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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$20.0M
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Mirapoint offers the only appliance based messaging products to deliver a complete email infrastructure. Mirapoint's proven 99.999% reliable appliances include the award winning Message Server and the RazorGate email security gateway which provide secure, highly scalable web-based email and collaboration, free from viruses and spam, as well as appliances for archiving, mobility, reporting and forensics.

Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey D Witous
Number of Employees 180
Contact Information

909 Hermosa Ct

Sunnyvale, California 94085

mirapoint.com

(408) 720-3700

NAICS Code Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing: 334220

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jeffrey D Witous Chief Executive Officer
Yoshi Yusa President, Mirapoint Japan Kk
Bethany Mayer Cmo
Jaspal Kohli CTO
Marc Linden Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Cfo
Frank Knifsend Senior Vice President of Products and Operations
Jerry L. Davis Senior Vice President of Operations
Alan Elliot Vice President of Marketing
Brian McDevitt Vice President
Larry Rosof Vice President of Sales
Warren A. Smith Vice President, Engineering
Paul Dali Managing General Partner, Keynote Ventures
Mike Dodson Technical Director for Worldwide Strategic Accounts
Peters Suh Director, Services
Vicki Beumeler Director, HR
Jae Roe Product Manager
Jae Roh Product Manager
Andrew Richardson Head of Emea Sales
James Wei
Nicholas Mitsakos
Satish Ramachandran
Ujjal Kohli
Frank C. Herringer Director
Kenneth B Sawyer Director
Michael Orsak Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jerry Held Board Member
John Kim Board of Directors
Roy Sardina Board of Directors
Roy Thiele-Sardina Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Ameritege Technology Partners, LLC Board of Directors Current
Ameritege Technology Partners, LLC Founder Former

Yoshi Yusa has more than thirty-two years of experience in the information technology sector, providing sales, marketing and operational experience to both established and start-up companies. He has participated in the complete range of company development -- from creating the business plan to developing and implementing operational models for established enterprise IT companies. Prior to Mirapoint Software, Yoshi worked for companies such as EMC Japan as Senior Managing Director of Sales, HP Japan as Managing Director of Partner Group as well as Sun Microsystems Japan for 10 years in the role of Managing Director of OEM and Global Business Development. In addition, he has been a President and Representative Director at Windriver Systems and Ntru cryptsystems. Yoshi has BC in Mechanical Engineering from Nihon University and 1 year scholarship(Engineering) at MIT(US)

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. President, Mirapoint Japan Kk Current
The Partner Group Senior Managing Director of Sales Former
Wind River Systems, Inc. President and Representative Director Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Cmo Current
SkyStream Networks, Inc. Vice President of Product Marketing Former
Vernier Networks, Inc. vice president of marketing Former
Santa Clara University Bachelor of Science degree in political science with a minor in economics Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. CTO Current

Mr. Linden is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer. He will help define Mirapoint's vision and corporate strategy, as well as oversee all of Mirapoint's financials and financial-related reporting. Formerly a Chief Strategist at Openwave, Mr. Linden was responsible for developing product and business strategy for all of Openwave's messaging products. Prior to this position, Mr. Linden served as Vice President and General Manager of unified messaging at Openwave and was previously the Chief Financial Officer at Onebox.com prior to its acquisition by Openwave in 2000. To further Mr. Linden's messaging and Internet experience, he also held executive management positions with Octel Communications Corporation and Global Village Communication. Mr. Linden is a graduate of University of California at Berkeley and holds a master's degree in business administration from the Harvard School of Business Administration.

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Cfo Current
Open Wave Chief Strategist Former
Onebox chief financial officer Former
Open Wave vice president Former
Open Wave general manager of unified messaging Former
Open Wave Officer Former
Onebox Officer Former
Octel Communications Former
University of California, Berkeley Business Administration Former

Frank Knifsend is responsible for the successful execution of the company's strategy, and directs the marketing, North American sales, customer service and operations organizations. Frank joined Mirapoint from Oracle where he was responsible for the product strategy of the company's integrated middleware platform. His focus was establishing Oracle's leadership in middleware and SOA, and the combined applications+technology strategy resulting from its highly visible acquisitions. Frank has over 20 years in the enterprise IT industry, and has held executive positions at start-up and established companies including TIBCO, Slam Dunk Networks, Sagent Technology, and Forte Software. He began his career at Accenture, where as a manager in the high technology practice, he was the architect for a number of large scale, distributed systems projects at Sun Microsystems, Apple, and Autodesk. Frank has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a M.B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles.

