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Boost is built with Reason

Reason Software builds innovative software solutions to help gain control of life's important tasks.

Reason Software, the brain-child of Andrew Newman, is the driving force behind Boost. The Boost vision was born from hearing constant remarks from family and friends that their PC’s no longer ran as fast as they used to. Andrew soon recognized the need for Boost and with unwavering determination set to work on it. As the co-creator of GIANT AntiSpyware which was acquired by Microsoft in 2004 and now serves as the foundation of Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials, Andrew has applied his years of experience fighting viruses, adware and malware to tackling something that plagues all PC users in many of the same ways, poor performance. By applying innovative techniques used to combat malicious software, Reason is able to restore PC performance through a multi-faceted approach that utilizes Reason's deep understanding of both the Windows Operating System as well as the behavior of third-party programs. Reason’s goal is simple, to help users gain back control of their PC.

The Reason Team

	Andrew Newman \| Founder, Chief Executive Officer With nearly 20 years of experience behind him, Andrew is a seasoned developer and entrepreneur in the tech industry. Andrew was the co-founder and chief software architect for GIANT Company Software, acquired by Microsoft Corporation in 2004. GIANT Company was a leader in the anti-spyware and anti-spam industry pioneering many innovations that used machine learning and behavior analysis over distributed networks to rapidly combat malware. This network later became known as SpyNet and still serves as the backbone to Microsoft’s secure computing initiatives. Andrew served as Lead Security Program Manager at Microsoft, and lead in the development and release of Microsoft Anti-Spyware and Windows Defender, now a part of the Windows Operating System. Prior to founding GIANT Company, Andrew served as a software architect at Click Commerce in Chicago where he designed a number of B2B statistical analysis and demand forecasting products for Fortune 100 companies. Andrew also holds a number of patents around distributed computing, data aggregation and information discovery.

	Melissa Christie \| Vice President of Marketing Melissa brings more than 15 years of experience in information technology (IT) PR with emphasis in marketing and public relations. She is responsible for developing and implementing the tactical marketing and PR programs for Reason. Melissa has the gift to think outside the box and wears as many hats as needed. Before joining Reason, Melissa was the Northeast Marketing and Events Manager for UnitedHealthcare, the nationally recognized health insurance company based in Minneapolis. Melissa was responsible overseeing product launches, event production of small symposiums and large trade shows alike, development of marketing materials, and managing vendor relationships. She has also held positions with the financial news station CNBC, and anti-spam software pioneer, GIANT Company Software, where Melissa participated in the technical writing of collateral and content and headed up all press related activities.