualization and other important topics. In addition, business leaders and industry experts will be on hand to provide strategic insights on how to survive against the corporate giants who are threatening market share.

As CTO, Mr. de Guerre is responsible for Cloudmark’s technical strategy and roadmap. Additionally, Mr. de Guerre manages Cloudmark’s Technology Services, Sales Engineering, ISP Support, Professional Services and Product Management teams, ensuring a tight bridge between customers and internal technical development.

Mr. de Guerre has played a central role in shaping Cloudmark’s products and technologies since joining in 2003. Jamie started as a core member of the design team writing the first design specifications for Cloudmark Server Edition and multiple versions of Cloudmark Authority. Mr. was also instrumental in dramatically growing Cloudmark’s Global Threat Network system, with the invention of the Cloudmark Network Feedback System enabling automatic incorporation of feedback from all subscribers within a service provider’s network.

Mr. de Guerre has spoken at numerous industry events and panels in the areas of e-mail security, mobile technologies and future security threat vectors related to new types of messaging. Prior to joining Cloudmark, he worked at Microsoft on the .NET Compact Framework, where he first began working with service providers. Mr. de Guerre holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario.

Cloudmark, Inc. is a global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, delivering the most accurate, high-performance and comprehensive real-time spam, virus and phishing protection for fixed, mobile and social networks. Cloudmark patented solutions combine Advanced Message Fingerprinting technology based on innovative, highly efficient algorithms and a Global Threat Network consisting of trusted reporters in every country across the globe to provide security intelligence and filtering at all points of the messaging infrastructure. Cloudmark solutions protect more than 850 million mailboxes for the world’s largest service provider networks, including over 75 percent of major ISPs in the United States and Japan. Cloudmark’s customers include Swisscom, EarthLink, Comcast, Tele2, Thus, NTT OCN and XS4ALL (KPN) as well as leading hosting providers, Mailtrust, domainFACTORY, Intergenia and others. Cloudmark is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London, Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong.

Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, o company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.

For more about Cloudmark, please visit www.cloudmark.com.

To learn more, please visit www.parallels.com.

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