Noetix Appoints Lee Roberts to its Board of Directors; Roberts to Bring a Fresh Perspective to Sales, Marketing and International Growth

Business Wire, Nov 12, 2002

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BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002

Noetix(R) Corp., a global infrastructure software provider that unlocks corporate data and empowers decision-makers to answer their own business questions, today announced the appointment of Lee Roberts to its board of directors. Roberts is the CEO and Chairman of FileNET (Nasdaq:FILE), a worldwide leader in enterprise content management.

"Lee Robert's operational and sales experience in enterprise software will be of tremendous value to Noetix as we hone our strategy," said Paul Song, Noetix CEO. "Under Lee's leadership, FileNET has been able to weather the economic storm of the past 18 months better than most enterprise software companies. His experience will ensure that Noetix has the right strategy as we grow to the next level."

Noetix will benefit from Roberts' experience in growing an enterprise software company and expanding internationally, particularly with his accomplishments at leveraging FileNET's extensive customer base, global marketing presence and vast research and development resources. His many contributions to FileNET include the globalization of its sales, marketing and support organizations to expand the company's presence in more than 92 countries.

"Noetix is the first private company board on which I have served, and I look forward to the contribution I can make out of this unique and exciting opportunity," said Lee Roberts. "Noetix technology helps companies realize concrete ROI from investments in enterprise applications such as Oracle, Siebel and PeopleSoft through better information access. In today's economic climate, reducing costs and improving decision-making can be the difference between success and failure. Noetix is well positioned to help companies meet that challenge."

Roberts brings over 25 years experience at IBM in a variety of sales, marketing, product management and general management roles, giving him the insight to assist Noetix in the many facets of its business and guide the team to organizational success.

About Noetix

Noetix provides global infrastructure software to unlock corporate data, enabling companies to manage the secure distribution of business data across the wired and wireless Internet. Corporations using the Noetix solution can automatically map complex, fragmented data and translate it into understandable business terms. Noetix technology is easy to implement, works with existing tools and is extensible due to its open architecture. Noetix has more than 1,000 customers including Motorola, Starbucks, Toshiba, Tupperware and Visa. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., with international operations based in London. For more information about Noetix, visit their Web site at www.noetix.com or call toll free at 866-4NOETIX.

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