Metaforic Appoints Experienced Technology Executive Aki Kodama as President, Japan

METAFORIC APPOINTS EXPERIENCED TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AKI KODAMA AS PRESIDENT, JAPAN

Metaforic builds on success in Japan with an expanded commitment to the market

TOKYO, Japan —January 11th, 2011 — Metaforic, the innovative software security company, today announced the appointment of its first Japanese General Manager, Aki Kodama. Mr. Kodama will continue to drive Metaforic’s growth across the Japanese marketplace and joins Metaforic from Gracenote where he was formerly President, Japan. Mr. Kodama also served as President Japan for Xpeed Networks, as SVP at Electronic Arts Japan, and as President 3DO Japan.

Dan Stickel, CEO of Metaforic, commented "Aki brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record to Metaforic. He will be instrumental in our continued growth in Japan and expanding into new markets and territories."

On his appointment, Aki Kodama says “Software piracy is at historic levels across all markets. MetaFortress delivers a proven solution that enables software developers to protect game titles and applications against piracy and increase revenues. Metaforic is being hailed as one of the security industry’s rising stars and I am delighted to join the team at this important time”.

About Metaforic

Metaforic was founded in 2006, and has operations in the USA, EU and Japan. Its flagship product line, MetaFortress, protects virtually any software from subversion, theft, tampering or other corruption. MetaFortress is proven in millions of deployed instances, from consumer software to business devices. Users of MetaFortress find it is easy to apply, has near-zero runtime impact, and defends their software from the inside out. Only software protected by Metaforic earns the Mark of Security .