Symphoniq Corporation Appoints Richard Rudolph Vice President of World

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2005--Symphoniq(TM) Corporation, a new company created by the founders of NetIQ to manage the Web application infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Richard Rudolph to the position of vice president of worldwide sales.
    Mr. Rudolph brings almost 20 years of experience in developing the market for Web application management tools. Before joining Symphoniq, Mr. Rudolph was vice president of worldwide sales for Keynote Systems. Prior to that, Mr. Rudolph successfully led sales operations at webHancer and at WebTrends, a division of NetIQ.
    "Rich Rudolph brings to Symphoniq experience that will be instrumental in developing the market for real-time, user-centric Web application management tools," said Hon Wong, President of Symphoniq Corporation. "We are excited about the opportunities this appointment opens to us in terms of both sales and partnerships."
    "The Web application management space is changing significantly as sites grow in size and complexity, and as the Web is increasingly used for mission-critical enterprise applications," said Mr. Rudolph. "Symphoniq changes the nature of managing the Web application infrastructure to make IT more effective and efficient. I look forward to bringing this new approach to a broad market."

    About Symphoniq Corporation

    Symphoniq Corporation gives organizations a new approach to managing Web application performance and infrastructure. The founders of the company have innovated and built enterprise-grade systems management software as the founders of EcoSystems and NetIQ (NASDAQ:NTIQ). Its product suite, Symphoniq TrueView Web Management, harnesses the real user experience to identify the infrastructure components that are causing application performance degradation, inside or outside the datacenter, so IT can fix problems faster and more efficiently. Leading companies such as IKON Office Solutions(R) and Citrix Systems(R) use TrueView to reduce helpdesk costs and improve customer satisfaction. The company is funded by InterWest Partners and Greylock, among others.

    Symphoniq, and TrueView are trademarks of Symphoniq Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2005 Symphoniq Corporation.

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CONTACT: Symphoniq Corporation Alexis Hamilton, 650-213-8889 ext. 116 alexis@symphoniq.com or Lighthouse Public Relations Lynn Miller, 818-832-1847 millerpyle@socal.rr.com

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