Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> April 23, 2001

Outlook For Internet Security: Robert Owens – Pacific Crest Securities

ROBERT D. OWENS, Vice President and Senior Research Analyst, manages Pacific Crest's Internet optimization and security software practices. Mr. Owens' team focuses on analyzing and communicating the key drivers of enabling technologies for Internet and Corporate Infrastructure providers with a specific focus on Internet Security and Performance Management. Prior to joining Pacific Crest in 1994, he worked at Kaiser Permanente in their information services division, concentrating on software, integration and implementation. Mr. Owens has appeared on CNBC and is frequently quoted in financial and industry trade publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Barron's, Business 2.0 and The Industry Standard. He is a member of the Portland Society of Financial Analysts, Software Association of Oregon, American Electronics Association and Washington Software and Digital Media Alliance. Mr. Owens graduated Cum Laude with a BS in Mathematics and Finance from Linfield College. Profile
TWST: To what extent does media attention to virus attacks, hackers

breaking into brokerage accounts, and concern about the security of

classified information create demand for Internet security