CollabNet Announces Naomi Tomita as General Manager of Japanese Operations.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003

New Executive Brings Vast Knowledge Of Technology Industry And

Japanese Market To CollabNet Management Team

CollabNet, the leading provider of collaborative software development solutions, today announced Naomi Tomita as the general manager of its operations in Japan. Tomita brings over 30 years of experience in working with technology companies as well as extensive knowledge of the Japanese market. Tomita joins CollabNet from Engage Technologies Japan, an Internet marketing company, where he was president and CEO.

Prior to Engage Technologies Japan, Tomita spent eight years at PictureTel Co., LTD., the world's largest video conferencing systems manufacturer, which was acquired later by Polycom, Inc. During his years at PictureTel, Tomita held executive positions as the vice president of the Asia Pacific and Japan region, and then became president and CEO of the Japanese company. Tomita was influential in expanding PictureTel sales from U.S. $1M to $40M in five years. He also established distribution partnerships with leading corporations including: Toshiba, Otsuka Shokai, Ricoh, Canon, Sharp, and SoftBank, and launched an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) agreement with NTT.

In addition to his experience with Internet marketing and systems manufacturers, Tomita also brings his strong background in software development to the CollabNet team. Tomita was the vice president of Sales and then became the president and CEO of Ashton-Tate Co., LTD, which subsequently was acquired by Borland Software Corporation. At Ashton-Tate Co., LTD, Tomita started both the Osaka branch office and a technical support center in Tokyo, as well as established a successful local software distribution program. This resulted in sales exceeding U.S. $18M and a net profit of U.S. $4M for the 1991 fiscal year.

"In my career I have been lucky to work at several leading companies and with some of the most exciting cutting-edge technologies. I believe that my background and experiences in Japan will enable CollabNet to work more effectively with Japanese corporations. Through CollabNet's efforts, the CollabNet(R) SourceCast(TM) collaborative development environment is rapidly gaining worldwide adoption and I look forward to continuing this trend in Japan," said Naomi Tomita, general manager Japan operations, CollabNet.

Tomita has also served as a board member for a number of influential technology associations in Japan, including: The PC Intellectual Property Protecting Association, Japan PC Software Association, Toshiba PC Software Association, and the Computer Aided Education Forum.

"Tomita brings an extremely strong background and business expertise to CollabNet. He is beginning CollabNet's expansion into Japan and starting to establish a local support team. Tomita's counsel has already proved to be invaluable as CollabNet begins working with new customers in Japan. In addition, he will continue to advise our engineering team on additional Japanese-market requirements for the CollabNet SourceCast environment," said Bill Portelli, president and CEO, CollabNet.

About CollabNet

CollabNet provides companies with solutions for Collaborative Software Development (CSD) by combining a Web-based software application with a suite of consulting services. Using these solutions, customers can collaborate on development projects within an enterprise, with customers, business partners, or with third party developers. CollabNet enables corporations to reduce costs and increase revenues by bringing different project team members together, regardless of their location. CollabNet is currently working with several Fortune 500 and industry-leading enterprise companies, including: Barclays Global Investors (BGI), Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), HP, Motorola, SK Telecom, and Sun Microsystems. Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, established CollabNet in July 1999. For more information, see http://www.collab.net.

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