Agilera Names Shaun P. Gilmore CEO and Aligns Resources for Continued Growth.

Business Editors

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003

Agilera today announced that Shaun P. Gilmore has been named CEO, initiating another strong move to deliver on Agilera's strategic business plan for continued growth. Led by an experienced management team and Board, Agilera provides a compelling combination of technical, professional and application management support services to a wide range of businesses. Agilera will draw upon Gilmore's 20 years of experience in the communications and technology sectors, to take the business to the next level of growth.

Gilmore is a highly qualified senior executive with a strong track record of achieving results in services and solutions-based companies. Most recently, Gilmore was Executive Vice President - Global Business Accounts at Qwest, where he oversaw Qwest's Fortune 1000, State and Federal Government, Managed Solutions, ASP and hosting businesses.

"I'm delighted to join the Agilera team," said Gilmore. "Agilera is a stable, healthy company poised for continued growth throughout 2003 and beyond. With our expanded ERP and messaging product portfolio, we will continue to provide high-quality IT applications management services for our established clients and plan to grow the base with sales and marketing initiatives that drive new client acquisition." Acknowledging the contributions of former CEO & President, Rob S. Unger, Gilmore will build on Agilera's established position as a marketplace leader.

"Through continued focus and alignment of Agilera's resources, we remain committed to our customers, partners and ISVs as we work toward achieving industry leadership in customer satisfaction and growth," concluded Gilmore.

About Agilera

Agilera, Inc. is a full-service, enterprise Application Service Provider (ASP) that delivers high-quality, value-priced application management and technology services to businesses in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, retail, business services and telecommunications. Agilera's economies of skill, scale and speed provide businesses the freedom to concentrate on their core capabilities while achieving quicker time-to-benefit with new application functionality and new releases, faster return on investment, reduced costs, and a lower overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Agilera Inc. began responding to the needs of business in 1996. Backed by a solid team of investors, including NTT/Verio, Centennial Ventures, CIBER, Inc., Wachovia Capital and Providence Equity, Agilera Inc. has successfully weathered the consolidation of start-ups and niche players, to become one of the most stable ASPs in business today. Agilera's Web site is www.agilera.com.