Vordel Appoint US Vice-President

[Hugh Carroll <hugh.carroll@vordel.com>]

For Immediate Release

Vordel appoint Don MacDonald as Vice President, with responsibility for
the company’s expansion in the US B2B integration marketplace


Dublin, Ireland – 23 November 2000 – Vordel, a global supplier of XML
based cohesion technologies for eBusiness, today announced the
appointment of Mr. Don MacDonald as Vice President with responsibility
for Sales and Channel Management in the US. Don MacDonald will head
up Vordel’s operations in the US from the company’s recently opened
offices in San Francisco.

Don MacDonald has joined Vordel from Cogit.com where he was
Senior Director of Product Marketing in the US. Cogit.com is a US firm
specialising in eMarketing, providing real-time eTargeting services that
apply consumer data and analytics to predict online behavior. Prior to his
work with Cogit.com, Don worked with a number of IT companies in a
variety of Business and IT Management roles. These included: I/PRO, a
leader in Web traffic verification, analysis and research, and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Engage. Prior to I/PRO, he was a product manager
at Diffusion, since acquired by Vignette. He also worked for several years
with Tandem Computers Inc, since acquired by Compaq, as a Solutions
Architect and Sales Manager.

David Ryan, CEO at Vordel expressed his satisfaction with Don’s
appointment, stating: “Don has over twenty years experience of the IT
industry in the US and is a much respected authority within the software
development and sales fields. His in-depth technical knowledge combined
with a strong commercial background will enable him to contribute greatly
to Vordel’s expansion strategy and the development of our cohesive
business solutions suite as we move forward in the US and European
marketplace."

Commenting on his appointment, Don said: “Vordel is a progressive
company with a very clear strategy for development of the XML based
eBusiness solutions market. The mix of commercial and technical expertise
at Vordel, coupled with the company’s comprehensive product offering and
the huge opportunities in the expanding B2B integrations market will make
this an exciting role.”

Don MacDonald will have responsibility for the development of Sales and
Marketing in the USA and will also contribute to the development of the
overall product development strategy as Vordel expands its operations in
this region. Don may be contacted at don.macdonald@vordel.com

About Vordel

Vordel is a leading provider of XML-based solutions and services to enable
cohesion for eBusiness. Vordel's product range, TalkXML, delivers a powerful
suite of applications that enables an enterprise to easily establish secure
internet communication channels to any organisation in a business network.

The most significant issue for companies striving to build an eBusiness
capability is that of legacy and the integration of disparate systems.
Vordel offers XML-based products that will easily interface with existing
systems and deliver and receive secure, authentic data to any digital
channel.

Vordel offers cohesion technologies and services or "the glue" to link
existing systems and people to new digital business channels.

Vordel's products and solutions are designed to assist companies in
extracting additional value from their IT infrastructure and to easily
extend their business over internal and external networks. Vordel is
the cohesion partner to enable existing IT systems communicate in order
to capture the opportunity for secure electronic business.

Vordel is headquartered in Dublin, with sales offices in the USA and UK;
currently employs 40 people and has partners in Ireland, UK, Switzerland
and the US.


Press Contact:
Hugh Carroll
+353 1 215 3333
info@vordel.com