LIVEOFFICE NAMES SEASONED EXECUTIVES TO SALES AND MARKETING POSTS
March 25, 2008
TORRANCE, Calif., March 25, 2008 LiveOffice, the leading provider of hosted email, archiving, security and compliance solutions, today
announced two key executive appointments. Storage and networking industry veteran Jim O'Hara has joined the company as vice president
of sales and spearheads all sales initiatives, strategic partnerships and new market development. In addition, SMB marketing expert
Dean Nicolls has been named vice president of marketing with responsibilities spanning brand awareness, demand generation, public
relations and market strategy for the company's SaaS (software-as-a-service) solutions.
"This is an exciting time for LiveOffice, and we are pleased to welcome professionals like Jim and Dean to our executive management team,"
said Matt Smith, president of LiveOffice. "They each bring valuable expertise that is crucial to our growing success as the market leader
in the managed email and archiving industry. Jim's strong execution skills and proven ability to lead top performing sales teams, coupled
with Dean's breadth of experience in marketing strategy and product management across multiple industries, are vital assets in creating
new market opportunities for LiveOffice."
Jim brings more than 25 years of strategic sales experience to LiveOffice. With extensive knowledge in building emerging businesses and
penetrating new markets, Jim has held key sales and business development positions at several industry-leading technology companies,
including Symantec and Veritas (acquired by Symantec in 2005), where most recently he led the worldwide service provider sales group
for the consumer division. Previously, Jim served as vice president of business development at StorageNetworks and held sales management
roles at Cisco Systems. Jim holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and sits on the boards of RFP
Depot and the Ogden Raptors.
With more than 20 years of marketing know-how, Dean has a breadth of experience in demand generation, branding, product management, marketing
analytics and channel marketing. In his post at LiveOffice, he is responsible for leading marketing initiatives, increasing brand awareness
and driving business strategy for the company's hosted software solutions. In addition to overseeing direct marketing, public relations,
analyst relations, channel marketing and website analytics, Dean also supports the overall market, product and channel objectives. Prior
to joining LiveOffice, Dean spent five years at Microsoft, where he was responsible for direct marketing and product management for a variety
of SMB products and services. He also gained extensive marketing experience with Starbucks, N2H2 (acquired by Secure Computing) and an IBM
value-added reseller (VAR). Dean holds a Bachelor of Science from Pepperdine University and an MBA from the University of Washington.
LiveOffice securely manages millions of messages every day for the nation's largest and most respected companies. With a substantial foothold
in financial services, the company's email archiving and compliance solutions meet the most complex regulatory and corporate requirements for
businesses of all sizes, in any industry. In addition, more than 7,500 small businesses trust their email hosting and management to the
experts at LiveOffice.
About LiveOffice
LiveOffice LLC is a leading provider of email archiving, instant message archiving, anti-spam, antivirus, compliance, and eDiscovery solutions for businesses.
The company’s Managed Messaging Services ensure the integrity of emails and instant messages (IMs), simplify the discovery process, and help companies protect
themselves against the risk and expense of lost or misplaced electronic messages. LiveOffice also helps organizations comply with statutory, regulatory,
legal and industry-specific mandates.
Founded in 1998, LiveOffice serves a premier roster of clients including Fortune 500 companies and processes and protects millions of messages each day. For more
information, visit www.liveoffice.com.


