Secure Elements Taps H. Michael Smith to Lead Federal Sales Unit

Addition of Federal Sector and Enterprise Security Sales Veteran Reflects Firms Expanding Federal Government Business.

Herndon, VA. (PRWEB) May 21, 2007 -- Secure Elements, Inc., the industry leader in standards-based IT audit and compliance management, today named H. Michael Smith as Sales Director for the Federal Sector.

"With an established track record of results spanning more than 20 years across both the enterprise security and Federal government space, Michael is the ideal choice to provide strategic guidance and leadership to the Federal sales team," said Ned Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Secure Elements. "Our solutions for Federal Government IT security compliance automation represent an exciting and expanding component of the business, and Michael will be a key part of that growth going forward."

Smith's recent experience includes significant Federal and Enterprise Security sales roles as companies such as Citadel Security Software (acquired by McAfee), Precise Software (Acquired by Veritas), Level8 Systems and Axent Technologies (acquired by Symantec).

"Secure Elements has an outstanding management team committed to developing innovative, enterprise-class IT security compliance solutions for Federal government agencies," said Smith. "I am tremendously enthusiastic about the opportunity to leverage my experience and help strengthen and broaden our relationships with Federal agencies."

Secure Elements recently unveiled the latest release of its C5 Compliance Platform to address new OMB directives with NIST SCAP compliance credentials. The enterprise-class solution enables automated and continuous compliance auditing for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista, so that agencies can proactively address their plans to efficiently and rapidly comply with the OMB mandate.

About Secure Elements

Secure Elements develops innovative products that help organizations achieve IT security compliance. We enable organizations to audit, evaluate, and comply with internal, industry, and regulatory policies. Our solutions reduce business risk and IT management costs while improving systems performance and maintaining business continuity. Based in Northern Virginia, Secure Elements serves organizations in the federal government and critical infrastructure markets, as well the Global 1000. http://www.secure-elements.com.

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