SAN MATEO, Calif. (February 22, 2005) - Laszlo Systems, developer of the Laszlo open source platform and provider of rich Internet applications (RIAs) and services, today announced that Michael Ouye has joined the Company as Vice President, Engineering. Ouye, who has more than twenty years of experience managing state-of-the-art development teams and projects, reports to Laszlo's CEO and will be responsible for all product development including the OpenLaszlo platform and the Rich Internet Applications that Laszlo is developing on this state-of-the-art platform.

Steve Ciesinski, President and CEO of Laszlo Systems, said, "Michael has an outstanding track record of bringing quality products to market on schedule. We're looking forward to his contributions to Laszlo's continued success."

Most recently, Ouye was vice president, engineering for PSS Systems, Inc., where he was responsible for development, quality assurance, technical documentation, configuration management and patents. There, he delivered two major product releases and his team produced over 40 patent filings. Before that, he was vice president, engineering at Calico Commerce, where he managed a team of more than 75 people and delivered several product releases on schedule. Prior to Calico, he was vice president, engineering at FirstFloor Software, a company that merged with Calico in 1998. Earlier in his career, he worked at Intel and VisiCorp.

Ouye holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from CSU Sacramento and a master's degree in computer science from University of Santa Clara. He is the owner of U.S. patent 5,347,295 for control of a computer through a position-sensed stylus.

Ouye commented, "Clearly RIAs are the next-generation of Web applications and Laszlo is firmly positioned as a leader in this space. Millions of users are already benefiting from Laszlo-driven solutions on a daily basis and I'm looking forward to developing additional modules and functionality that will further define the Web experience."

David Temkin, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Laszlo Systems, said, "As an experienced engineering executive and pioneer in user interface frameworks, Michael has the leadership skills that will take us to the next level in our company's growth."

About Laszlo Systems Laszlo Systems is the original developer of the Laszlo open source platform and provider of rich internet applications and services that advance the Web experience. The Laszlo Platform is an open source, XML-native foundation for building next generation Web applications that increase customer conversion rates and brand loyalty. Laszlo provides comprehensive support services, education, and commercial application modules so that any company can easily make the move to rich internet applications. For more information about Laszlo Systems, visit www.laszlosystems.com.

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