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Senior Vice President of Products and Operations Current
Stanford University M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.B.A. Former
University of California, Los Angeles B.S. Former
Stanford University B.S. Former

Jerry Davis brings over 20 years of business and strategic leadership to his position as Chief Operating Officer for ShotSpotter. Prior to ShotSpotter, he held the position of Senior Vice President of Operations at Mirapoint. Earlier, Mr. Davis held the position of Acting CEO at Mirapoint where he put the company on a path to six quarters of consecutive revenue growth. Before Mirapoint, Mr. Davis acted as President and COO of Wytec, a leader in the development of Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS) fixed wireless equipment. There he negotiated partnerships in China and Europe and managed all aspects of the business outside of Finance and HR. Prior to Wytec, he was VP of Operations and Customer Logistics at Nokia Internet Communications (NIC) and VP of Operations at Silicon Wireless (a.k.a. Spectrum Wireless). He also held the position of Vice President of Worldwide Client Support & Corporate Quality (WCSCQ) at Network Equipment Technologies (NET) where he built these organizations from the ground up. Under his leadership, WCSCQ became recognized as a World Class organization by Industry Week Magazine and in Chapter 7 of "Total Customer Service: The Ultimate Weapon by William H. Davidow and Bro Uttal. He is a graduate of the DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago and attended the Berkeley Executive Program at the Walter A. Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Shotspotter, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Shotspotter, Inc. Senior Vice President of Customer Service and Operations Former
Silicon Wireless Corporation Vice President of Operations Former
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. Former
University of California Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Vice President of Marketing Current
Mirapoint Inc. Senior Director, Business Development Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Vice President of Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Vice President, Engineering Current
NetManage, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Dali, Hook, Partners Managing Partner & Co-Founder Current
Ypoint Capital, Inc. Managing General Partner Current
Mirapoint Inc. Managing General Partner, Keynote Ventures Current
Dali, Hook, Partners Managing General Partner Current
Loadstar Sensors, Inc Managing General Partner Current
Bizfinity, Inc. Current
Nuasis Corporation Director Current
Blazent, Inc. Director Current
Ypoint Capital, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Loadstar Sensors, Inc Board of Directors Current
Broadware Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Mirapoint Inc. Board of Directors Current
Regis McKenna, Inc. CEO Former
Apple Inc. Vice President Former
Apple Inc. General Manager Former
Hook Partners Founder Former
Convergence Partners Founder Former
Hook Partners Managing General Partner Former
Convergence Partners Managing General Partner Former
Nazem & Company General Partner Former
3i Ventures Corporation General Partner Former
Apple Inc. Chairman of its Marketing Council Former
Webify Board Member Former
Media Vision, Inc. Board Member Former
Cyber Media Inc. Board Member Former
California State University BS Degree in Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Technical Director for Worldwide Strategic Accounts Current

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Director, Services Current
Internet Services Corporation Vice President Former
Mirapoint Inc. Director, Services Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Director, HR Current
Mirapoint Inc. Director, HR Former
Versant Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Product Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Product Manager Current

Andrew Richardson brings over seventeen years of enterprise solutions sales experience to his role in leading EMEA sales for Mirapoint. Andrew has a proven record in building mutually beneficial relationships with the channel, system Integrators and enterprise resellers. At Postini, he created the channel network, and built the business from $0 to over $1M per quarter. From managing the channel at such companies as ISEC Security, Alladin Knowledge Systems, and Tec Net Datacomm, Andrew has developed a deep understanding of the messaging and security markets.

