Simba Technologies Expands OLAP Team

Market Wire, November, 2007

Simba Technologies Inc., the industry leader in both multi-dimensional and relational data connectivity solutions, announced today that Jeff Schemanske has joined the company as Director of Business Development for the company's OLAP product business.

Mr. Schemanske will assume the lead business development role at Simba to promote its OLAP product line and services, which enable Independent Software Vendors and Enterprises to develop standards-based OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO), XML for Analysis (XMLA) and MDX Query Language data connectivity solutions.

"We're extremely pleased that Jeff has joined the Simba team," said Amyn Rajan, CEO of Simba Technologies Inc. "Jeff's experience in the data industry positions him well to lead Simba's business development and channel development efforts in the OLAP space. His professionalism and customer focus will further add to Simba's steadfast commitment to delivering quality data connectivity solutions and unparalleled service and value to our customers."

Mr. Schemanske brings to Simba over ten years experience in the software and services industry, having held positions in Field Sales, Product Management, Strategic Planning and Marketing. He joins Simba from Teradata Corporation, a global leader in data warehousing and analytic technologies, where he was most recently Product Manager for Teradata's Tools and Utilities, including ODBC, JDBC and .NET.

"I am very excited to be joining the Simba Team," said Jeff Schemanske. "Simba is a leader in the MDX Query Language space alongside companies such as Microsoft and SAP. I look forward to helping other database and OLAP vendors add support for the MDX Query Language and gain connectivity to leading BI applications like Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables and Business Objects Voyager."

Mr. Schemanske holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Dayton.

About Simba Technologies Inc.

Simba Technologies Inc. ( http://www.simba.com ) is the recognized world leader in standards-based data access products, solutions and services for both relational and multi-dimensional data sources. Simba delivers data connectivity and interoperability solutions to many of the world's leading companies on various platforms, including Windows, Solaris and Linux. Simba's best-in-class products support multiple interfaces, including ODBC, JDBC, OLE DB, OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO), XML for Analysis (XMLA), ADO, ADO.NET, ADOMD, and ADOMD.NET.

Simba's software is used worldwide. Its customers include leading independent software vendors and global enterprises, like Business Objects, Descisys, Infor, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP AG.

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Contacts: Simba Technologies Inc. Jay Elliott (604) 633-0008 ext. 106 Email: media@simba.com Website: www.simba.com