ZING Names CE Industry Veteran Jon McCormack as VP of Software.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- ZING today announced the appointment of Consumer Electronics industry veteran Jon McCormack as Vice President of Software. McCormack will assume overall leadership for ZING's platform, application software and services, used by leading consumer partners like SIRIUS Satellite Radio to create a new class of portable entertainment players. Devices based on the ZING Mobile Entertainment Engine and services are distinguished by their ability to connect, download, manage and exchange entertainment content and information directly from the player.

McCormack will be tasked with growing ZING's development organization, expanding its product offering and supporting ZING's partners. He reports directly to ZING CEO Tim Bucher.

"Jon is a proven leader and accomplished technologist with a track record in creating handheld and personal device products," said ZING CEO Bucher. "He has created software and user experiences in connected environments that bring better information, communications and entertainment experiences to consumers. Jon is simply a perfect match for ZING."

McCormack joins ZING from Openwave, the leading provider of software products and services for mobility in the communications and media industries. As Senior Vice President and Chief Architect at Openwave, he was responsible for development of next-generation products and the architecture for a broad range of IP-based handset-to-network solutions that enable information, communication and entertainment services.

Earlier, McCormack was co-founder and CTO of VerdiSoft, a company that created data- routing infrastructure for network-attached devices and was acquired by Yahoo! in early 2005. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Engineering at Liberate Technologies in charge of its digital television and enterprise product lines. He came to Liberate during its formation, via the merger of Navio with Network Computer Inc (NCI). At NCI McCormack was responsible for architecting and implementing the Corporate Network Computer. Prior to the spin out of NCI from Oracle, he led the forerunner initiative to build Oracle's PowerBrowser.

A native of Australia, McCormack holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Queensland.

About ZING

The ZING Mobile Entertainment Engine is redefining the portable digital audio and entertainment experience. In partnership with leading consumer product and services companies such as SIRIUS Satellite Radio, ZING is powering a new generation of all-in-one mobile digital media devices and experiences that offer consumers new and exciting ways to discover, collect and share music and entertainment. Based in Mountain View, CA, ZING was founded by one of the most experienced teams in mobile digital media products. For more information go to http://www.ZING.net. Stay Tuned.