Gregory Ness

Who is Gregory Ness?

Mr. Ness is the Vice President of Marketing at Blue Lane Technologies.

He was previously a marketing executive at Juniper Networks, Redline

Networks, IntruVert Networks, ShoreTel, Visa International and Verizon.

At Juniper he led the development of its new "Master of IT" customer

recognition program and also helped drive substantial increases in

eMarketing program performance. At Redline he helped to establish the

company as a leader in Web application delivery, allowing the company

to grow revenue by 1000% until acquisition in May 2005 by Juniper

Networks. At IntruVert he helped the company establish and lead the

IDPS category, resulting in its acquisition by McAfee. At ShoreTel he

helped the company establish itself in the emerging enterprise VoIP

space.

Mr. Ness brings more than 19 years of

integrated marketing communications experience, managing advertising,

analyst and press relations, lead generation, messaging, positioning

and programs for large and growth companies. He was a company

spokesperson for Verizon for nine years, where he also won an "Award of

Excellence" for marketing program innovation.

Mr. Ness earned a Bachelor's Degree from Reed College and a Master's Degree from The University of Texas at Austin.