Opalis Names New Veteran Executives to Manage Worldwide Sales and Strategic Alliances; Leading Provider of Automation Software for IT Operational Processes Poised for Growth in U.S. and Europe with Addition of Key Executives

Opalis Software, Inc., the expert provider of enterprise
software used to integrate and automate operational processes and
achieve an automated data center, today announced the appointment of
two key veteran executives in sales and strategic alliances, as it
continues to grow and expand into new markets worldwide.
Thomas Siegel has joined the company's executive team as vice
president of worldwide sales. He brings to his role at Opalis two
decades of experience in enterprise and channel software sales, as
well as extensive experience in sales operations management in the
United States and throughout Europe. Most recently, Mr. Siegel was
vice president of global sales for Espial Inc., a leading provider of
embedded software solutions to the IPTV industry. During his time at
Espial, he restructured and rebuilt the sales organization, increased
software revenues by over 300 percent, and developed strategic
partnerships with Siemens, Motorola, and Sumitomo Electric.
Opalis also named Harry France as director of strategic
relationships. Mr. France brings 25 years of sales and marketing
experience to the company. He joined Opalis from Mercury Interactive
where he managed the Canadian region and achieved revenue growth of
60% annually for over six years. Prior to that, he was vice president
of Canadian sales for Merant Canada, the country manager at Lawson
Software, and the director of business development at BCE Emergis.
"Opalis is attracting top-notch talent at an exciting point in the
company's history," said Scott Broder, CEO of Opalis. "Both Tom and
Harry are industry veterans, and are joining Opalis at a time when
we're poised to further our success and growth in IT process
automation. We'll benefit tremendously from their backgrounds in
building successful sales organizations and developing strategic
partnerships on a global level."

About Opalis Software, Inc.

Opalis Software, Inc., is the expert provider of enterprise
software used to integrate and automate routine IT operational
processes and achieve an automated data center by integrating diverse
systems management tools and by rapidly orchestrating operational
processes to reduce the risks and delays associated with human
intervention. With Opalis, companies can connect disparate
environments and automate processes in a way that's simple, fast, and
effective, resulting in lower operational costs and improved
performance and availability. Opalis offers the most comprehensive set
of integration points and "out of the box" automation, integrating any
system, process, or application and standardizing them into ITIL best
practices.
Currently, more than 550 global companies, including Toyota,
Woolworths, Johnson & Johnson, British Telecom, and the Bank of New
York, rely on Opalis to integrate and automate operational processes.
Opalis, founded in 1999, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario,
Canada, and has strategic industry partnerships with BMC, Microsoft,
EMC, HP, IBM, Cognos, CA, VMware, NetIQ, Symantec, and Micromuse. For
more information, please visit www.opalis.com.