Sigaba's Momentum Continues with Appointment of Key Executives; Growing Company Appoints Chief Technology Officer, SVP Marketing and Director of Product Management

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2006--Sigaba, the leading provider of security software infrastructure and solutions, today announced the appointment of Greg Desmarais as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Lyall Vanatta as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Vince Arneja as Director of Product Management.

"Sigaba's employee base continues to expand in parallel with the growth in our business," said Edwin Miller, Sigaba's President and CEO. "These individuals are highly talented and have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to perform. We are honored to welcome Lyall Vanatta's executive marketing expertise to the Sigaba team and congratulate Greg Desmarais and Vince Arneja on their well-deserved promotions."

“These individuals are highly talented and have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to perform. We are honored to welcome Lyall Vanatta's executive marketing expertise to the Sigaba team and congratulate Greg Desmarais and Vince Arneja on their well-deserved promotions.”

As CTO, Greg Desmarais assumes complete responsibility for Sigaba's overall technology architecture and the continued expansion of its highly secure and innovative technology. Desmarais has more than fifteen years of experience in large-scale systems architecture, application development and information security practices. Prior to his promotion, Desmarais served as Vice President of Federal Enterprise Security delivering security best practices to the Department of Defense and civilian agencies.

Lyall Vanatta, a 25-year veteran in public and private sector management roles, will be responsible for developing, positioning, and promoting a comprehensive marketing strategy around Sigaba's security solutions in three key vertical markets - Government, Financial Services, and Healthcare. Prior to joining Sigaba, Vanatta served as Vice President of Marketing at Infodata Systems, Inc., where he helped drive the company's strategic direction as well as provided oversight, direction, and leadership to the entire marketing and product functions. As a member of the executive team he helped lead the successful acquisition of Infodata Systems by McDonald Bradley, Inc. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University (GWU) and is past President of GWU's Executive MBA Alumni Association.

Vince Arneja assumes the role of Director of Product Management from his previous position as Sigaba's Director of Public Sector Services. Arneja will be responsible for leading Sigaba's product management organization and delivering to market Sigaba's market-leading and innovative technology.

"Government and commercial organizations must feel completely comfortable that the information they are exchanging with their partners/customers/constituents will not be compromised," said Lyall Vanatta. "Whether it is sharing of military tactics, financial documents, personal health records, or emergency response information, Sigaba's patented security technologies enable customers to seamlessly reach unparalleled levels of comfort."

ABOUT SIGABA

Sigaba(R) provides patented security infrastructure and solutions that enable industry and government to exchange confidential information with their customers, partners and constituents. The company's secure email, instant messaging, document delivery and mobile device solutions demonstrate the strength and flexibility of the underlying standards-based platform, SigabaNet(TM), which takes the complexity out of strong encryption and enables organizations to easily authenticate users across federated environments and separately encrypt sensitive data. The result is a unique way to protect the privacy and security of confidential data in order to mitigate compliance risks while strengthening relationships, improving efficiencies and safeguarding intellectual property. Sigaba's technology is used by government organizations and businesses to secure the world's most critical information. Sigaba is headquartered in San Mateo, California with sales offices in Reston, Virginia; San Diego, California; Chicago, Denver, and New York. Sigaba (si-ga-ba) takes its name from the SIGABA encryption machine used by the United States during WWII - it was the only device of its kind never compromised by the enemy. For more information, visit www.sigaba.com.