Kerry Langstaff, he winner of 15 industry awards for public relations, direct mail, advertising and, collateral campaigns, has joined Quova as vice president of Marketing. As part of her role in the leading worldwide provider of Internet geolocation services, she will oversee the marketing vision and product strategy.

    Langstaff stated: "I am delighted to be joining the leader in IP geolocation solutions. Knowing where your web visitors are located is becoming increasingly important for online businesses to allow them to make real-time business decisions to prevent fraud, comply with regulations, deliver digital content, execute marketing strategies and protect themselves from online attack."

    In 1990 Kerry got Accreditation from the Public Relations Society of America. APR is a mark of distinction for public relations professionals who demonstrate their commitment to the Profession and to its ethical practice. Kerry holds a BA in Public Relations from San Diego State University. She is on the Board of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Foundation and has held board positions in the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

    Prior to joining Quova, Kerry was Principal of Langstaff Communications, a marketing communications agency with customers in the networking and security industry, including Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Previously she was with 3Com Corporation for ten years responsible for small-medium business channel development and end-user marketing, and with the Silicon Valley practice of Ketchum Public Relations, where she managed clients including Adobe Systems, and Digital Equipment Corporation.

    In addition, Marie Alexander, CEO, said: "Kerry Langstaff is an enormous asset to the Quova team. She brings a superb track record of marketing excellence and business success with some of the biggest networking and security companies in the industry. Her proven marketing experience is helping us elevate our IP geolocation offerings to the next level."

    The company gives online businesses the ability to find the geographic location of their Web site visitors. Quova provides the most comprehensive, deeply researched and reliable location information available today -- without compromising individual privacy. Thousands of companies of all sizes use Quova's information and services to find and prevent fraud, manage digital content rights distribution, ensure regulatory compliance and localize ads and web content.

For more information visit www.quova.com.