GBTC Announces Seven New Appointments To Board of = Directors

GBTC ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF=20 DIRECTORS

BALTIMORE, MD (11/19/08) =96 The GBTC is = pleased to=20 announce that it has added seven new members to its board of=20 directors. New additions include, Greg=20 Cangialosi, President & CEO of Blue Sky Factory, Inc., Christopher Desautelle, CFO, Metastorm, Inc., = Andy=20 Jones, General Partner, Boulder Ventures, Eric=20 Orlinsky, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Paul Palmieri, President & CEO, Millennial = Media, Jim Stanker, Partner, Audit Grant Thornton = LLP, Harry=20 Thomasian Jr., Strategic Growth Markets Leader Ernst & = Young=20 LLP. Each of the new members brings extensive industry = knowledge to=20 the GBTC.

=93Throughout the years the board has been balanced by = technology,=20 biotechnology and partner organizations. Our new members have = strong ties=20 to these industries and will help us to create an even more = dynamic group=20 of leaders for the GBTC and for our local community. We are = honored=20 to have this caliber of participation amongst our board, I am = really=20 looking forward to their guidance and leadership in the coming = years,=94=20 commented Steve Kozak, Executive Director of the GBTC.

Detailed information on the new board appointments follows: =

Greg Cangialosi, President & CEO, Blue Sky Factory, = Inc., As an ambassador of email marketing and new media, = Greg=20 Cangialosi has built a reputation as a pioneer in today's online=20 landscape. He is a seasoned e-mail marketing veteran, developing = and=20 executing successful strategies for a wide and diverse client = base. In=20 addition to a focus in email marketing, he has also pioneered new = media=20 initiatives for companies including Verizon Wireless, GM/Pontiac, = and=20 Disney.

Christopher Desautelle, EVP and CFO, Metastorm, = Inc.,=20 Chris oversees Metastorm=92s financial, human resources, = information=20 technology and administrative functions. While at Metastorm, Chris = has=20 been in charge of leading the effort to raise over $60 million in = equity=20 and debt capital to fund Metastorm=92s growth. He also spearheads=20 Metastorm=92s corporate development and M&A activities, = including the=20 Company=92s acquisition of CommerceQuest (2005), Proforma = Corporation and=20 Process Competence (2007), and Spotlight Data. In addition, Chris = led the=20 Company=92s effort to file an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange = Commission for an initial public offering to raise $80 million in = May=20 2008.

Andy Jones, General Partner, Boulder Ventures, = Andy=20 has more than 21 years industry experience, including 11 years of = venture=20 capital experience and 10 years of operations experience. He = is=20 currently a Board member of Clarabridge and Everest = Software. His=20 prior boards/investments include: Cogent Communications = (NASDAQ:=20 CCOI); Entevo Corp. (sold to Bindview NASDAQ:BVEW); Interland=20 (NASDAQ:INLD); SALIX Technologies (sold to Tellabs = NASDAQ:TLAB). =20 Prior to joining Boulder Ventures in late 1998, Andy worked at = Grotech=20 Capital Group. At Grotech, he was responsible for sourcing, due = diligence=20 and deal structuring of early-stage information technology = investment=20 opportunities.

Eric Orlinsky, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Eric = is a=20 member of Saul Ewing's Business Department in the Firm's Baltimore = office.=20 He is Co-Chair of the Firm's Venture Capital/Private Equity = Practice=20 Group. His practice concentrates in general business and = securities law,=20 including business planning, venture capital investments, public = and=20 private offerings of debt and equity securities; preparing = disclosure=20 documents, mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations; purchases = and sales=20 of businesses; securities compliance; preparing employment = agreements; and=20 formation, operation, and governance of corporations, = partnerships,=20 limited liability companies, and real estate investment = trusts.

Paul Palmieri, President & CEO, Millennial = Media,=20 As Millennial Media's president and CEO, Paul is responsible for = leading=20 the company=92s growth. He is an evangelist for mobile = advertising=20 opportunities for brands, and for the evolution of mobile media = business=20 models. A well-known pioneer and industry leader in the = global=20 mobile entertainment and data marketplace, Paul led many = groundbreaking=20 efforts while at Verizon Wireless. His leadership resulted = in new=20 and successful business models and sub-economies that have led to = rapid=20 growth in mobile media.
Jim Stanker, Partner, Audit, = Grant=20 Thornton LLP, Jim has been an audit partner with Grant Thornton = LLP since=20 2000 and is one of the leaders of Grant Thornton=92s Mid-Atlantic = Technology=20 Industry Practice. He has more than 20 years experience serving = technology=20 and software companies with private placement offerings, initial = public=20 and secondary offerings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. = He is one=20 of the Firm=92s experts on public company = issues.

Harry Thomasian Jr., Strategic Growth Markets Leader, = Ernst=20 & Young LLP, Harry is a Partner in our Assurance and = Advisory=20 Business Services Practice in Baltimore with over twenty years of=20 experience. He began his career in 1986 in Ernst & Young=92s = Charlotte,=20 North Carolina office before transferring to the San Jose, = California=20 office in 1999 and was admitted to the partnership in 2001. Harry = has=20 served companies around the globe =96 with emphasis in the = manufacturing and=20 technology industries.

About the GBTC (www.gbtechcouncil.org)
The=20 Greater Baltimore Technology Council is devoted to one goal: = growing the=20 region=92s technology community. The GBTC asks technology = companies what=20 they need to grow and stimulates this growth by providing = innovative=20 programming where organizations meet, learn, and do business. = Finally, the=20 GBTC celebrates the community=92s successes, spreading the word = that=20 technology businesses thrive in the Greater Baltimore region.

