MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Sep. 23, 2009 (Marketwire) --

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/23/09 -- Goodmail Systems, the creator of CertifiedEmail(TM), the industry's standard class of trusted email, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dori Thompson as Senior Director of Channel Sales. A 19-year sales veteran in direct, ecommerce and email marketing, Thompson will be responsible for building and maintaining strategic, innovative sales relationships with Goodmail channel customers.

"Dori has a wealth of experience working with many of the world's leading brands, and has a significant track record of success. Most importantly, she brings an intense customer focus that we pride ourselves on at Goodmail," said Mike Rogers, Senior VP of Sales at Goodmail Systems.

Thompson brings nearly 20 years of strategic and creative cross-channel marketing and client relationship expertise. Prior to Goodmail, Thompson served as Senior Communications Strategist and Strategic Relationship Manager at Silverpop Systems. Before Silverpop, was account director at Bigfoot Interactive. While at both firms, she led sales and directly managed strategic client relationships for leading brands including Walt Disney, MTV, Nickelodeon, Capital One, H&R Block, Intuit, JetBlue, Fossil, Mazda, Volvo, Dish Network, XMRadio, Southwest Airlines, Accuweather, EarthLink, Clairol, General Mills and Procter & Gamble. Thompson also currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Resonance Ensemble, a non-profit theatre company based in New York.

"In addition to the fundamental and critical deliverability benefits that Goodmail has to offer, the company is developing a reputation for innovative email solutions, like CertifiedVideo(TM), and a history of strong customer focus," said Thompson. "Since video content is growing in its use and popularity, this the perfect opportunity to creatively serve our channel customers. I am thrilled to be apart of the team at Goodmail."

About Goodmail Systems

Goodmail Systems is the creator of CertifiedEmail(TM), the industry's standard class of email. CertifiedEmail provides a safe and reliable means for consumers to easily identify authentic email messages from legitimate commercial and non-profit email senders. Each CertifiedEmail is sent with a cryptographically secure token that assures authenticity and is marked in the inbox with a unique blue ribbon envelope icon, enabling consumers to visually distinguish email messages which are real and sent from email senders with whom they have a pre-existing relationship. Available to email senders meeting strict standards for best practices and low complaint rates, it is the only class of email available that assures delivery of all opt-in email messages to the inbox, with links and images automatically rendered intact, and embedded multi-dimensional applications like CertifiedVideo(TM) for streaming video, yielding measurable improvements in email effectiveness. CertifiedEmail has been adopted by seven of the nation's top 10 email mailbox providers and is in use by 500 commercial, government and non-profit senders. It is supported in North America and Europe by a wide network of email platforms and service providers.

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