Zeligsoft Appoints Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Zeligsoft Appoints Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Deep SCA market expertise strengthens executive team

Gatineau, QC, January 24, 2005 — Zeligsoft, a leading vendor of tools which enable the design, deployment and configuration of component-based software, today announced the appointment of Kamal Krishnapillai as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Kamal is responsible for building customer intimacy, creating market leadership, leading worldwide field sales operations, and managing channel partnerships.

Kamal brings 20 years of sales, marketing, business development and management experience to Zeligsoft. "Kamal's appointment strengthens the Zeligsoft executive team and demonstrates our commitment to building strategic relationships with our customers and partners. Kamal has a proven track record, and a passion for serving and supporting customers," commented Dave Longbottom, Chairman of the Board, Zeligsoft.

"When we founded Zeligsoft, we committed to build the company around the needs of our customers.  Kamal's sales management abilities, relationship building skills and leadership attributes will be a significant asset to Zeligsoft as we grow the business and deliver our strategic objectives in the coming years," said Francis Bordeleau, President and CEO, Zeligsoft. "Kamal's marketing savvy and business expertise will enable us to quickly expand our global presence and exceed the expectations of our customers," added CTO John Hogg.

Prior to joining Zeligsoft Kamal was with the defense systems firm ICS Ltd., where he built sales and marketing teams and grew sales over 100% in four years and developed ICS' Software Defined Radio (SDR) market. ICS became a SDR leader in three years leading to its acquisition by Radstone Technology PLC (UK). Prior to ICS, Kamal was with QNX Software Ltd, an embedded software firm. Kamal holds an Executive MBA from University of Ottawa. He is also the vice chair of the Ottawa Wireless Cluster.

Leading DoD prime contractors have rapidly adopted Zeligsoft CE™ (Waveform Builder™) a proven software development tool for projects targeting the SCA. "I am delighted to be part of this young and vibrant company.  I admire the team's sense of urgency, execution abilities and their devotion to customer support. This is an exciting time for Zeligsoft and the SDR industry. Zeligsoft CE™ is a developer's delight and DoD program executives are sold on the ROI," said Kamal Krishnapillai.