direct/ Appear Networks (SE) - Appear Appoints New Senior Account Manager and New Sales Manager to Help Drive Company´s Growth

Stockholm, February 21, 2007 - Appear, a leading provider of enterprise mobility software, today announced that it has named Ian Matthews, Senior Account Manager and Tom de Wit, Sales Manager, as part of a planned growth strategy of its sales team. Both Matthews and de Wit report to Tim Carter, EMEA Sales Director at Appear.

Matthews brings more than 28 years of IT sales experience to Appear, most recently as the top-performing enterprise mobility sales professional at iAnywhere. Previously, Matthews held key sales positions at several companies including IBM and Sterling Software. Matthews is based in Oxford, England.

Based in the Netherlands, de Wit joins Appear with over 25 years of sales experience. Having worked most recently as Sales Director at SeeBeyond (which was acquired by Sun Microsystems), de Wit brings with him a proven track record in driving enterprise sales in the Netherlands. Prior to his work at SeeBeyond, de Wit held senior sales roles at Platinum Technology and CompuWare.

"We are pleased to welcome both Ian and Tom on board. Increasing the strength of our sales management team will enable Appear to capitalize on the growing number of opportunities for enterprise mobility solutions in Europe," commented Carter. "Looking ahead, we are well-positioned to continue our positive momentum while still providing a high level of support to our partners, clients and prospective clients."

About Appear: Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services. Using situational information (context), the AppearIQ suite of products transforms ordinary wireless data networks into rich multimedia channels that deliver information, voice, video and messages to mobile computer users. By collecting and sharing context, Appear´s solutions eliminate information overload and ensure users have exactly the information they need, when and where they need it. With Appear software, devices and applications react in real-time to users´ changing needs. Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has an extensive partner network including industry leaders Cisco and Intel who along with vertical market specialists work to deliver innovative, end-to-end wireless and mobile solutions. The company is privately held with offices in Europe, North America and South America. For further information please visit
www.appearnetworks.com

Press Contact:
Mia Falgard, +46 8 545 91 370
mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com


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