QuestLink Technology Names Former pcOrder Software Architect as Director Of IT; Designer of Revolutionary Data Development Tools Now Heads QuestLink.com IT Department

Business Wire, June 21, 1999

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999--

QuestLink Technology, Inc., the world's largest online resource of technical information for electronic engineering, has named Steven M. List director of information technology.

List will be responsible for Web and database development for system operations. List will work in the company's Austin, Texas office.

"We are thrilled to have Steven List on board to head up our IT department," Dr. Steve Crowl, chief information officer and vice president of information technology from QuestLink.com. "Having held management positions in several 'dot-com' companies, Steven is familiar with the challenges associated with doing business online. His technical expertise in developing Web-based applications will be invaluable in helping QuestLink.com evolve to encompass new functionality as we strive to better serve the electronic engineering community."

Prior to joining QuestLink, List was senior software architect at pcOrder.com, an Austin, Texas-based e-commerce vendor for the PC distribution channel. There he developed a data mining/warehousing system for analysis of utilization data and designed and led the implementation of a revolutionary data development tool for the pcOrder data development lab.

Before pcOrder.com, List was vice president of software development at Digital Chef, Inc. in Cupertino, Calif. His responsibilities included leading the design and implementation teams, establishing procedures and processes for source code control, and staff development.

About QuestLink Technology, Inc.

QuestLink Technology was founded in July 1995 and has become the world's leading online provider of timely and comprehensive technical reference information and e-commerce for the electronic design engineering community. The company's Web site, QuestLink.com, is a robust, central source for locating product information, comparing specifications and making purchasing decisions for up-coming or in-progress design projects. Designed by engineers for engineers, QuestLink.com offers technical reference information, design tools and software and product samples in a fully searchable, easy to use format, free of charge. QuestLink currently has more than 86,000 unduplicated registered users and over 222,000 unique site visits per month. The company is privately held and has offices in Austin, Texas and San Jose, Calif.