Tivoli Promotes Moss to Chairman; Lindelow Named President, CEO.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1997--Tivoli Systems Inc., the world's leader in systems management software and an IBM company, today announced the promotions of its two senior officers. Franklin H. Moss, formerly CEO, has been promoted to Chairman of the Tivoli Board. Concurrently, Jan Lindelow, formerly president and chief operating officer, has been promoted to the position of president and chief executive officer. The appointments are effective immediately.

"Today's announcement comes on the heels of a record quarter at Tivoli, with the systems management marketplace momentum continuing to accelerate at a very rapid pace," said John M. Thompson, IBM senior vice president and Software Group executive. "Tivoli has become a critical part of IBM Software's e-business strategy. I believe with Frank's vision and Jan's ability to execute, we are well positioned to expand our systems management industry influence and global reach in the years ahead."

Both Moss and Lindelow will report directly to Thompson.

In his new role, Moss, 48, will focus on developing and communicating the company's strategy to achieve its mission of leading an open, vital systems management industry. Moss has led Tivoli Systems since 1991, taking the company from a privately held start-up company through a highly successful initial public offering in March 1995, to the Tivoli merger with IBM in 1996.

Prior to joining Tivoli, Moss held executive positions with Lotus Development Corporation, including vice president of both the Consulting Services Group and Lotus' Network Applications and Systems Division. Moss was also founder and vice president of software development at Stellar Computer, and he served as vice president of domain engineering at Apollo Computer. In addition, he worked in a variety of research and development positions with IBM early in his career.

Lindelow, 51, who joined Tivoli in June, will take on the additional role of managing the company's worldwide business, including global sales and service, marketing, product development, operations and business development.

Prior to joining Tivoli, Lindelow was president of Symbol Technologies. He also served in a number of senior executive positions with the international engineering giant, ABB, including CEO of the ABB Power T&D Company, and president of ABB's U.S. Industrial and Building Systems segment. At Unisys Corporation/Sperry Computer Systems, Lindelow was president of worldwide sales and service, and he spearheaded the company's launch into UNIX and other open markets in the mid-1980s.

About Tivoli Systems

Tivoli Systems Inc. provides TME 10; the industry's leading solution for end-to-end management of distributed computing environments, from mobile computers to mainframes. Thousands of companies around the globe use TME 10 and compatible third-party products to reduce the cost and complexity of managing networks, systems, databases and applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Tivoli is an IBM Company. Tivoli distributes its products worldwide through a network of domestic and international sales offices, systems integrators, resellers and IBM sales channels. For more information, visit Tivoli's World Wide Web site at http://www.tivoli.com . -0-

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