Centra Software CEO Leon Navickas Recognized as Technology Business Leader by New England Business and Technology Association; Leon Navickas Named Finalist in Awards Program.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003

Centra Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRA), a leading provider of application software and services for real-time enterprise collaboration (RTEC), today announced that Leon Navickas, chairman and CEO, has been named a finalist for the New England Business and Technology Awards.

In 1995, Navickas left Lotus Corporation, where he ran the advanced research and development division for Lotus Notes Groupware, and established Centra Software with the goal of taking collaboration in an entirely new direction with real-time human interaction over the Internet. Navickas realized that the Internet held a powerful and untapped potential in bringing business collaboration to a new frontier of communication.

Since shipping its first product in 1997, Centra has built an impressive customer list of more than 1,200 companies, government agencies, and universities worldwide. Centra provided the first real-time, online collaboration product to be used by Fortune 500 companies. Under Navickas' leadership, Centra succeeded in going public in February 2000 and continues to expand, helping organizations leverage the power of real-time Web collaboration to drive greater productivity, lower costs and accelerate key business processes across the enterprise.

The New England Business and Technology Awards program recognizes New England business and technology leaders who have made significant strides in the development, deployment or utilization of information and Internet technology in business, academia or the public sector. "Chosen from large and small businesses across all industries, these 20 finalists are all innovators who are successfully advancing the reality - and the benefits - of the 'technology-enabled business,'" said New England Business and Technology Association president Tom Hopcroft.

The finalists for the Awards were selected by a committee made up of association staff and senior members, as well as technology and business media and analyst experts. The finalists were announced Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at the New England Business and Technology Association's Technology-Enabled Business Summit event at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. The 10 2003 New England Business and Technology Award winners will be announced at a special awards banquet on October 8.

"I am honored to be named a finalist in the prestigious New England Business and Technology Awards program," said Navickas. "It is also a credit to all of the employees at Centra who have worked hard to support our continued growth and leadership in real-time Web collaboration. Centra continues to push the envelope in driving the real-time enterprise with innovative products and services that empower organizations to quickly connect people and resources over the Internet and cost-effectively accelerate the speed of business."

About the New England Business and Technology Association

The New England Business and Technology Association, formerly Mass eComm, is a non-profit business association that brings together buyers and sellers of information technology and an array of related technologies and solutions to foster knowledge-sharing and business development in a professional environment. Programs hosted by the New England Business and Technology Association explore the critical business and leadership issues at the intersection of technology and business. Continuing series include the Leadership Roundtable, New England Business and Technology Awards, Critical Issues Series, and unique programs focusing on the Financial Services, Health & Life Sciences, and Retail & Logistics industries. These initiatives support the overall vitality of the New England economy. For more information, visit www.nebata.org.

About Centra

Centra offers enterprise application software that enables organizations to shift their group-oriented business activities to the Internet or their internal network. Leading with an undisputed track record of helping more than 1,100 global corporations, government agencies and universities increase revenue and improve overall business performance, Centra offers a family of integrated real-time enterprise collaboration (RTEC) application software solutions and services to over 3.2 million licensed users. Customers drive greater productivity and lower their costs using Centra's solutions for collaborative eLearning, online sales and marketing, Web-based service and support, and other interactive, people-centric internal and customer-facing work. The applications can be deployed as on-premise software or through our ASP service, are available in 13 languages, and are supported by an active ecosystem of value-added partners, including Microsoft, Oracle, Siebel, Deloitte Consulting, EDS and Cisco. Today, organizations across every function, industry and market sector choose Centra, including Cadbury Schweppes, McKesson, Sysco, Viacom and Stanford University. Headquartered in Boston, Centra serves a worldwide customer base throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit www.centra.com.

Centra is a registered trademark of Centra Software, Inc. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.