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Computer Systems Analysis & Design Services
Chief Executive Officer
Evan KaplanNumber of Employees 120
Contact Information
808 Howell St 2nd Fl
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 215-1111
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NAICS Code Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: 541611
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Extending Aventail's Secure Remote Access Solution to Mobile Devices and Smartphones Is Ideal for Today's Corporate Mobility and Security Strategies
- 2007-05-22
For organizations with a mobile workforce, extending today's secure remote access solutions from laptops and remote desktops to mobile devices like smartphones is an ideal way to securely support an organization's mobility strategy, according to leading industry analyst Mark Bouchard. In a technical note titled "Getting Smart...
Aventail Partners With Encentuate to Deliver Best of Breed Secure Remote Access With Easy, Two-Factor Authentication
- 2006-12-04
Leading SSL VPN provider Aventail today announced its partnership with Encentuate to provide mobile users with easy remote access to business-critical information--anywhere, anytime--while retaining the highest level of network security. The joint solution combines the secure remote access capabilities of Aventail's SSL VPN with Encentuate's token-less, two-factor authentication for strong...
Aventail EX-2500 SSL VPN Rated "Excellent" for User Management and Implementation in eWeek Review
- 2006-08-08
Leading SSL VPN provider Aventail impressed eWeek labs with the capabilities of its new ST2 EX-2500 in the just-released product review in eWeek magazine. The Aventail SSL VPN EX-2500 received two "Excellent" scores, the highest possible ranking, and was noted as being a "well-designed product" that will be "a big...
SSL VPNs Play Central Enforcement Role in Network Access Control (NAC), Says Leading Analyst
- 2006-03-30
Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Networks SSL VPNs have a central enforcement role to play in Network Access Control NAC architectures, according to leading analyst Jeff Wilson, Infonetics Research. As the NAC architecture is envisioned by Infonetics Research, an SSL VPN device can serve as the secure gateway and the...
Aventail Teams With Microsoft for Increased Security on Windows Platform
- 2005-10-25
SSL VPN leader Aventail is teaming with Microsoft for increased security on the Microsoft Windows platform. As a member of the new SecureIT Alliance, Aventail will collaborate more closely with Microsoft as Aventail develops its next-generation secure remote access solutions. The alliance brings together leading vendors from across the security...
Aventail SSL VPN Receives Security Certification From Kobil Systems
- 2005-09-29
Leading SSL VPN technology company Aventail has received certification by Kobil Systems, a German vendor of IT-security solutions. Aventail is the first Kobil partner to receive the "designed for mIDentity" certification for its products, a line of SSL VPN appliances for secure, remote access. The certificate guarantees interoperability of...
Aventail First SSL VPN with Complete End Point Control for Mac Devices; Mac Users Ensured Remote Access to Critical Applications All the Time While Network Managers Are Ensured of Complete Control and Security
- 2005-05-03
SEATTLE -- Aventail Corporation is making it easier and more secure for Mac users to gain remote access to critical applications from anywhere. The SSL VPN company's latest platform release includes the market's first complete End Point Control solution for Mac devices, with full support for all Mac browsers, including...
Policy management vital criteria in SSL VPN product evaluation, advises leading META Group analyst in new white paper; Organisations should look for object-based architecture, unified policy, integrated end point security, and centralised control in SSL V
- 2005-03-22
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 March 2005-META GROUP: Policy management vital criteria in SSL VPN product evaluation, advises leading META Group analyst in new white paper; Organisations should look for object-based architecture, unified policy, integrated end point security, and centralised control in SSL VPN solutionsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...
Infonetics Research recognises Aventail as a clear market leader and most experienced in SSL VPN industry; Aventail holds 12 percent product market share and is fastest growing SSL VPN vendor in market poised to reach half a billion dollars by 2008.
- 2005-03-07
M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2005-AVENTAIL: Infonetics Research recognises Aventail as a clear market leader and most experienced in SSL VPN industry; Aventail holds 12 percent product market share and is fastest growing SSL VPN vendor in market poised to reach half a billion dollars by 2008C1994-2005 M2...
Aventail SSL VPN a leader in Meta Group's industry evaluation; Aventail noted for clear vision of SSL VPN technology and a mature solution in market expected to achieve widespread adoption and large-scale deployments.
