Lancope Appoints Jethro "Jet" Defensor to
Launch US Government Initiatives

Lancope, Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of behavior-based threat detection and network intelligence solutions, appointed Jethro "Jet" Defensor as director of federal sales and business development.

Defensor will focus on delivering Lancope's StealthWatch system to all US federal government agencies, which industry analysts project will spend approximately $62 billion on IT in 2004. According to a recent federal government announcement, 50 major metropolitan areas and several transit agencies will get an additional $725 million ($675 million from the Department of Homeland Security) to help improve security and readiness to respond to terrorist acts. Earlier this year, the federal government provided more than $700 million for high-threat urban areas.

Defensor has more than 17 years of experience in sales, marketing, product development and professional services. Prior to joining Lancope, he was a federal account manager for Nortel Networks, where he secured numerous multi-million dollar contracts. Previously, he has also held key positions with Alteon Web Systems, Standard Microsystems Corp., Zenith Data Systems and Falcon Microsystems, Inc.