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Head of Emea Sales Current

James Wei has been a venture capitalist for the past twelve years. He offers deep expertise in the communications and semiconductor industries and a unique insight and expertise in helping startup companies do business worldwide. James currently serves on the Board of Directors for Movaz Networks, Cogent Communications, 3PAR, Commverge Solutions, Tensilica, Force10 Networks, ONStor, XHP, and Stretch. He also works actively with Mirapoint, Catena Networks, and Sipix Imaging. He is also a founder and an investment committee member of Meritech Capital, a late stage information technology fund with $1.8 billion under management. Before founding Worldview, James was a Fund Manager at JAFCO, where he sponsored investments and developed Asian business development strategies for U.S. technology companies. He was a board member or observer for CommQuest Technologies, MMC Networks, NeoMagic, NVIDIA, and OSI. He also co-sponsored investments in ACC, Advanced Fibre Communications, Corvis, Tellium, Cosine, Oplink, Cyras, Tivoli Systems, Silicon Spice, Ciena, and Synernetics. Prior to JAFCO, James held engineering positions at Sony and IBM. James holds a BS degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Organization Position Status
Worldview Technology Partners Co-Founder Current
Mirapoint Inc. Current
Onstor Inc Board of Directors Current
3PAR, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Miradia Board of Directors Current
Luxim Corporation Director Current
Tensilica Inc. Board Member Current
Worldview Technology Partners General Partner Former
Worldview Technology Partners Owner Former
JAFCO Co., Ltd. Fund Manager Former
International Business Machines Corporation Marketing Former
Sony Corporation Marketing Former
NVIDIA Corporation Board Member Former
NeoMagic Corporation Board Member Former
MMC Networks Board Member Former
Silicon Spice, Inc. Investor Former
NeoMagic Corporation Investor Former
NVIDIA Corporation Investor Former
Ciena Corporation Investor Former
M.M.C., Inc. Investor Former
University of Waterloo B.S. Degree In Systems Design Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Rhythm Newmedia, Inc Chief Executive Officer Current
Mirapoint Inc. Current
Meru Networks, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
AirTouch Cellular Executive Vice President of Marketing & Sales Former
Meru Networks, Inc. Co-Founder Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. consultant Former

Organization Position Status
Hawaii Biotech, Inc. Current
Transamerica Corporation Chairman Current
Safeway Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Charles Schwab Corporation Board of Directors Current
California Pacific Medical Center Board of Directors Current
Mirapoint Inc. Director Current
Amgen Inc. Board of Directors Current
Transamerica Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Transamerica Corporation president Former
Aegon Chairman Former
Aegon USA, Inc. Chairman of the Board Former
AEGON N.V. Board of Directors Former
AT&T Inc. Board of Directors Former
Amgen Inc. Director Former
AT&T Inc. Director Former
Dartmouth College A.B. Former

Gerald Held, Ph.D., has served as a Director of the Company since his appointment in April 2005. Since 1999, Dr. Held has been Chief Executive Officer of Held Consulting Group, LLC where he is a strategic consultant to chief executive officers and senior executives of technology firms ranging from startups to large, publicly-traded organizations. From 2000 to 2001, Dr. Held was the acting Chief Executive Officer of Cantiga Systems. In 1998, Dr. Held was Chief Executive Officer-In-Residence at the venture capital firm of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Held was Senior Vice President of Oracle s server product division, where he led Oracle s database business as well as the development of pioneering interactive multimedia technology that included some of the earliest e-commerce application trials. Prior to Oracle, Dr. Held spent eighteen years at Tandem Computers, Inc. Dr. Held is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Software Development Technologies, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and Vice Chairman of The Tech Museum of Innovation and a member of the Board of Trustees of Montalvo Arts Center. Dr. Held received a BS in electrical engineering from Purdue University and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in computer science, where he led the initial development of the INGRES relational database management system. Dr. Held also completed a Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program.

