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Norkom Appoints David Dixon Managing Director of Global Solutions


    Norkom Technologies today announced that David Dixon has joined
    the company as Managing Director for Global Solutions. A pioneer in
    applying professional risk management disciplines to combating fraud
    in financial institutions, Dixon will lead Norkom´s development and
    delivery of solutions that enable banks to deal with sophisticated
    fraud attacks that can strike at several levels of the bank and
    originate from multiple sources and regions.

    Dixon joins Norkom after a year as Director of Fraud and AML
    Solutions in BearingPoint´s financial services practice. Before that
    he spent ten years at Bank of Montreal, where he established and ran
    the bank´s Fraud Containment Strategies Group. He also played a key
    role in developing and implementing the program that helped the bank
    fulfill its Basel II operational risk requirements. Prior to his
    tenure at Bank of Montreal, he spent three years with the global risk
    management practice at Ernst and Young.

    "Financial institutions are facing a number of challenges in fraud
    and risk management," Dixon remarked. "We are now seeing global fraud,
    directed by organized crime groups, that has resulted in attacks at
    levels that we have never seen before. To combat this onslaught,
    managers have to be armed with correct and timely information and have
    the capability of reacting swiftly."

    Dixon will work with customers throughout Norkom´s global base of
    Tier One banks and financial institutions, assisting in the ongoing
    evolution of fraud and risk management strategies. He also anticipates
    extensive involvement with Norkom´s engineers and product development
    teams to ensure that the company´s technologies remain aligned with
    clients´ evolving business requirements.

    "We´re very happy that David has joined Norkom," said Norkom´s CEO
    Paul Kerley. "He is well known to many of our clients around the world
    and is recognized for his expertise in managing risk and combating
    fraud. He is a welcome addition to our already strong team of experts
    who are developing the next generation of strategies and programs that
    will enable banks to operate efficiently and safely in today´s global
    economy while remaining in compliance with all applicable laws and
    regulations."

    Dixon holds a bachelor´s degree in economics from Laurentian
    University and a master´s degree in economics and organizational
    development from McMaster University. A frequently sought speaker on
    operational risk, fraud risk management, and anti-money laundering
    strategies, his recent presentations have included:

    -- "An Enterprise Approach to Financial Crime and Compliance,"
    keynote address to Central European Financial Services Risk
    Management Session in Prague, 2007;

    -- "Fighting Financial Crime," keynote to New York Risk
    Management Session, 2006; and

    -- "Build an Infrastructure Strategy to Manage Fraud and
    Compliance Risk," address to Benelux Risk Management Session
    in Brussels, 2005.

    Dixon will be the expert speaker at the Financial Times Fraud
    Conference at Brewery Lane, London, on June 12th, 2008. For more
    information, please email events@norkom.com.

    NOTES FOR EDITORS

    Norkom Technologies

    Norkom Technologies (AIM: NORK.L, IEX: NORK.IE), with operations
    across North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region, is a
    market-leading provider of innovative financial crime and compliance
    solutions to the global financial services industry.

    Norkom enables organizations to take intelligent action, control
    defenses, and evolve strategies against financial crime. By combining
    a unique financial crime and compliance technology platform with deep
    domain expertise and extensive client experience, Norkom offers a
    comprehensive set of solutions which can be scaled and customized to
    meet clients´ current and future needs - from anti-money laundering
    and customer due diligence to enterprise investigation of all types of
    fraud.

    Serving clients in over 100 countries, including HSBC, Credit
    Agricole, Fortis, Rabobank, Standard Chartered Bank, Washington Mutual
    and Western Union, Norkom has a solid track record of reducing
    financial losses, protecting users´ reputations, improving operational
    efficiencies, and lowering the total cost of ownership of information
    technology.