Narus Adds Executive Leadership to U.S. Federal Market

Peter Kersten Joins Narus as Vice President Federal Sales to Support Market Growth


SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - March 15, 2011) - Narus, Inc., the leader in real-time traffic intelligence for protecting governments, service providers and enterprises against cyber threats and the risks of doing business in cyber space, announced today the appointment of Peter Kersten as Vice President of U.S. Federal Sales. With more than 20 years' experience, Kersten will bring valuable industry and specific market knowledge to Narus' executive team. 

Consistent record-setting sales growth has been a hallmark of Kersten's career in government sales and services. After graduating from Dickinson College and serving several tours as a Marine Corps officer, Kersten held director- and executive-level positions in sales at Marconi Communications, Foundry Networks, Asurion Managed Wireless and Brocade Communications. In his new position as vice president overseeing Narus' federal market and organization, Kersten will expand the company's federal presence to drive growth through end-user relationships and government-focused partnerships.

"The addition of Peter to our executive team will prove very valuable to Narus as we continue to expand our presence in the federal market," said Greg Oslan, president and CEO of Narus. "Peter brings with him a superb reputation in the federal industry, which will enable Narus to better serve our federal customers and to grow our market share. We're excited to welcome him to our team as we continue to drive domestic sales growth."

About Narus, Inc.
Narus is a leader in real-time traffic intelligence and analytics technologies, enabling customers to identify and act on anomalous traffic in its network. Coupled with its unique patented algorithms and analytics, Narus helps carriers, governments and enterprises manage and protect their large IP networks against cyber threats and the risks of doing business in cyberspace. Narus provides this information in real time, and can be used in large distributed networks because its software is massively scalable.

Narus' system protects and manages the largest IP networks in the United States and around the world, some of which include KT (Korea), KDDI (Japan), Raytheon, Telecom Egypt, Reliance (India), Sify (India), Cable and Wireless, Saudi Telecom, U.S. Cellular, Pakistan Telecom Authority and many more. Narus is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. Narus is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with regional offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.narus.com.

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