Paul German

Certes Networks, Inc. provides solutions for encrypting sensitive traffic over data networks. It offers multi-layer encryption and policy and key management solutions for securing wide area networks, and enable secure connectivity to private and public clouds. The firm provides its solutions for protecting data in financial services, healthcare, government, utilities, telecommunications, and education industries. The company was founded in 2000 by Dennis Toothman and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Sipera Systems is the worldwide market leader in communications security solutions that simplify and accelerate the adoption of VoIP and Unified Communications (UC). Sipera's award-winning UC-Sec security appliances protect up to 1 million UC devices in enterprises around the world. As the only Common Criteria certified security appliance for UC, the UC-Sec is the choice of enterprises and service providers who want to migrate to the new generation of communications with lower risk and higher return on investment. Founded in 2003, Sipera has operations and an extensive network of distributors and resellers across the world. Sipera is a top tier partner to leading UC vendors including Avaya, Cisco and many others. Certified as interoperable with leading UC configurations, the UC-Sec provides comprehensive application-layer security for UC applications such as VoIP, video, collaboration tools and messaging solutions. Sipera's research arm, the VIPER Lab, is the industry's premier professional services and research team devoted to UC security. The VIPER team has collectively conducted more than 100 vulnerability assessments and security consultations, including projects to secure VoIP and video at Fortune 100 enterprises.