Lexumo Names Daniel McCall as Chief Executive Officer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexumo, provider of the world's first automated service for continuously monitoring Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded systems for critical open source vulnerabilities, today announced the appointment of Daniel McCall as Lexumo's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. McCall is a high-technology veteran with over 30 years of experience and co-founder of multiple successful companies including Guardent (acquired by Verisign in 2004) and Virtual Computer (acquired by Citrix in 2012) where he served as President and CEO.

"Having Dan on board will accelerate Lexumo's growth in every dimension," said Jeff Fagnan, Founder at Accomplice and co-investor with .406 Ventures in Lexumo. "Dan's proven experience taking companies from pre-revenue to successful sector leaders will be a great addition to Lexumo as the market for IoT security heats up."

"It's rare to find brilliant founders with brilliant ideas and great investors," said Mr. McCall. "In the case of Lexumo, I found three brilliant founders and, working with our investors, I'm looking forward to building the team around them that can bring our unique technology to the next frontier in the cyber security market."

As a former recipient of the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, Mr. McCall is experienced in leading and transitioning technology companies to make them standouts within their sectors. He has also led large divisions of publicly traded companies including running the XenDesktop product line for Citrix following the acquisition of Virtual Computer and serving as Vice President at VeriSign, iCube/RazorFish and Shiva Corporation. Mr. McCall began his career in the mid-80's, helping write Wang Laboratories first C compiler after graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut with a degree in engineering and computer science.

About Lexumo

Lexumo secures the world's open source software. Our cloud-based service enables developers to securely adopt the best open source available — so they can ship great products faster. Lexumo uses "Big Code" analytics to precisely identify critical vulnerabilities without the inaccuracies associated with legacy open source software (OSS) governance solutions, even when code has previously been modified or patched.

Built on a massively-scalable, AWS-based cloud stack, Lexumo's service integrates with existing developer workflows (Jenkins, Jira, etc.); provides actionable information in the form of detailed patching instructions; and continuously monitors your code for vulnerabilities without requiring any developer interaction.

For more information, visit https://www.lexumo.com.

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