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Nov 19, 2008 11:01 PM GBTC Announces Seven New = Appointments=20 To Board of Directors GBTC ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF=20 DIRECTORS BALTIMORE, MD (11/19/08) =96 The GBTC is = pleased to=20 announce that it has added seven new members to its board of=20 directors. New additions include, Greg=20 Cangialosi, President & CEO of Blue Sky Factory, Inc., Christopher Desautelle, CFO, Metastorm, Inc., = Andy=20 Jones, General Partner, Boulder Ventures, Eric=20 Orlinsky, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Paul Palmieri, President & CEO, Millennial = Media, Jim Stanker, Partner, Audit Grant Thornton = LLP, Harry=20 Thomasian Jr., Strategic Growth Markets Leader Ernst & = Young=20 LLP. Each of the new members brings extensive industry = knowledge to=20 the GBTC. =93Throughout the years the board has been balanced by = technology,=20 biotechnology and partner organizations. Our new members have = strong ties=20 to these industries and will help us to create an even more = dynamic group=20 of leaders for the GBTC and for our local community. We are = honored=20 to have this caliber of participation amongst our board, I am = really=20 looking forward to their guidance and leadership in the coming = years,=94=20 commented Steve Kozak, Executive Director of the GBTC. Detailed information on the new board appointments follows: = Greg Cangialosi, President & CEO, Blue Sky Factory, = Inc., As an ambassador of email marketing and new media, = Greg=20 Cangialosi has built a reputation as a pioneer in today's online=20 landscape. He is a seasoned e-mail marketing veteran, developing = and=20 executing successful strategies for a wide and diverse client = base. In=20 addition to a focus in email marketing, he has also pioneered new = media=20 initiatives for companies including Verizon Wireless, GM/Pontiac, = and=20 Disney. Christopher Desautelle, EVP and CFO, Metastorm, = Inc.,=20 Chris oversees Metastorm=92s financial, human resources, = information=20 technology and administrative functions. While at Metastorm, Chris = has=20 been in charge of leading the effort to raise over $60 million in = equity=20 and debt capital to fund Metastorm=92s growth. He also spearheads=20 Metastorm=92s corporate development and M&A activities, = including the=20 Company=92s acquisition of CommerceQuest (2005), Proforma = Corporation and=20 Process Competence (2007), and Spotlight Data. In addition, Chris = led the=20 Company=92s effort to file an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange = Commission for an initial public offering to raise $80 million in = May=20 2008. Andy Jones, General Partner, Boulder Ventures, = Andy=20 has more than 21 years industry experience, including 11 years of = venture=20 capital experience and 10 years of operations experience. He = is=20 currently a Board member of Clarabridge and Everest = Software. His=20 prior boards/investments include: Cogent Communications = (NASDAQ:=20 CCOI); Entevo Corp. (sold to Bindview NASDAQ:BVEW); Interland=20 (NASDAQ:INLD); SALIX Technologies (sold to Tellabs = NASDAQ:TLAB). =20 Prior to joining Boulder Ventures in late 1998, Andy worked at = Grotech=20 Capital Group. At Grotech, he was responsible for sourcing, due = diligence=20 and deal structuring of early-stage information technology = investment=20 opportunities. Eric Orlinsky, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Eric = is a=20 member of Saul Ewing's Business Department in the Firm's Baltimore = office.=20 He is Co-Chair of the Firm's Venture Capital/Private Equity = Practice=20 Group. His practice concentrates in general business and = securities law,=20 including business planning, venture capital investments, public = and=20 private offerings of debt and equity securities; preparing = disclosure=20 documents, mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations; purchases = and sales=20 of businesses; securities compliance; preparing employment = agreements; and=20 formation, operation, and governance of corporations, = partnerships,=20 limited liability companies, and real estate investment = trusts. Paul Palmieri, President & CEO, Millennial = Media,=20 As Millennial Media's president and CEO, Paul is responsible for = leading=20 the company=92s growth. He is an evangelist for mobile = advertising=20 opportunities for brands, and for the evolution of mobile media = business=20 models. A well-known pioneer and industry leader in the = global=20 mobile entertainment and data marketplace, Paul led many = groundbreaking=20 efforts while at Verizon Wireless. His leadership resulted = in new=20 and successful business models and sub-economies that have led to = rapid=20 growth in mobile media. Jim Stanker, Partner, Audit, = Grant=20 Thornton LLP, Jim has been an audit partner with Grant Thornton = LLP since=20 2000 and is one of the leaders of Grant Thornton=92s Mid-Atlantic = Technology=20 Industry Practice. He has more than 20 years experience serving = technology=20 and software companies with private placement offerings, initial = public=20 and secondary offerings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. = He is one=20 of the Firm=92s experts on public company = issues. Harry Thomasian Jr., Strategic Growth Markets Leader, = Ernst=20 & Young LLP, Harry is a Partner in our Assurance and = Advisory=20 Business Services Practice in Baltimore with over twenty years of=20 experience. He began his career in 1986 in Ernst & Young=92s = Charlotte,=20 North Carolina office before transferring to the San Jose, = California=20 office in 1999 and was admitted to the partnership in 2001. Harry = has=20 served companies around the globe =96 with emphasis in the = manufacturing and=20 technology industries. About the GBTC (www.gbtechcouncil.org) The=20 Greater Baltimore Technology Council is devoted to one goal: = growing the=20 region=92s technology community. The GBTC asks technology = companies what=20 they need to grow and stimulates this growth by providing = innovative=20 programming where organizations meet, learn, and do business. = Finally, the=20 GBTC celebrates the community=92s successes, spreading the word = that=20 technology businesses thrive in the Greater Baltimore region. # # #
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