- 2004-09-16
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 September 2004-AVENTAIL: Aventail SSL VPN a leader in Meta Group's industry evaluation; Aventail noted for clear vision of SSL VPN technology and a mature solution in market expected to achieve widespread adoption and large-scale deploymentsC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09162004 ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Evan Kaplan | Chief Executive Officer |
| Chris Hopen | Chief Technical Officer, Co-Founder |
| Gary Gigot | Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President |
| Dan McGee | Vice President, Engineering |
| Michael Ang | vice president of Asia, Pacific |
| Richard Helgeson | Vice President, OEM Business Operations |
| Stephen Smith | Vice President, Finance & Admin |
| Steve Lebow | Co-Founder & Managing Partner |
| Augustus O. Tai | General Partner |
| Kiran Narsu | Partner |
| Ranjan Chak | Venture Partner |
| Chris Witeck | Product Marketing Manager |
| Susan Cummings | Manager, Marketing |
| Vadim Starikov | Engagement Manager |
| Alan R Bender | |
| Anthony C Naughtin | |
| Dave Pool | |
| Ren Riley | Actively Involved |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hirsch | Board Observer |
| John D. Beletic | Board of Directors |
Evan co-founded Aventail in February 1996 with a vision to help organizations conduct business over the Internet. Today, Aventail has 13 offices in the United States and Europe and more than 300 enterprise customer accounts, including half of the Fortune 10, reaching more than 300,000 end users. He was named as a 1999 finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Prior to Aventail, Evan worked in marketing at Walker Richer & Quinn, a leading provider of connectivity solutions, and he spearheaded the Business Development and Strategic Relations team efforts as senior program manager for ELDEC, an aerospace company. Evan has a degree in environmental science, a master's in organizational development and consulting, and was the youngest graduate of the executive MBA program at the University of Washington.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Partners | Co-Founder and CEO, Aventail Corporation | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Mpire Corporation | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board for Aventail Corporation | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | President | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Mpire Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Terra Technology, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | Founder | Former |
| ELDEC Corporation | Senior Program Manager | Former |
| Wrq | Former | |
| Standard Renewable Energy | Board of Directors | Former |
| Antioch University | MS | Former |
| University of Washington | MBA | Former |
| Western Washington University | BS In Environmental Science | Former |
| University of Washington | Degree In Environmental Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Chief Technical Officer, Co-Founder | Current |
| Spry Corporation | Former | |
| Western Washington University | BSCS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Frazier Technology Ventures | General Partner | Current |
| Aprimo, Incorporated | General Partner | Current |
| Northwest Horticulture | Board of Managers | Current |
| Sesame Communications, Inc. | Executive Chairman | Current |
| Aveso | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aprimo, Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Interworldview | Board of Directors | Current |
| Onrequest Images, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Clearsight | Board of Directors | Current |
| Docusign, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mobitrac, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Visio Corporation | Chief Marketing Officer | Former |
| Visio | chief marketing officer | Former |
| Microsoft Corporation | vice president of marketing | Former |
| Visio Corporation | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Visio | General Partner | Former |
| Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Inc. | Advertising Veteran | Former |
| Visio | executive committee member | Former |
| United Way of King County | Former | |
| Visio Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Division R & D Manager | Former |
| Stanford University | MS in Engineering Management | Former |
| Oregon State University | BSEE undergraduate degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | vice president of Asia, Pacific | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Vice President, OEM Business Operations | Current |
| Captus Networks Corp | CEO | Former |
| Captus Networks Corp | president | Former |
| Top Layer Networks, Inc. | vice president of business development | Former |
| University of Montana | BA in English and education | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Vice President, Finance & Admin | Current |
| The Human Resource Department, Ltd. | Human Resource Manager | Current |
| Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians | Hr Manager | Current |
| Cytokinetics, Inc. | Professor, Stanford Medical School | Current |
| Holbrook & Manter | Principal | Current |
| Stanford University School of Medicine | Professor | Current |
| Tevet Process Control Technologies, Inc | Director | Current |
| Soluris, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Nanometrics Incorporated | Director | Current |
| Cytokinetics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of California, Berkeley | Miller Fellow | Former |
| H&M Company Inc. | Former | |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Former | |
| University of Washington | Ph.D. In Physiology and Biophysics | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | Masters Degree | Former |
| Sonoma State University | BA Degree In Sociology | Former |
| Reed College | B.S. In Psychology | Former |
| University of Washington | BA in business administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Current |
| Global Retail Partners | Chairman | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | MBA | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | BA | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor Degree In Political Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Diner Dash | General Partner at Trinity Ventures and Playfirst Board Member | Current |
| Cspa | General Partner, Trinity Ventures | Current |
| Playfirst, Inc. | General Partner, Trinity Ventures | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | General Partner | Current |
| Trinity Ventures | General Partner | Former |
| Modulus Video, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cspa | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hidden City Games, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Blue Nile, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Playfirst, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Jobster, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Fitlinxx, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Fatbrain.com, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Bain & Company | Consultant | Former |
| Bain & Company | consultant | Former |
| Digital Equipment Corporation | Former | |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | Master's Degrees | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MBA | Former |
| Harvard University | BA | Former |
