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Author Archives: Walter Scott (CEO)

About Walter Scott (CEO)

Walter Scott is CEO at GFI Software. Walter most recently served as the CEO of Acronis, a provider of scalable storage management and disaster recovery software, where in the space of three years he increased revenues from less than $20 million to approximately $120 million for 2008. Prior to joining Acronis, he was CEO of Imceda Software where he executed a combination of leadership and marketing strategies that resulted in a successful sale of the company to Quest Software for $61 million. Walter was also instrumental in Embacadero's successful IPO in 2000. He started his career in sales with Banyan Systems where he contributed to the growth and success that lead to Banyan's IPO. Walter holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maine.

Cloud Security: Are people’s concerns justified?

Cloud Security: Are people’s concerns justified?

on March 29, 2010

The advantages of Cloud-computing are well-documented yet security concerns about this delivery model appear to be dampening its widespread adoption. There is no doubt that services in the Cloud – in all forms – offer a new, more efficient, and …

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The way forward for GFI

The way forward for GFI

on November 3, 2009

News of the launch of GFI MAX in July and the announcement that we have acquired Katharion have generated a huge amount of interest among the Channel and in the media. To cite a few examples, we have had over …

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Introducing GFI MAX

Introducing GFI MAX

on July 28, 2009

I am very pleased to announce today two important developments for GFI Software. The first is that HoundDog Technology Ltd, a leading remote monitoring and management company in the UK, has joined the GFI family. HoundDog provides Managed Service Providers …

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Selling security in a contracting economy

Selling security in a contracting economy

on July 10, 2009

Up to a few years ago, vendors were united in a single battle cry: your business is at risk… unless…! Scaremongering worked to an extent but it soon became obvious to many organizations that vendors were crying ‘wolf’ far too …

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Welcome to the New GFI Software Blog

Welcome to the New GFI Software Blog

on June 15, 2009

Welcome to the brand new GFI Software Blog, Talk Tech To Me, which we are launching today. Throughout 2009, we have been focusing heavily on further enhancing our communications with our customers, partners and the community in which we operate – …

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