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Interface21 Expands Executive Team

Newly Appointed Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Worldwide Sales Bring Impressive Track Records and Proven Expertise to Enterprise Open Source Leader
SAN MATEO, Calif.—October 1, 2007—Interface21, a leading provider of trusted open source software for building and deploying mission-critical enterprise applications, today announced the appointments of Phil Bradley as vice president of worldwide sales and Mitch Ferguson as vice president of business development. In their new roles, Bradley and Ferguson will be responsible for accelerating global sales and strategic partnerships in order to meet the growing enterprise demand for Spring Portfolio products and services.

Phil Bradley joins Interface21 after successful tenures at GroundWork Open Source, Documentum and Inktomi. With more than 20 years of sales and management experience, Bradley has established a solid track record of designing effective sales strategies and building high impact sales teams. Most recently at GroundWork, he successfully touted the benefits of the open source model, growing revenue by 200 percent and subscription sales by 400 percent annually. At Interface21, Bradley will focus on driving worldwide sales and the expansion of Interface21’s expert support, training and consulting services.

“At GroundWork, I witnessed the growing presence of open source as a serious enterprise contender,” said Bradley. “Interface21 has been tremendously successful in fueling open source innovation and adoption in the enterprise Java arena, and I look forward to working with the executive team to capitalize on the ubiquity of Spring and achieve the company’s next phase of growth.”

Mitch Ferguson brings extensive experience in managing domestic and international business development and operations at pedigree companies such as Arbor Software and Vitria. Prior to joining Interface21, Ferguson served as senior vice president, field operations at 3VR Security, where he spearheaded the company’s direct sales and channel strategies and grew sales by 180 percent in his first year. As vice president of business development, Ferguson will be responsible for increasing market penetration of the Spring Portfolio and related services through the formation and expansion of strategic relationships.

“In joining the Interface21 executive team, I saw a rare opportunity to work with a company that has a truly innovative technology vision, an incredible level of adoption, an established reputation for excellence and a level of professionalism that allows them to build trusted relationships within the enterprise,” said Ferguson. “Interface21 is well positioned to expand its global footprint, and I am excited to play a central role in refining the company’s business development strategies and expanding its strategic partnerships.”

“Phil and Mitch bring seasoned experience and a rare mix of exceptionally strong business sense, operational excellence and leadership that is an ideal fit for Interface21, particularly at this stage of the company’s growth,” said Rod Johnson, CEO of Interface21. “We believe these appointments represent key additions to a talented executive team, and we are confident that Phil and Mitch will be invaluable as we expand our presence in the enterprise and scale to meet the needs of our growing developer and customer base.”

About Interface21
Interface21 is a leading provider of trusted open source software for mission-critical enterprise applications. Interface21 created and sustains the development of the Spring Framework, the leading Java™ and Java EE™ application framework. Through the Spring family of products, Interface21 has helped hundreds of organizations, including some of the world’s largest financial institutions and public sector clients, build and deploy mission-critical applications that boost developer productivity and increase enterprise ROI. For more information, please

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