Challenges and opportunities in the security software industry

Speaker: Yanki Margalit

Yanki Margalit is the founder, president and chief executive officer of
Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd. In 1984, he developed a handwriting-analysis
software application, founding Aladdin to market it.



Mr. Margalit then developed HASP, a system offering security without
inconveniencing legitimate users. In 1993, Mr. Margalit took Aladdin public
on the NASDAQ stock exchange, and in 1996 he brought about the merger of
Aladdin with FAST Software Security in Germany. Aladdin acquired eSafe
Technologies in 1998, and Preview Systems in 2001.



Today, Aladdin is a global leader in the software and Internet security
market, living up to its mission of "Securing the Global Village."