FORMER VERISIGN EMEA CHIEF INVESTS IN LOTARIS™

03/01/2008

François Stieger, the former CEO of VeriSign EMEA, has joined Lotaris™ as a Director and Shareholder. Mr. Stieger is one of the leading security technology executives in Europe, and brings considerable experience and knowledge to the Lotaris™ Board of Directors.

In addition to his investment in Lotaris™, François Stieger leads Intentional Software's international group as CEO. Immediately prior to joining Intentional Software, Stieger was Senior Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa for VeriSign, the leading provider of critical infrastructure security services for the Internet and telecommunication markets. He held this post since April 2003, and was responsible for VeriSign's business throughout that region. Prior to joining Versign, Stieger was a partner of Amadeus Capital, a leading European venture capital firm, based in London. In 1996, Stieger established Broadvision's European operations. Under his management through mid 2001, these operations grew to more than 400 employees and US$ 400 million annual revenues. He was also personally involved in Broadvision's very successful initial public offering on NASDAQ in June 1996, and its public offering on the Neuer Markt in Frankfurt in November 1999. On a larger scale from 1987- 1992, as Vice President, Stieger established and managed operations of Oracle Corporation for Southern and Central Europe. He is a graduate of Strasbourg's Institute of Technology.

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