Attachmate Names David Bennett Vice President of Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Bennett to Head International Sales and Marketing Activities

Business Wire, March 20, 2000

Business Editors, High-Tech Writers

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000

Attachmate Corporation announced today the appointment of David Bennett as vice president of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Bennett will manage all sales and marketing business efforts in these regions, and will be based equally out of Corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Washington and the Attachmate(R) London office.

Bennett brings 20 years of international business experience to his new position. In his most recent position, Bennett moved to the US from his London home to be the vice president of corporate strategy for FileNET, based out of Kirkland, Washington. His unique perspective from living abroad and a career made from world travel makes his global view of business a great asset to Attachmate.

"My goal is to lead Attachmate's continuing expansion into the international business arena," says Bennett. "Attachmate has a very compelling product story, and is a leading player in the web-based host access market. My experience and global perspective is a great complement to Attachmate's focus and direction."

"International markets represent a huge growth opportunity," commented Chris Buckingham, Attachmate's senior vice president of sales and marketing. "With David's extensive international sales and marketing experience, Attachmate is well positioned to achieve its growth plans in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East."

About Attachmate (www.attachmate.com)

Attachmate Corporation accelerates business advantage by extending the reach of enterprise information. The company's e-Vantage(TM) products provide access to mainframes, AS/400(R), VAX(R), and UNIX(R) systems with centrally managed Java(TM), ActiveX(R), HTML, and Windows(R) clients or with custom e-business applications. For 18 years, Attachmate has solved business problems for 12 million users worldwide. With 80 offices in 30 countries, Attachmate's global infrastructure provides products, consulting services, support, and strategic partnerships worldwide. Attachmate was named 1999's Best Large Company to Work For in Washington by Washington CEO Magazine. For more information about Attachmate solutions, contact Attachmate worldwide headquarters in Bellevue, Washington at 425/644-4010 or www.attachmate.com.

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