“Intense and interesting” was how Verimatrix COO Asaf Ashkenazi described the most critical year in the vendor’s illustrious digital security career. Faultline dialed in for what was supposed to be a routine catch-up and run-through of the company’s first full financial report since closing the merger with Inside Secure last year, but it quickly escalated into a game of guess the deployment. After reporting revenue growth of 18% year on year to reach $106.8 million, Verimatrix cited the delivery of a head end software component for a major unnamed ISP in the Asia Pacific region as a standout 2019 highlight. It soon became apparent that simply describing this deal as a Q4 highlight is a gross understatement, as Faultline learned…