eRoom Technology Names David Hartzband to Position of Chief Technology Officer

Business Wire, July 29, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2002

Industry Visionary Brings Wealth of Experience in

Collaborative Systems and Architectures to Key Executive Role

eRoom Technology, Inc., a leading provider of products and services for extended enterprise collaboration, announced today that it has named David Hartzband to the position of chief technology officer (CTO). As CTO, Hartzband is responsible for managing all aspects of the company's technology strategy, including high-level architecture planning, platform strategies and third-party integration efforts. His wealth of experience in collaborative software and architectures is complemented by decades of management experience and a history of creative problem-solving, further strengthening an executive team that counts more than 700 of the world's largest companies as its customers. Hartzband succeeds Pito Salas in the position of CTO. Salas remains an advisor to the company and a member of eRoom's board of directors.

"As an avid eRoom Technology user, David not only brings extensive experience to the CTO position, but also an intimate understanding of the eRoom solution and its role within the enterprise," said Jeffrey Beir, president and chief executive officer for eRoom Technology, Inc. "He speaks the language of our customers; of our development teams; and of our business; making him the perfect choice for the CTO position."

Prior to joining eRoom Technology, Hartzband held the position of CTO for Agile Software. He has extensive experience in structured and unstructured collaboration, product lifecycle management, as well as managing complex product architectures and design and development programs. A natural leader and innovator, Hartzband is the author of numerous technical reports and journal articles on artificial intelligence (AI), mathematics, concurrent engineering and cultural anthropology issues.

Hartzband earned a bachelor of science in Philosophy from Syracuse University, a master of science in Ecology from Ohio University and a doctor of science in Mathematics from Universitat Hamburg in the Federal Republic of Germany. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds several patents for AI-based product designs.

About eRoom Technology

eRoom Technology is a leading provider of extended enterprise collaboration software and services which enable organizations to work more closely with their customers, suppliers, and business partners. The eRoom(R) digital workplace brings together the work, the tools and the team, enabling organizations to manage the collaborative activities that support their complex and rapidly-changing business projects and processes. Customers use eRoom digital workplaces to help get products to market faster, drive down production costs, enhance customer relationships, and improve the work products that drive their businesses. The eRoom solution is used by more than 700 companies, including, Airbus, A.T. Kearney, Aventis Pharmaceutical, BIC, Bausch & Lomb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Compaq, Deloitte Consulting, EDS, Flextronics, Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard, Ketchum, Mercer Consulting, Pharmacia, Pfizer, Siemens, Solectron, and Sony. More information about eRoom Technology and its product offerings can be found at www.eroom.com.

Editor's Note: eRoom is a registered trademark of eRoom Technology, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.