Actix Names Richard L. Evans as Head of U.S. Operations.

RESTON, Va. -- Actix, the global leader in Wireless Performance Engineering solutions, announced that Richard L. Evans has been named General Manager for the company's operations in the United States. Rich Evans has more than 20 years of experience in leading businesses involved in new technologies, and in increasing sales of complex software and consulting services. As GM, Evans will oversee Actix' customer relationships, which include most U.S. wireless operators and network infrastructure vendors. Actix products are used by wireless operators to reduce operational costs, troubleshoot network and service issues, and accelerate rollouts of new technologies and services.

"Rich Evans has the combination of operational leadership experience and technical and market knowledge that Actix requires in its role as the dominant provider of performance engineering solutions in the U.S. and globally," said Actix CEO Dave Wilkinson. "Rich is a well known and widely respected person within the industry, and Actix is very pleased to have him on board."

Previously, Rich Evans was head of the Americas operations for Openet Telecom, which specializes in helping network operators to implement, manage, and bill for new wireless services. Evans re-started the company's North American office, increased sales to $25M over two years and positioned Openet as the top wireless mediation software provider in the U.S. Prior to Openet, Evans was vice president of worldwide sales and operations for Vibrant Solutions, which provides software and services to help carriers and enterprises control their telecom costs. Evans has also held senior management and sales positions with Portal Software, CSC's Communications Industry Services Division, Itronix, Itron, and Melard Technologies.

Founded in 1991 and headquartered in London, UK, Actix is the international market-leader in wireless performance engineering software. Today ninety percent of 3G operators worldwide--200 operators in total--use Actix software to optimize their existing networks, rollout and troubleshoot new networks and technologies, and generate new revenue from emerging services.

About Actix

A privately held company founded in 1991, Actix is the international market-leader in Wireless Performance Engineering software. Actix solutions address two of the biggest issues facing wireless operators today: the need to squeeze more out of their existing network investments and the race to generate significant new revenue from wireless data services.

Actix Intelligent Performance Engineering solutions enable wireless operators and manufacturers to optimize network performance, enhance service quality and gain detailed awareness of the customer experience. The company's vendor-independent solutions analyze data from all major wireless vendors and technologies, from 2G to 3G.

Applications include: network performance troubleshooting, verification of customer-perceived service quality; competitive analysis and accelerated new-technology rollout.

Over 5,000 engineers from more than 200 operators globally - including Verizon, Orange, Vodafone, Hutchinson 3G and T-Mobile - depend upon Actix software everyday to improve their wireless operations. Actix has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Hong Kong, Japan and China. For more information, see www.actix.com.