Solid names Alain Couder Chief Executive Officer

Solid Information Technology, the supplier of choice for embedded data management in devices and applications that deliver todays IP-based services for high-availability network infrastructure components, today announced that Alain Couder has been appointed President & Chief Executive Officer.

Cupertino, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2005 -- Solid Information Technology, the supplier of choice for embedded data management in devices and applications that deliver todays IP-based services for high-availability network infrastructure components, today announced that Alain Couder has been appointed President & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Couder has been an independent member of Solids board of directors since October 2002. In his new role, Couder will be responsible for all business activities worldwide and will report to the board of directors.

Solid has achieved a great deal in these challenging times for the software industry. We have created industry-leading product, closed a number of strategic customers and built a winning team. The rapid introduction of IP-based services into the telecom and networking market is creating a high-growth, high-results business opportunity for Solid. Alain will enable us to mature as an organization, build on our track record, and lead the market while maintaining our strong customer and product focus," said Jussi Harvela, former CEO. I will be continuing with the company as Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategy and will work closely with Alain focusing on opening up new markets and working with key strategic customers and partners." Mr. Harvela will also continue as an active member of the Solid board of directors.

Sam Spadafora, chairman of the board, commented, After years of solid performance and innovation, this is a natural evolution and planned completion of the executive team. Introducing Alains international operational skills with Jussis proven business development and strategic skills will take the company to the next level. We are confident that Alains experience and reputation for growing technology companies and taking them into the public markets will help the company to take a leadership position in the global market."

Couder is a successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist and business executive with more than 30 years of international management experience gained running and investing in a broad range of high technology companies. He has substantial executive experience as CEO of Confluent Software and IP Dynamics, COO for Agilent Technologies and as chairman and CEO of Packard Bell NEC and has driven major international merger and acquisition activity.

In reviewing the current situation at Solid, Couder noted, We have the people, product, blue-chip customer references, and financial strength that augurs well for the future." He added, Jussi has helped establish a focused, accomplished company that has that rare opportunity to become the data management platform of choice in the major targeted market, networking and telecom. I believe that Solid has become the leading supplier in its space and that the company will only increase its footprint over the next several years. I am looking forward to the challenge of ensuring profitable growth and the expansion of our business and maximize the value for our investors." Couders appointment is effective immediately.

About Solid

Solid Information Technology is the Global supplier of choice for embedded data management in devices that deliver IP based services like Voice over IP (VoIP), Push to Talk, Media Gateways and other high-availability network infrastructure components. Solids proven and purpose-built platform ensures that data takes care of itself throughout today's complex systems comprised of multiple devices, elements and applications. The companys unique approach combines a robust relational database management system (RDBMS) with carrier-grade availability and asynchronous data replication capabilities. Solids customers have found that using this self-managing, dependable and scalable framework to develop and manage these highly-available IP services and applications significantly improves their time to market and ensures the lowest total cost of ownership.

Established companies including EMC, Hewlett-Packard, Nortel, NEC, and Siemens, as well as innovative start-ups like Airespace, Hotsip, Sonim Technologies, and Turin Networks depend on Solid for managing the data within their sophisticated carrier-grade applications. Solid is a privately-held company with its worldwide headquarters in Cupertino, California. The company also has regional offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information visit the Solid website at www.solidtech.com.

For more information:

Collin Bruce, Solid

tel. +1 408 406 0180

email collin.bruce@solidtech.com

Heidi Groshelle, Groshelle Communications

tel. +1 415 563 1893

e-mail heidi@groshelle.com

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