Tempest Software Taps Peter Abene as Vice President, Business Development.

Business/Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001

Tempest's Executive Team Now Has Over a Century of

Collective Business, Management and Technical Experience

Tempest Software, Inc., a premier provider of technology and products that facilitate secure, standards-based information exchange over the Internet,

today announced the appointment of Peter V. Abene to the post of Vice President, Business Development, giving Tempest's executive team over a century of aggregated experience.

In his new position, Mr. Abene will manage Tempest Software's program to develop strategic alliances for the corporation with an emphasis on long-term revenue streams, expanding Other Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and network provider relationships, and exploring additional markets for partnerships. Mr. Abene will also lead activities in high-level product direction, acquisitions and joint product development with partners. His initial focus will be on mutually beneficial business opportunities, partnering with companies whose products and services would benefit from the inclusion of Tempest technologies.

"With the addition of Peter Abene, Tempest's management team gains years of business and technology leadership, as well as an executive who has the proven ability to build and manage exceptional relationships and partnerships," said Mike Atwood, Tempest's chief executive officer. "I am absolutely confident that Peter's contributions will significantly - and very positively - impact our aggressive plans to grow Tempest's global market share by implementing our policy to develop strategic alliances and expand our distribution channels."

"I am pleased to join Tempest to spearhead the task of developing business partnership opportunities in areas Tempest has not fully tapped," said Peter Abene. "I look forward to working with the top notch professionals already on board at Tempest. By identifying, validating and creating new business opportunities, I expect to net meaningful results in terms of increased market share and revenue for Tempest and our partners."

Mr. Abene comes to Tempest with over thirty years' experience in the computer and communications industries. He has extensive leadership experience in a variety of technical and business positions, most recently as chief technical officer of BuildNet, the residential homebuilding supply chain optimizer. He was responsible for the design and implementation of an e-commerce exchange and the e-commerce enablement of six back office systems.

For 13 years, Mr. Abene worked for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in diverse business development, global marketing and account and alliance management positions, both domestically and internationally, directly supporting clients including CISCO, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Chevron, Xerox and Computer Associates. Other earlier assignments involved responsibility for engineering and technical development. Prior to that, Mr. Abene had a four-year tenure at ITT World Communications as director of product development and director of strategic planning. He served 13 years as a communications and engineering officer in the United States Air Force.

About Tempest Software, Inc.

Founded in 1996, Tempest Software is a leading provider of Internet infrastructure technology for mature e-business models. Located in New York City's Silicon Alley, Tempest's products have been embraced by over 45 e-commerce and Global 2000 companies, across a number of industries, worldwide. Information about Tempest Software and its solutions can be found on the web at: http://www.tempest.com.

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