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Posted March 6, 2012

Former Symantec architect holding several patents in behavioral technology joins local, venture-backed Ziften Technologies

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ziften Technologies recently announced the appointment of Luca Loiodice to the executive team. In his new role, he leads the Research and Core Technology group at the Austin-based enterprise software company.

Mr. Loiodice brings to Ziften almost two decades of experience as architect and developer of machine learning and predictive modeling applications. Throughout his career, he has delivered numerous groundbreaking products in the areas of systems management, security, and online-advertising.

"We are extremely pleased to have Luca on board," says Mark Obrecht, Ziften's President and Chief Executive. "His knowledge and skill set are among the finest I've seen, and he will be the driving force behind the research and development that drive Ziften forward."

Prior to joining Ziften, Mr. Loiodice developed a machine-learning recommendation engine for content at Demand Media. At Microsoft, Mr. Loiodice was architect and supervisor of a machine-learning application reputation service to protect millions of end users against malware. He was previously an architect at Symantec, where he designed and implemented the industry's first anti-phishing detection product.

As a founder at i-Stilo, he developed an information security application providing policy-based scanning and filtering of e-mail. Mr. Loiodice also served as Vice President of Product Development at venture-backed Click Forensics (now Adometry), where he pioneered click fraud detection technologies.

Mr. Loiodice began his career at IBM/Tivoli, where he was responsible for the architecture of IBM's flagship systems management solution for Windows. He holds numerous patents in the behavioral detection of online threats and has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Bari, Italy.

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