Wednesday, August 27, 2008
GlobalSCAPE Announces Former General Dynamics Executive as CEO
SAN ANTONIO -- GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (AMEX:GSB),
a leading developer of file centric software for the Internet, announced today James
R. Morris as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In announcing the conclusion
of the company’s CEO search, GlobalSCAPE Chairman Thomas Brown stated, "Jim
is the perfect choice to build on GlobalSCAPE’s sustained success and lead us to
the next levels of business performance within current and future markets."
Mr. Morris has delivered over 35 years of innovation and leadership to the fields
of information technology and assurance, business development, and operations for
both product centric and professional consulting solutions. He served in military
intelligence, the civil service, and (for 24 years most recently) in senior executive
positions for leading companies including General Dynamics (VP), Veridian (VP),
Veritect (EVP), Trident Data Systems (SVP), SecureInfo (EVP/GM) and Synteras
(VP).
Mr. Morris also has served on multiple industry and government review panels, co-led
the Y2K Cyber Assurance cell for the White House, and delivered executive expertise
as an independent advisor for two security product companies. He is a frequent keynote
speaker/panelist at trade conferences, published internationally, and has provided
the expert view for national news coverage of network risks. In addition, Mr.
Morris has received advanced training from the national security community
and served as a subject matter expert on network security delegations to the
People’s Republic of China and Australia. Contacted for comment on his selection
as GlobalSCAPE CEO, Mr. Morris stated, "GlobalSCAPE has a great reputation
for delivering excellence. I am honored and excited to be part of the team."
About GlobalSCAPE
GlobalSCAPE, a provider of Global Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions and wide-area
file services (WAFS) technologies, delivers a modular approach to solving the enterprise
challenges of security, bandwidth, latency and regulatory compliance. GlobalSCAPE’s
products securely and efficiently move files such as financial data, medical records,
customer files, intellectual property, and other sensitive documents of any size
between supply chain partners and branch offices. GlobalSCAPE’s products are used
by mid-sized and large enterprise companies, including virtually all of the Fortune
100, leading technology, banking, healthcare, and public sector organizations. Headquartered
in San Antonio, TX. GlobalSCAPE is also the developer of CuteFTP, the most popular
file transfer protocol application on the market. For more information on our risk-free
purchase options, visit www.globalscape.com
or call 800-290-5054 (US) or 210-308-8267 (international).
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statements are risks that are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the 2007 calendar year, filed on March 26, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.