In
the News
March
7, 2005
Former Senator Slade Gorton Joins Vigilos Board of
Directors
SEATTLE, Washington, 7-March, 2005 --
Vigilos, the leading provider of Enterprise Security
Management (ESM) software for the physical security needs
of large enterprises, is pleased to announce that former
U.S. Senator Slade Gorton has joined its Board of Directors.
Senator Gorton was most recently a Commissioner on the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United
States (.9-11 Commission.). He is currently Of Counsel
at the law firm of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP.
Senator Gorton has a long history of public
service. In addition to representing the State of Washington
in the United States Senate for 18 years, where he served
on the Appropriations, Budget, Commerce, Science and
Transportation, and Energy and Natural Resources Committees.
He previously served as Attorney General for Washington
State, and on the President's Consumer Advisory Council
(1975-77), the Washington State Criminal Justice Training
Commission ), the National Commission on Federal
Election Reform (2001), and as chairman of the Washington
State Law & Justice Commission (1969-76). Senator Gorton
also served in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the
U.S. Air Force Reserves.
"We're fortunate to have someone of Senator
Gorton's caliber as a member of our Board, to help guide
our company in the pursuit of our mission to increase
our national security," said Geof Barker, CEO of Vigilos. "Senator
Gorton.s role in the 9-11 Commission, as well as his
many varied positions in state and federal government
will be of enormous help to us."
Senator Gorton joins the Vigilos Board
of Directors, which also includes Barker, Steve Clifford,
former CEO of King Broadcasting and National Mobile Television,
Patrick Steele, former CIO of Albertsons and current
CIO of the Delta Dental organization, Mark Koulogeorge
of MK Capital, and Mark Mecham of Northwest Venture Associates.
About Vigilos
Vigilos is a leading provider of Enterprise
Security Management (ESM) software that is designed for
large enterprises to help them solve a diverse set of
physical security and operational problems. The Vigilos
platform is a solution designed for government and businesses
with one or more locations at which intrusion, access
control, bar code, RFID, video, audio and other physical
security, transaction, and operational data is generated.
Vigilos is currently operating in a variety
of installations including banks, seaports, multi-tenant
commercial buildings, petrochemical, public transportation
and other organizations. Customers have declared their
satisfaction with results including doubling output with
the same staff, effectively managing security for hundreds
of sites, enabling collaboration across and outside the
organization, and overall improvements in security effectiveness.
The Vigilos COTS software is available to end users and
integrators on the GSA Schedule (GS-07F-5950P). Vigilos
is located at 2030 First Avenue, Suite 300, Seattle,
Washington, USA. Telephone , email info@vigilos.com,
or website at www..
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