Open-Plug appoints industry expert Timo Bruns as Chief Marketing Officer

Sophia Antipolis, France – May 14th, 2007 – Open-Plug, a leading supplier of mass market software platforms for the handset industry, announced today the appointment of Timo Bruns to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Timo’s experience comes to strengthen the continued and rapid expansion of the company to meet the increasing demand of the wireless industry for scalable, flexible and open software platforms.

As Chief Marketing Officer, Timo will have global responsibility of all Marketing activities including market strategy, business development, marketing communications, and product marketing, working closely with the rest of the management team.

Timo Bruns has over twenty years experience in the mobile arena. Prior to joining Open- Plug, Timo worked for Opera Software ASA as Executive Vice President (EVP) Mobile Business Unit and more recently EVP Business Development, responsible for sales team management, key accounts management as well as strategic partnering.

He previously worked for Symbian Ltd. as Product Manager and Strategic Product Manager on key technologies. Timo brings Open-Plug a wealth of expertise in management and marketing as well as tried and tested knowledge of the mobile and embedded markets.

'We are glad to have Timo join the company. His skills and experience will be a strong addition to the existing team', says Eric Baissus, CEO Open-Plug. ‘Timo’s extensive knowledge of the mobile market will help us define the next steps needed as the company is going through the growth phase'.

On his new role, Timo says ‘I am delighted to join Open-Plug, who has a market leading product and is in an excellent position to capture a major part of the addressable market. I look forward to working with the team and contributing to this'.

Timo holds an MSc in Human-Computer interaction from the University of London.

About Open-Plug

Open-Plug creates and commercializes the first Open Software Framework and Application Suite designed for mass-market phones. The Open-Plug ELIPS Product Suite relies on a unique component based technology, which drastically simplifies and secures all the phases of mobile phone software development, integration and deployment. It enables mobile operators and handset makers to create, update and customize their phones in record time, while keeping full control over their design and development cycle. Created in 2002, Open-Plug is a private company financed by leading international venture capital investors. Headquartered in France, the company also operates from its sales and support office in Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C Open-Plug is a founding member and an active promoter of the LiPS Forum. For more information, visit www.open-plug.com

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