V.i. Labs

Amy Mizoras Konary is a Research Vice President with IDC focusing on software pricing, licensing, provisioning, and delivery research. In this role, Ms. Konary is responsible for providing coverage of software go-to-market trends including volume license programs, evolving license models, global price management, and licensing technologies through market analysis, research and consulting. In her coverage of software maintenance, subscription, electronic software distribution and licensing technologies, Ms. Konary has been instrumental in forecasting future market size and growth. Ms. Konary was also the lead analyst for IDC's coverage of software as a service (SaaS) for eight years prior to focusing exclusively on pricing, licensing, and delivery.

Since Joining IDC in 1998, Ms. Konary has received a number of honors and awards, including IDC Research Quality Awards in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004, as well as IDC�s 2002 Analyst-of-the-Year. In 2005, Ms. Konary was honored with IDC�s James Peacock award for research excellence, IDC�s highest honor.

Ms. Konary has authored groundbreaking and award-winning research on many elements of software pricing and licensing, and is often quoted in the industry and business press. She is also a frequent speaker at high-level industry events and seminars around the world.

Prior to joining IDC, Ms. Konary worked in marketing at a mid-tier software provider. Ms. Konary holds a B.A. from Lehigh University, where she majored in Science and Technical Writing and minored in Environmental Science.

Victor DeMarines brings extensive security product management and marketing experience to V.i. Labs, where he is responsible for product strategy and direction. He is a frequent speaker and author on topics including piracy, reverse engineering and the protection of intellectual property. Victor was previously a senior product manager at RSA Security where he drove product strategy for the company's strong authentication, Smart Card, and enterprise Single Sign-On client products. Prior to RSA, Victor was the director of product management at Authentica (now EMC) where he was instrumental in defining product strategy and direction for Authentica’s enterprise rights management and secure email solutions. Before Authentica, Victor held senior product management positions at AXENT Technologies (now Symantec) and Progress Software, a global supplier of software technology and services.