Pivot Technologies Launches New Services Suite With New Executive Staff and New Direction.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2002

Pivot Technologies

- New Services Targeted at industry's most popular and most used technologies
from Microsoft, Citrix, Cisco and HP/Compaq

- Citrix NFuse Elite slated platform for new user interface

- Significant rise in customer demand plus requirement to reduce operating
costs creates new opportunity for Pivot automated solutions

Pivot Technologies, the premier provider of automated remote network and systems management today introduced its new executive and development team, which has been assembled to take Pivot into the next dimension of proactive network monitoring and management.

"First generation Pivot," explained Howard Pavony, Pivot Chairman and CEO, "was all about the network infrastructure itself, about making sure that every link, every line, and every device was doing its job and our clients appreciated the simplicity, the transparency, and the cost effectiveness of the solution. But today's business needs more than an assured infrastructure; they need to know the network is up and running and doing its job and will continue to do so without interruption."

Pivot Marketing EVP Howard Cohen added, "and this requires a Pivot service that monitors and manages much more than just carriers and network devices. Clients want to know that the applications that run their businesses will be there wherever they need them whenever they need them. That means managing Microsoft .NET servers, email servers, business applications and, of course, making sure that the entire network is secure and stays secure by maintaining constant vigilance, testing and probing to see if anyone else can get through and sewing shut any weaknesses we may find. The new Pivot will manage the entire network remotely, automatically, seamlessly, and transparently."

"To accomplish this," explained Pavony, "we've brought aboard a new development team led by executive management with significant experience and tremendous expertise."

Andrew Feig - Chief Technology Officer

New Pivot Chief Technology Officer Andrew Feig served as Chief Network Architect for IBeam Broadcasting (formerly NextVenue) a streaming media applications services company having been a co-founder of NextVenue, which was sold to IBeam and having served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of NextVenue since its founding in January 1999. Mr. Feig gained experience as a Director at Level 3 Communications running a national technical organization and helping to develop Level 3 Communications' Internet Protocol products. Prior to that, Mr. Feig co-founded Voyager Data Networks and was a Vice President responsible for product engineering and network operations. In September 1997, Voyager was acquired by GlobalCenter Inc., an Internet and Web co-location service provider. Shortly thereafter, GlobalCenter was acquired by Frontier Communications Corp. where Mr. Feig served as a Vice President for Frontier GlobalCenter managing the eastern half of the United States for both operations and technical support.

Andrew holds an MBA from New York University Stern School of business in Finance and Information Systems, BA from University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Anthony Serfes - Vice President of Development

BSCE, Polytechnic University, is a Computer Design and Software Development Engineer. His 24+ years of technical experience includes development work for CitiCorp (ATM design for Citibank), Encom International Corp.(TV Listings product featured at tv.yahoo.com and VCRPlus+(R) design/development with GemStar Corp.), NextVenue Inc. (Internet Based IPO Roadshow multimedia system), and Williams Communications Group (Automated multimedia presentation system). Responsibilities included full life cycle design and development of n-tier client/server applications, telephony and multimedia development, and custom business applications specializing in internet, ecommerce, intranet and extranet systems.

Anthony is currently pursuing his MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solution Developer) for Microsoft .NET and MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) certifications. His expertise covers C#, VB&VB.Net, ADO, COM/COM+, SQL Server, Oracle PL/SQL. & Microsoft .Net Framework.

Comprehensive Network and Systems Management Services

"More companies are realizing every day that their network is the heart of their business," explains Pivot CTO Feig, "and while every company realizes they must manage this critical asset, most of them don't have the time, the resources or the bandwidth to begin enabling themselves to do so. Managing networks is not their primary business! But managing networks is what our team does, and we can do it for every customer we connect our services to. Automation lets us do it far less expensively, and expertise lets us manage every phase of their network to make sure their business continues to function and grow no matter what happens."

Development VP Serfes added, "By using industry-standard development platforms, tools, and protocols, we assure that our management services will be totally accessible to today's complex networking environments. Microsoft .NET will be at the heart of all of our servers, and Citrix's new NFuse Elite access portal will provide the foundation for the next generation of Pivot user interface, an information powerhouse that is in full-swing development even now."

"This means," concluded Pavony, "that Pivot clients will be able to focus on their core business while Pivot keeps a vigilant eye on the network, the servers, the services, and the applications which support that business. By expanding our concentration on standards, we anticipate attracting a vast new market of mid-tier market and large clients who require this kind of total vigilance and pre-emptive responsiveness. Thanks to our systems design, we have built in the scalability and extensibility required to step up to that demand. We truly believe that the new Pivot will be a tremendous win for our clients, our other professional practices, and our shareholders."

About Pivot Technologies

Pivot Technologies, Inc. provides "lights-out" automated remote management of enterprise corporate networks and systems. Pivot delivers comprehensive, professional remote management services. These services include automation and management of diverse, multi-vendor networks and systems, as well as asset tracking, software metering and reporting. Pivot offers the reality of providing proactive, as well as, reactive network operations center services to its clients, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year including pre-planned actions to be taken, notification to personnel of completed actions automatically without relying on operator intervention. Learn more about our services at www.pivottech.com

About Micros-to-Mainframes

Pivot Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Micros-to-Mainframes, a premier provider of network analysis & diagnostics, management, architecture, design, implementation and support services, as well as technology acquisition and deployment workflow management systems serving the New York Tri-State area since 1986. Micros-to-Mainframes' practices in Network Analysis, Network & Systems Management, Internet Services, IT Consulting, Data & Network Security, Network Infrastructure Engineering, Integrated Communications, Technology Acquisition and Deployment, Process Automation, and Enterprise LifeCycle Managed Services create a comprehensive computer and communication services suite. The Company maintains sales, technology labs, help desk, network management operation centers, training and service facilities in Valley Cottage, New York, New York City, and Connecticut. Micros-To-Mainframes is an authorized reseller/partner and integrator for Microsoft, Compaq Computer, Cisco Systems, Citrix, Lexmark, Hewlett Packard, Intel Corp, IBM, Dell Computer, and Novell. For more information visit our web sites at www.mtm.com, www.pivottech.com, and www.1Director.com.

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