As the VP of Business Development for Reveleus , Kiran concentrates on building an ecosystem of channel and implementation partners to drive adoption of the Reveleus solution platform, and is working with analysts and thought leaders to position Reveleus' visionary solutions. Kiran joined Reveleus from Aventail Corporation where, as VP of business development, he led the creation and management of partner relationships for Aventail's suite of security products and services. Kiran forged relationships with global outsourcers, carriers and hosting service providers and assisted the company in developing its managed security services offering. Prior to Aventail, Kiran was VP and research leader at Giga Information Group, where he provided advisory consulting and research services to some of the largest enterprises in the world. Kiran also served as director of business development at Netopia where he built all the channel relationships with carriers and ISPs to launch that company's flagship office connectivity solutions. Prior to his role at Netopia, Kiran worked in a variety of technical, sales and sales management positions and now brings a wealth of customer-facing experience to his role at Reveleus. Kiran is published in CIO Magazine and is an acknowledged expert in security and virtual private networking. He holds a BS in mathematics and computer science from the State University of New York at Albany.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Partner | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | Vice President of Business Development | Former |
| Giga Information Group | Director of Business Development | Former |
| The State University of New York | BS in mathematics and computer science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Venture Partner | Current |
| Equaterra, Inc. | Venture Partner | Current |
| Oak Investment Partners | Venture Partner | Current |
| Infotech Software Solutions Inc. | Director | Current |
| Vencap International Plc. | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Infotech Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Oracle Corporation | Vice President (Indian Operations) | Former |
| Carnegie Mellon University | AI research project | Former |
| Carnegie Group | Established New Ventures | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Team Member | Former |
| Harvard College | Graduate in Applied Mathematics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Product Marketing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Manager, Marketing | Current |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Engagement Manager | Current |
| Rutgers University | BS In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Current | |
| Western Wireless Corporation | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Western Wireless Corporation | Secretary | Former |
| Duke University | JD | Former |
| Washington University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. | Current | |
| Aventail Corporation | Current | |
| Internap Network Services Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Internap Network Services Corporation | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Xmlfund, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | Current | |
| Tarari, Inc. | Current | |
| Spry Corporation | Founder | Former |
| Xmlfund, LLC | Founder | Former |
| Xmlfund, LLC | Xmlfund General Partner | Former |
| Compuserve Interactive Services, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Investment Partners | General Partner | Current |
| Cobalt Llp | Actively Involved | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | Actively Involved | Current |
| Fastclick | Actively Involved | Current |
| Aspect Software, Inc. | Actively Involved | Current |
| Com Shop, Inc. | Actively Involved | Current |
| Parlano, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Talisma Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| iCrossing, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Centric Software Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Digital Media Group, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bsg Alliance | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ngen Compensation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Iconixx Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ngenera | Board of Directors | Current |
| Robertson, Stephens & Company | Senior Associate | Former |
| ValueClick, Inc. | Former | |
| Dartmouth College | B.A. In Government | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventail Corporation | Board Observer | Current |
| Msagf | Board of Directors | Current |
| ePartners, Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| Institute for Systems Biology | Board of Directors | Current |
| D.A.R.E | President | Former |
| Port Authority | Chief of Staff | Former |
| Madrona Venture Group, LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| D.A.R.E | Co-Founder | Former |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Trustee | Former |
| Williams College | Graduate | Former |
John D. Beletic joined Oak as a Venture Partner in July 2002 after spending approximately 25 years in operating roles, principally as President and Chief Executive Officer, of high-growth technology and communications companies. John assists management teams in formulating and achieving key operating and strategic objectives. John currently serves on the boards of Aventail, Fiber Tower, iBahn, Tessco Technologies, iPass and the advisory boards of CoVi Technonolgies and Data Return. He also serves on the boards of the First Tee Dallas, the School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Dallas National G.C. Previously, John was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tigon, PageMart, and Weblink Wireless. He was also a venture partner with Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Group. John received a BSBA in Finance summa cum laude from Xavier University and an MBA with high distinction from the Harvard Business School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Investment Partners | Venture Partner | Current |
| Tessco Technologies, Inc. | Venture Partner With Oak Investment Partners | Current |
| Ipas Co | Current | |
| Goremote Internet Communications, Inc. | Current | |
| Glennweb | Chairman | Current |
| First Avenue Networks, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Tessco Technologies, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Aventail Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| River Logic, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| FiberTower Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| Data Return, LLC | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| iBAHN | Board Member | Current |
| Ipass Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Tessco Technologies, Inc. | Team Member | Current |
| TI-Gon Corp | CEO | Former |
| TI-Gon Corp | President | Former |
| Oak Investment Partners | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| TI-Gon Corp | Venture Partner | Former |
| Morgan Stanley Venture Partners | Venture Partner | Former |
| TI-Gon Corp | Officer | Former |
| Oculan Corporation | Executive Chairman | Former |
| TI-Gon Corp | Chairman | Former |
| University of Texas At Dallas | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Mba With High Distinction | Former |
| Harvard University | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| Xavier University | Bsba In Finance | Former |
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