NetSolve Names 3 Sales Veterans to Leadership Positions; Leading Provider of Remote IT Infrastructure Management Services Strengthens North American Sales Team

Business Wire, August 24, 2004

AUSTIN, Texas -- NetSolve, Incorporated (NASDAQ:NTSL), a leader in remote management and security of IT infrastructure, today announced a strengthening of its sales team and the following key appointments:

--David Dragonetti, former managing principal and solutions leader for advanced technologies at IBM, has joined NetSolve in the role of director and will manage NetSolve's Western Area sales team. Prior to his tenure at IBM, Dragonetti directed sales and professional services organizations at Unisys Corporation and Callisma.

--Donald Muto, NetSolve's regional sales manager for the north central region has been promoted to director, with responsibility for managing the company's Central Area sales team. Muto has over 20 years of sales management experience at industry leading companies such as Cisco Systems, Xerox, Octave Communications, Wang Laboratories and PictureTel.

--Allan Greenberg, a proven sales executive with over 20 years of experience managing sales and alliances at industry leading companies including Nortel, Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation, has joined NetSolve in the role of director, and will manage NetSolve's Eastern Area sales team.

"David, Don and Allan bring a wealth of experience to NetSolve and will lead the next phase of development of the North American field sales team," said Greg Jones, NetSolve's vice president of sales. "We believe that, with these additions to our sales team, as the market for remote IT infrastructure management services continues to expand, we will be positioned to tap into that growth."

NetSolve sells its' services through a network of global systems integrators, OEM partners and networking VARS. David Hood, NetSolve's president and CEO commented: "Our sales team's primary responsibility is to support our channel partners. With past experience working for channel partners like IBM, Cisco Systems and Compaq, David, Don and Allen have a firm understanding of how to best support our key partner's sales and services teams."

About NetSolve, Incorporated

NetSolve is a leading provider of IT infrastructure management services for the enterprise. Using dynamic tools, an "own the problem" process and top-caliber engineers, NetSolve remotely monitors, diagnoses and solves a range of critical IT infrastructure issues. Offering proven remote management solutions since 1994, NetSolve provides remote operational management to over 800 companies in over 70 countries. NetSolve: www.netsolve.com or 800-NETSOLVE.

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