Camstar Expands Marketing and Sales Team

Business Wire, May 17, 2004

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2004

Camstar Systems Inc., a leading provider of enterprise manufacturing performance management systems for life sciences, semiconductor, electronics and other global industrial manufacturers, announced today the addition of two senior managers to its marketing and sales team. Mark Gonia will join the team as senior director of sales for electronics and semiconductor markets, and Manash Chakraborty will serve as Camstar's senior director of business development.

"Mark and Manash have proven track records for growing companies that sell to the manufacturing industry," said Dave Cone, president and CEO of Camstar. "We believe they will help position Camstar well to meet the growing demand for manufacturing technology."

Gonia has more than 26 years of experience working for high technology companies. Prior to joining Camstar, Gonia worked at Promis Systems Corporation, most recently in the Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) space. He has held various positions at Promis Systems, including vice president of sales for the Americas before and after the company merged with PRI Automation. He helped to grow Promis Systems from less than $1 million in revenues to a $38-million division of PRI Automation. Gonia holds a Bachelors of Science from Gonzaga University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Chakraborty has more than 16 years of experience in marketing, sales consulting, business development and partner management in enterprise applications for the manufacturing industry. Prior to joining Camstar, Chakraborty was senior director of industry marketing at NexPrise. There he was one of the early members of the team responsible for building the company from initial funding to a 120-person organization, serving more than 30 Fortune 500 customers. Prior to joining NexPrise, Chakraborty pursued new markets and opportunities in Europe and Asia-Pacific in his role as Tecnomatix's director of global business development. Chakraborty also has held key industry marketing and business development roles at Valisys Corporation (later acquired by Tecnomatix) and IBM - Europe. Chakraborty earned a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from BITS in Mesra, India, and a Masters of Science in Operations Research from the Florida Institute of Technology. Additionally, he holds a Masters of Business Administration from IIT in Kharagpur, India.

About Camstar Systems, Inc.

Camstar is a leading provider of enterprise manufacturing execution and quality management systems for life sciences, semiconductor, electronics and other global industrial manufacturers. Camstar's InSite product manages, monitors and synchronizes manufacturing activities across globally distributed plants, and integrates them in real-time with core business processes. The system enables customers to respond rapidly to changing demand, optimize the use of production assets, and quickly ramp the production of new products. More than 100 leading companies, including IBM, Corning, Kodak, Hitachi, Johnson & Johnson, Nortel, ZOLL Medical and Zeiss Meditec rely on Camstar as a trusted software partner.

For more information about Camstar and its InSite product solution, call 1-408-559-5700 or 1-800-237-2841 or visit www.camstar.com.