PSS Systems Adds Executive Team Strength with Two Software Industry Veterans

PALO ALTO, California, February 15, 2005 — PSS Systems, the leading provider of information policy management solutions, announced today the addition of two seasoned executives to its management team. Linda Clarke joined the company as vice president of marketing, and Bruce Martin joined as vice president of product strategy. Both executives have distinguished careers establishing market, solution and technology leadership in emerging markets and will report directly to Deidre Paknad, the president and CEO.

Linda Clarke has held vice president of marketing roles at Adobe Systems, Autodesk, Baan, and Portal Software, where she helped shape or expand market categories. With more than 20 years of experience in positioning companies and products as category leaders, she joins PSS and will significantly expand its go-to-market initiatives and the company’s thought leadership platforms. Linda earned a BS and MS in marketing from the University of Illinois.

Bruce Martin is a technologist and innovator with 20 years of experience in designing, developing and deploying ground-breaking technologies. Previously CTO at Openwave and an engineering manager in Java development at Sun Microsystems, he was instrumental in creating several industry-shaping technologies. Bruce has significant expertise leading industry consortia to drive standard and protocol emergence, including the adoption of the WAP mobile browsing protocol by the communications industry. His product expertise includes very large-scale and mission critical applications. Bruce received his BS in computer science and engineering from the University of California, Davis.

“Linda’s experience shaping market categories and driving customer and product success will vault PSS forward, helping us win more business faster,” said Deidre Paknad, president and CEO of PSS Systems. “Bruce’s large-scale technology expertise and experience driving industry standards are critical to building our leadership in information policy management. Linda and Bruce substantially enhance our advantage in the market.”

About PSS Systems
PSS Systems is the leading provider of information policy management solutions that drive business advantage by reducing legal and IT costs while reducing risk and complexity. The company's Atlas IPM solution enables enterprises to define, apply, extend, and enforce information policies across the entire information lifecycle – from cradle to grave – without impacting user workflow or productivity. PSS Systems customers include Babcock & Brown, Cap Gemini, Siemens, and others. Partners include Hunton & Williams, Kahn Consulting, Kaye Scholer, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Skadden Arps, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and others.

In addition to its solutions, PSS founded and sponsors the Compliance, Governance & Oversight Council (CGOC) to provide a forum for industry experts and business executives to exchange best practices.

PSS Systems is a privately-held company based in Palo Alto, California. For more information, please visit www.pss-systems.com.

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