Yankee Group Adds Ten New Research Analysts; Several Recent Research Additions Strengthen Company's Knowledge Base and Expertise

Business Wire, March 31, 2006

BOSTON -- Yankee Group today announced new additions to its Boston-based research team: Jill Aldort, Sharon Ballard, Mindy Blodgett, Sal Capizzi, Matthew Del Percio, Nathan Dyer, Tara Howard, Kenneth Landoline, Sandra Palumbo and Jonathan Singer. These new hires across Yankee Group's core research discipline areas reflect the company's strong commitment to research advancement and propel the company's leadership growth in the marketplace.

"We are delighted to welcome this talented group to our dynamic research teams," said Brad Hecht, Yankee Group chief research officer. "Each individual brings a unique set of skills and experience that will enhance the depth of reach and knowledge of our research staff."

Telecommunications & Wireless/Mobile:

Jill Aldort, senior analyst, focuses on the consumer services market and the development of next-generation mobile applications including mobile imaging, messaging and social networking.

Sharon Ballard, senior analyst, covers technology developments involving implementation of service and content delivery platforms as well as IMS deployments.

Sal Capizzi, senior analyst, focuses on storage systems, storage management, storage networking and virtualization technology.

Nathan Dyer, analyst, focuses on business mobile devices and platforms, SMB mobility strategies and enterprise fixed/mobile convergence.

Sandra Palumbo, senior analyst, covers managed security services, managed devices, event management and managed desktops.

Jonathan Singer, analyst, covers desktop and mobile device security.

Consumers, Media & Entertainment:

Matthew Del Percio, analyst, focuses on consumer broadband pricing and market strategies, portal strategies, content and effectiveness, and net neutrality.

Tara Howard, analyst, concentrates on cable architecture, wireless broadband access and municipal broadband.

IT Hardware, Software & Services:

Mindy Blodgett, analyst, focuses on IT and business processing, finance and accounting, and procurement.

Kenneth Landoline, senior analyst, forecasts and tracks enterprise voice telephony, multichannel contact centers, customer relationship management (CRM) and speech analytics.

NOTE TO EDITORS

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--Christina Oh, Yankee Group, 617-880-0238, coh@yankeegroup.com

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