LogLogic Appoints Patricia C. Sueltz Chief Executive Officer

Former Sun, IBM and Salesforce.com executive to drive LogLogic's Market-Leading Log Management and Intelligence (LMI) solutions for global growth

SAN JOSE, CA – December 3, 2007 – LogLogic®, the log management leader, today announced that it has named Patricia C. Sueltz as the company's new chief executive officer. Sueltz, a veteran technology executive who has held senior leadership roles at Sun Microsystems, IBM and Salesforce.com, joins LogLogic from SurfControl where as CEO she led this public company through a transformational reorganization and into a new phase of growth as the leading provider of global on-demand, network and end-point content security solutions. This growth and transformational success led to an all cash offer from Websense, Inc. of more than $400 million representing a 63% premium to shareholders. Dominique Levin, who served as Acting CEO the past five months, will continue on as EVP Marketing, Products & Business Development reporting directly to Sueltz.

"LogLogic is experiencing growth well beyond market rates and is positioned at the center of major technology trends sweeping the industry around compliance, security and the provision of intelligent management information from multiple logs" Sueltz said. "As the market leader in log management and intelligence solutions, LogLogic is rapidly expanding its domestic and global channel and is well positioned to become an integral and core component of IT governance, risk and compliance solutions for customers worldwide."

"Pat brings proven leadership to LogLogic, an enviable track record of industry success and an unmatched commitment to customers," said Michael Goguen, General Partner, Sequoia Capital and Chairman of the LogLogic board. "LogLogic's cost effective log management and intelligence solutions have enjoyed remarkable success in the marketplace, and now Pat's unique combination of talent and experience will take the business to the next level of growth. We are delighted to welcome her to the team."

With a strong background in the security management and IT industry, Sueltz brings more than 25 years of executive experience to her position as CEO of LogLogic. Prior to LogLogic, Sueltz served as CEO of SurfControl. Before that she served as president of global operations at Salesforce.com through the company's IPO process. Sueltz also spent five years at Sun Microsystems, first as executive vice president of the Sun software systems group, then as executive vice president of Sun services where she was responsible for Java and Solaris and the creation of OpenOffice.org. Prior to joining Sun, Sueltz helped drive the software side of IBM's business, including stints as general manager of Java Software, vice president of Internet software and technical assistant to the chairman and CEO.

In addition to her contributions to the IT security and software development sector, Sueltz holds numerous positions and affiliations with non-profit organizations. Sueltz was recently elected to serve on the Cyber Security Industry Alliance's 2007 Board of Directors where she provides her expertise on Internet security to help CSIA advance cyber security policy. Sueltz has also served on the board of directors for Amgen and Delphi, both Fortune 500 companies, and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the America Foundation for the Blind. In 2000, Fortune magazine ranked Sueltz among the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business."

About LogLogic

LogLogic® provides the world's leading enterprise-class platform for collecting, storing, reporting and alerting on 100 percent of IT log data from virtually any device, operating system or application. The LogLogic family of MX and LX-ST appliances address the compliance, operations and risk mitigation needs of mid-market companies, as well as the most demanding global enterprises. LogLogic's innovations include creating the world's first search engine for fast-moving IT log data, and Compliance Suites that automate using that data to enforce critical controls and regulations. LogLogic has established a position as the market visionary and leader, with awards that include Info Security "Product Excellence Awards" 2008, SC Magazine 'Approved for SC Labs Rating' in 2006 and 2007, IT Week's 'Editor's Choice Award', AlwaysOn Top 100 Private Company 2006, Best of Interop 2005, SC Magazine's 'Best Computer Forensics', Info Security's 'Hot Company 2006', and designation to the Red Herring 100 in 2006. For more information, visit www.loglogic.com and http://blog.loglogic.com.

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Posted December 03, 2007 6:00AM