October 2005

Data Solutions welcomes Ron Beinvenue to the board of Directors:

Mr. Bienvenu has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of HALO Technology Holdings Inc. since August 4, 2004. Since his arrival he has guided the company through the acquisition of seven companies and has raised over $75 million in funding. He is also a founder and Managing Partner of ISIS Capital Management, LLC ('ISIS'), an investment firm specializing in active investment strategies and strategic transactions in information technology and other sectors. Prior to ISIS, Mr. Bienvenu founded Strategic Software Holdings, LLC (‘SSH'), a successful investment vehicle that initiated a takeover attempt of Mercator Software, Inc., and invested in other public and private enterprise software companies. Prior to SSH, Mr. Bienvenu served as President of Software at divine, Inc. ('divine') a publicly traded software company. During his tenure at divine, Mr. Bienvenu led the planning, acquisition and consolidation of over thirty companies, including five public companies. Prior to divine, Mr. Bienvenu served as Chief Executive Officer and President of SageMaker, Inc. ('SageMaker'), a provider of digital asset management solutions for Global 2000 companies that he founded in 1992. Under his guidance, SageMaker raised more than $33 million in venture capital funding and acquired several technology companies in the U.S. and Europe. SageMaker was sold to divine, Inc. in early 2001. Mr. Bienvenu's previous industry experience includes the founding of a successful electronic publishing company and sale to a major publisher in 1991.

"It is an honor to add someone of Ron’s caliber to the Data Solutions Board of Directors.”
Don Ruiz, COO

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