Organization Position Status
Openwave Systems Inc. Chief Executive Officer, The Held Group Current
Informatica Corporation CEO of Held Consulting Group Current
Tsola Corporation Current
Cotagesoft, Inc. Current
MetaMatrix, Inc. Current
Software Development Technologies Corp Chairman Current
Software Development Technologies Corp Board of Directors Current
Openwave Systems Inc. Board of Directors Current
Brane Corporation Board of Directors Current
Informatica Corporation Board of Directors Current
Mirapoint Inc. Board Member Current
Tandem Computers chief technology officer Former
Tandem Computers vice president of new ventures Former
Weddingchannel.Com, Inc. Former
Broadbase Software Former
University of California, Berkeley PH.D. In Computer Science Former
Purdue University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
Tandem Computers member Former

Prior to W Capital, John was Director of Corporate Development at Zeborg, a software company spun off from The Mitchell Madison Group, and previously was Director of Investments at ISL Management, a venture capital firm funded by JPMorganChase. John also worked as a venture capital professional for Millennium Technology Ventures. For three years, John was an investment banker with JPMorganChase and Robertson Stephens, where he was involved in leveraged finance and merger and acquisition transactions across sectors including technology, financial and healthcare services and industrials. John holds an MBA with Honors from Columbia Business School and a BA in Economics from The University of Chicago.

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Board of Directors Current
Columbia Business School MBA With Honors Former
University of Chicago BA In Economics Former

Mr. Sawyer is currently a Managing Director for Saints. Before founding Saints in 2000, he was formerly the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions of Prudential Volpe Technology Group, a division of Prudential Securities. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Sawyer was the Head of Strategic Advisory Services and Mergers and Acquisitions at Volpe Brown Whelan & Co., a privately held investment bank focused on emerging growth companies in technology and healthcare and later acquired by Prudential Securities in December of 1999. Mr. Sawyer serves on the Board of Directors, or is a Board Observer at Cleargauge, Continuous Computing, HK Systems, Travel Intelligence, Laureate Pharmaceuticals, Acsis and Alliance. Prior investments have included Sidestep, Tellme, Military.com, Vertical Networks, Scene 7, Cyber Trust, eVoice and Magnet Communications. Mr. Sawyer received his Masters of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He earned his Bachelor of Science with honors in Industrial Engineering at Stanford University. Mr. Sawyer was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor societies. Mr. Sawyer also studied at the University of Tours in France and the Copenhagen School of Business.

Organization Position Status
Saints Limited Managing Director Current
Saints Vc Managing Director Current
Saints Vc Founder Current
Travel Intelligence Limited Board of Directors Current
Acsis Inc. Board of Directors Current
Envivio, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mirapoint Inc. Director Current
HK Systems, Inc. Director Current
Tecs, Inc. CEO Former
Tecs, Inc. Founder Former
Volpe Brown Whelan Head of Mergers and Acquisitions Former
Phi Beta Kappa Board of Directors Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Masters of Business Administration Former
Stanford University Bachelor of Science With Honors In Industrial Engineering Former
Phi Beta Kappa Member Former

Organization Position Status
Worldview Technology Partners Founder Current
Loglogic, Inc. Managing General Partner & Grunder, Worldview Technology Partners Current
Wavemaker Board of Directors Current
Azul Systems Inc Board of Directors Current
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Board Member Current
Aeluros, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Loglogic, Inc. Director Current
Mirapoint Inc. Director Current
Worldview Technology Partners General Partner Former
JAFCO Co., Ltd. Fund Manager Former
Robertson, Stephens & Company Research Analyst Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Financial Position Former
Ciena Corporation Investor Former
NVIDIA Corporation Investor Former
Convertys Learning Solutions Investor Former
IGN.com Investor Former
Redstone Co Investor Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Neopath Networks, Inc. Current
Ingrian Networks, Inc. board member Current
Mirapoint Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ingrian Networks, Inc. CEO Former
Ingrian Networks, Inc. Co-Founder Former
New York University M.B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Mirapoint Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Mirapoint Archiving Solution Is Number One, States Gartner Email Archiving Appliance Report

    Yahoo! Canada - 7/08/09 - View Story

  • Mirapoint Announces Strong Growth Within Japanese Messaging Market

    DMN Newswire - 6/30/09 - View Story

  • Mirapoint Announces Strong Growth Within Japanese Messaging Market

    Reuters - 6/30/09 - View Story

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