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ACTIFY NAMES DAVID OPSAHL AS CEO AND CHRISTOPHER JONES AS PRESIDENTIndustry Veterans to Lead Actify to New HeightsSan Francisco, Calif - May 15, 2006 -Actify Inc., the worldwide leader in client-server design visualization and collaboration solutions for the high technology, automotive, industrial automation and discrete manufacturing industries, today named its new CEO and President. Effective immediately, David Opsahl, former Vice President of Business Development, will assume his role as CEO; Chris Jones, former Vice President of EMEA Sales, will assume his role as President. As Actify continues to grow and improve its products, the Board of Directors decided that having the right executive team to lead the way is critical. With more than two decades of experience in the manufacturing industry, Opsahl and Jones are equal to the task and are committed to seeing the company realize its full potential. "I am very excited about the possibilities Actify has before it," said David Opsahl. "The team here is truly an exceptional one, and Chris is a tremendous partner. Together, we can form a stronger, more united company that will no doubt have a profound impact on the quality of products produced and the quality of this company as a whole. The products are exciting, and are evolving in some very appealing ways. We have a great network of customers and partners, and solid backing from the investors. What more could you ask for?" Opsahl joined Actify in May 2004 as Vice President of Business Development. He came to Actify from product information management software provider Cardonet, Inc., where he was director of business development. Prior to that, he was founder and vice president of marketing and business development for Assentive Solutions, a provider of collaboration solutions for manufacturers. Christopher Kenneth Jones came to Actify in December 2005 as the new Vice President of EMEA Sales, where he immediately played a key role in expanding Actify's EMEA operations. Before joining Actify, Jones was president of Dassault's Smarteam Europe Ltd. and was responsible for the successful and profitable turnaround of Smarteam's EMEA business. About Actify Inc.Founded in 1996, Actify Inc. is a privately held, award-winning global leader of client/server CAD visualization solutions. Actify's SpinFire product line provides the lowest total cost of ownership with the highest scalability across manufacturing industries and through their supply chains. The Actify SpinFire solution is sold through authorized distributors and Value Added Resellers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Actify is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information please visit www.actify.com or call 415.227.3800. Product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. For further information please contact: pr@actify.com |