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Industry Veteran Mike Sutkowski Joins SANgate as Vice President of Sales.

SANgate Systems Inc, developers of intelligent data movers for enterprise storage networks, have announced that Mike Sutkowski has joined the company as vice president of sales. In this capacity, Sutkowski is responsible for SANgate's revenue programs including direct sales, channel sales and OEM sales.

Sutkowski joins SANgate from Auspex Corporation where he was vice president for eastern region sales. "Mike is an accomplished sales executive in the information technology industry with a proven track record in creating and managing distribution channels with an application focus," said Patrick Courtin, chairman and CEO, SANgate Systems. "We are fortunate to have Mike on board and look forward to his leadership and contributions moving forward."

"I am very excited about the opportunity to establish SANgate as the new standard by which enterprise customers replicate and move data within their heterogeneous, networked storage environments. All signs indicate that the marketplace will embrace SANgate's dedicated appliances for high speed, simplified data movement," said Sutkowski.

Before joining SANgate, Sutkowski was vice president of sales, eastern region for Auspex Systems Inc of Santa Clara, CA, the pioneer in enterprise class Network Attached Storage (NAS). Prior to Auspex, Sutkowski was general manager for Data General's AViiON Server Channels and Healthcare divisions. Previously, Sutkowski was vice president of sales for VMARK Software. During his ten-year employment with the company, he grew its channels organization from supporting VMARK as a software start-up to a successful public company. Sutkowski holds a BA in Computer Science from Oswego State University, Oswego, NY.

About SANgate Systems

SANgate Systems builds and sells intelligent data movers, a family of specialized storage network appliances optimized to simplify data replication and recovery functions in the enterprise data center. Designed for mission critical application environments, the SANgate solutions provide scalability, reliability, availability, and serviceability. The company recently launched its first data mover, the SANblaster S1000 data migration appliance. SANgate Systems was founded in January 2000 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA. The company is privately held, with funding from top-tier venture capital organizations including Battery Ventures and Jerusalem Venture Partners. More information can be found at www.sangate.com.

Think Dynamics Strengthens Team With Industry Heavyweight

Think Dynamics Inc, which develops software that automates the management of data center resources, has announced that autonomic computing expert, William Van Symons, has joined its team. Mr. Van Symons will play a strategic role within the organization, sharing his insights and experience with the Think Dynamics team.,/P>

Mr. Van Symons brings to Think Dynamics an impressive track record, having focused on evolving data center and server technologies at IBM over the past 25 years. Most recently, Mr. Van Symons was a Global Executive within IBM's eServer Marketing group, where he focused on strategies for Grid computing and Project eLiza -- a computing initiative to integrate self-managing, self-healing capabilities into its servers. Prior to this, Mr. Van Symons occupied several other senior marketing roles within IBM's enterprise server division. His record is further distinguished by seve ral awards recognizing his contributions and achievements.

"Think Dynamics is committed to maintaining its position as a thought leader in automated resource management computing by continuing to build its team from the best and the brightest in its industry sector," remarked Alan McMillian, CEO of Think Dynamics. "As a recognized expert on self-managing server technologies, Van Symons is a natural fit. We're delighted to have him aboard."

"Think Dynamics leads the market with its innovative approach to data center management" said Van Symons. "The company's created a solid, comprehensive offering and is backed by an organization rich with technical expertise and marketing savvy. Think Dynamics will achieve great things in the data center marketplace. I welcome the opportunity to work with Think Dynamics and look forward to its promising future."

About Think Dynamics Inc

Think Dynamics, www.thinkdynamics.com, develops software that automates the management of data center resources, enabling senior IT executives to reduce costs, improve service levels, increase business/IT alignment and enhance business agility. From complete automated application provisioning through to utility computing -- Think Dynamics offers a comprehensive suite of applications to tackle today's toughest IT challenges. Founded in September 2000, Think Dynamics is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Atlanta, Boston and San Francisco. Think Dynamics is a privately held company, backed by Brightspark Ventures, CDP Capital-Technology Ventures and OMERS.

CONTACT: Mary Markovic, Think Dynamics, 416-488-1999x303, mmarkovic@thinkdynamics.com.

Kalido Group Appoints Gib Bassett to Lead US Marketing

Kalido Group, the global information integration software provider has announced the appointment of Gib Bassett to senior marketing manager for North America. Gib has extensive marketing experience and over 10 years of data warehousing, business intelligence and CRM industry experience. As part of Kalido's global marketing team, Gib will lead the company's North American marketing efforts with responsibility for building awareness of Kalido Group and generating leads through strategic marketing campaigns. Gib will manage all North American marketing programs, including events, public relations, communications and partner campaigns.

"Kalido Group is committed to building a strong presence in North America, and Gib brings a unique combination of marketing savvy and technological expertise to support the company's growth strategy," said Chris Worsley, vice president of global marketing, Kalido Ltd. "Gib's experience developing strategic marketing campaigns and building business relationships, especially in the US, will be a critical asset as Kalido strives to meet increasing demand for information integration capabilities among Global 2000 companies."

While many companies have downsized in 2001 and 2002, Kalido has continued to expand its international team, in direct response to increasing demand. As demonstrated in a recent survey by Harte-Hanks, 96 percent of Global 2000 companies have problems with information integration across their organizations, rendering them unable to effectively handle data from diverse sources, gain a consistent view of products and customers or accommodate rapid business changes. Kalido's unique ability to solve these problems has fueled its expansion in the US and worldwide.

Most recently, Gib was head of corporate product marketing for analytic customer relationship management software start-up Visual Insights, a spin-off of Lucent Technologies. Before joining Visual Insights, Gib led pre and post IPO marketing efforts for ShowCase Corporation, where he developed and implemented marketing and lead generation plans to support a $40 million software business.

Prior to ShowCase Corporation, Gib held a marketing management role with Platinum Technology's Global Consulting Organization, a $300 million business unit, where he collaborated with consulting practice leaders and sales management to create and price repeatable, high-margin services offerings for application development, data warehousing, e-commerce and enterprise systems management. Gib has a BA from Purdue University and is in the process of completing his MBA studies at DePaul University.

About Kalido Group of Companies

Kalido Group of Companies provides information integration software to support enterprise management of complex change such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganization and globalization. The KALIDO Dynamic Information Warehouse software is used in over 90 countries with multi-nationals such as Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (Shell), Unilever and Philips. Originally founded by Shell, Kalido Group of Companies has worldwide operations in US and Europe, providing sales, high-level consulting, technical support and training. Kalido Group works closely with large system integrators for the deployment of global projects. The Kalido Group's Website is at www.kalido.com.

Contact: Zoe White, Kalido Ltd, +44-207-934-3300, zoe.white@kalido.com.