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Picsel Technologies Appoints Former Amdocs CMO, Michael Matthews, as President and Chief Operating Officer



    Picsel Technologies, a dynamic mobile platform provider whose
    pioneering solutions bring content on mobile to life, today announced
    that technology industry veteran Michael Matthews has been appointed
    as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO).

    Matthews brings over twenty-five years of experience in leadership
    roles across multiple disciplines including engineering, sales and
    marketing. His addition to the executive ranks at Picsel is the latest
    in a series of high profile additions to the company's management team
    as it prepares itself for accelerated growth.

    "I am delighted to have someone with Michael's talent and
    exceptional skills join our team and look forward to working with him
    in continuing our global expansion,"

    said Imran Khand, CEO, Picsel Technologies. "His outstanding track
    record in leading large global software organisations represents a key
    strategic win for our company."

    For the past five years Matthews has served as Chief Marketing
    Officer for Amdocs, a global market leader in communications industry
    software and services. During his tenure, Amdocs has transformed from
    a company closely associated with complex billing solutions into a
    market leader offering a uniquely comprehensive portfolio of customer
    experience systems. During this period Amdocs grew revenues from
    approximately $1.2B to approximately $3B.

    "Picsel is a dynamic and forward thinking player in what is a fast
    moving sector," said Matthews. "Picsel's mobile solutions are already
    helping enable a superior content experience for millions of consumers
    in partnership with leading mobile players. I am excited to be joining
    a company whose vision and core technology embrace the real needs of
    today's industry in the provision of the ultimate viewing experience
    on the third screen."

    Picsel develops solutions that vastly improve the mobile content
    experience for consumers, thus helping to drive new revenue streams
    for content owners, handset OEMs and operators. Picsel's mobile
    solutions are recognised worldwide, with more than 125 million
    Picsel-enabled handsets now in the marketplace from global OEMs and
    network operators, delivering compelling content experiences for the
    mobile user independent of screen size or device.

    Matthews will be based in Glasgow, Picsel Technologies Global HQ.

    About Picsel

    Picsel Technologies brings mobile content to life. Key
    stakeholders across the mobile ecosystem - including service
    providers, handset manufacturers and content developers - rely on
    Picsel's dynamic software platform to deliver vibrant, visual mobile
    content experiences that actively enrich how people express themselves
    and share information. The company's technology is shipping on more
    than 125 million devices worldwide and has more than 240 employees
    based in its European, Asian and U.S. offices. Customers include Palm,
    Motorola, Samsung, Sharp, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic and Nokia. For more
    information visit www.picsel.com

    Michael Matthews

    Since February 2003, Matthews has worked at Amdocs Management
    Limited as their Chief Marketing Officer. He has over twenty-five
    years experience across a broad spectrum of technology disciplines -
    he was an early investor, strategist and operating executive at Groove
    Networks, now acquired by Microsoft, as well as an executive vice
    president at Platinum Technology Inc., which has since been acquired
    by Computer Associates International Inc. Formerly based in Australia,
    Matthews held various sales and marketing positions at NCR
    Corporation, Digital Equipment Corp. and Sterling Software Inc. He
    holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Queensland
    (Australia).

    Imran Khand

    Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

    A graduate in Computer Science from Paisley University, Imran has
    already enjoyed a distinguished career. Prior to co-founding Picsel in
    1998, Imran established two other highly successful technology
    companies, among them one of Scotland's leading e-business solutions
    providers. Before that, he led a Scottish Government initiative for
    the development and training of young people and was actively involved
    in a number of other government and community joint ventures. His
    extensive experience of raising funds for the development of these
    businesses has proved invaluable to Picsel.