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EazyBusiness Announces Jeffrey Engelmann as Chairman and CEO

Founded by Pat Bolger and Christopher Karatzinis, EazyBusiness technology leverages industry leading open source business applications into a cloud-based offering. The resulting suite eliminates the high cost of hardware and technical staff while providing high-value business applications at an affordable price. As CEO, Mr. Engelmann is responsible for company strategy, go-to-market execution, operations, and board and investor relations.

"EazyBusiness unlocks the potential of open source technology in the cloud for SMBs" said Mr. Engelmann. "I am very excited to join a team that offers SMBs a seat at the high tech table at a price they can actually afford."

"Jeffrey is an experienced leader with credentials in marketing, sales, and operations earned in Fortune 500, new public company, and startup environments," said Pat Bolger, co-founder of EazyBusiness. "We are most pleased that he has joined us to lead the strategy and international expansion of our operations."

Mr. Engelmann brings more than 25 years of experience to EazyBusiness with a demonstrated track record of successful business results - particularly with rapidly growing businesses. Prior to joining EazyBusiness, Mr. Engelmann held senior executive positions in sales, marketing leadership, business development, and operations.

At VMware, Mr. Engelmann served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Marketing. At Interwoven, he was Vice President of Business Development and Product Marketing. In addition, he also served as General Manager and Vice President of Business Development and Global Marketing at NorthStar. And during his nearly 10 years with IBM, Mr. Engelmann served in a number of development, industry consulting and senior sales positions, including business unit executive of eBusiness Solution Sales and executive operations of the Internet Division. Mr. Engelmann holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in computer science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

"EazyBusiness is already well underway to making its presence known in the SMB marketplace," said Mike Reilly, partner at Sadlier Reilly Capital and former CTO at JPMorgan Chase. "As early investors in the company, we look forward to working with Jeffrey and his team to make EazyBusiness the favored cloud-based business solution for SMBs" .

About EazyBusiness

Based in Dublin, Ireland and San Francisco, California, EazyBusiness was founded in 2009 to help small and medium sized businesses enjoy the benefits of cloud-based computing and open source software without the expense and difficulty. For more information on EazyBusiness, visit www.eazybusiness.com.

EazyBusiness
Rakesh Sreekumar
Tel: + 1 408-916-8683
Email: rakesh@eazybusiness.com