VA SOFTWARE APPOINTS SHEILA BAKER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING Industry Veteran to Drive Strategic Marketing of the SourceForge [DEL: :DEL] [1][Author ID1: at Fri Jun 4 15:41:00 2004 ] Global Development Platform FREMONT, California - June 7, 2004 - VA Software Corporation (Nasdaq: LNUX), provider of the industry-leading global development platform SourceForge Enterprise Edition, and parent company of OSDN, the largest technical network serving enterprise IT and development professionals, today announced the appointment of technology marketing veteran Sheil[2][Author ID1: at Mon Jun 7 08:59:00 2004 ][DEL: li :DEL] [3][Author ID1: at Mon Jun 7 08:59:00 2004 ]a Baker as Senior Vice President, Marketing. Baker will report to Ali Jenab, president and CEO of VA Software, and will be responsible for all [DEL: [[4][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:15:00 2004 ] :DEL] [5][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:32:00 2004 ]VA Software[6][Author ID1: at Fri Jun 4 12:00:00 2004 ] [7][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:36:00 2004 ][DEL: ] [8][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:15:00 2004 ] :DEL] [9][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:33:00 2004 ]marketing activities worldwide. "We've had excellent growth recently with SourceForge Enterprise Edition," said VA Software CEO Ali Jenab. "We have over 85 customers, many in the Fortune 500, and are rapidly expanding SourceForge as the[10][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:38:00 2004 ][DEL: he :DEL] [11][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:38:00 2004 ] [DEL: global development platform :DEL] [12][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:38:00 2004 ]solution[13][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:38:00 2004 ][DEL: of choice :DEL] [14][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:38:00 2004 ] of choice [15][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:39:00 2004 ]for helping them [16][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:37:00 2004 ]streamline[17][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:37:00 2004 ][DEL: ing :DEL] [18][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:37:00 2004 ] and manage[19][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:37:00 2004 ][DEL: ing :DEL] [20][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:37:00 2004 ] software development more effectively [21][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:42:00 2004 ]in globally-distributed, mixed-sourced environments. Sheila's deep business and marketing experience, skills and talent will help us drive our [22][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:39:00 2004 ]SourceForge business [23][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:39:00 2004 ]to the next level." Baker is a highly experienced technology marketing and sales executive with proven results at leading open-source and technology companies such as MontaVista Software, The Santa Cruz Operation, Apollo Computer and Raytheon. She recently completed three years at MontaVista Software, serving as Vice President, Marketing, where she drove company strategy, product requirements and positioning, brand awareness and demand creation [DEL: activities :DEL] [24][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:40:00 2004 ]initiatives[25][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:40:00 2004 ][DEL: [26][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:40:00 2004 ] :DEL] [27][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:27:00 2004 ][DEL: resulting in a 40% market share :DEL] [28][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:27:00 2004 ]. At The Santa Cruz Operation, she held [DEL: a :DEL] [29][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:41:00 2004 ]several executive-level positions most recently as [30][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ][DEL: including Vice President, Marketing, :DEL] [31][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ]v[32][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ][DEL: V :DEL] [33][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ]ice [DEL: President :DEL] [34][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ]president of[35][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ][DEL: , :DEL] [36][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ] US [DEL: Channel :DEL] [37][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:37:00 2004 ]channel [38][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:37:00 2004 ][DEL: Sales :DEL] [39][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:37:00 2004 ]sales[40][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:37:00 2004 ].[41][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ][DEL: and Vice President, Strategic Business Development. :DEL] [42][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:34:00 2004 ] Baker's relevant technology marketing[43][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:41:00 2004 ], [44][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:38:00 2004 ][DEL: and [45][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:41:00 2004 ] :DEL] [46][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:38:00 2004 ]sales[47][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:41:00 2004 ] and engineering management[48][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:38:00 2004 ] [49][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:41:00 2004 ]experience totals more than [DEL: 24 :DEL] [50][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:35:00 2004 ]20 [51][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:35:00 2004 ]years. She holds a B[DEL: . :DEL] [52][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:35:00 2004 ]S[53][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:35:00 2004 ][DEL: A. :DEL] [54][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:35:00 2004 ] in Computer Science and Economics[DEL: , Cum Laude, :DEL] [55][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:35:00 2004 ] from State University of New York at Albany, and an MS in Management[DEL: , Computer Information Systems, Magna Cum Laude, :DEL] [56][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:35:00 2004 ] from Northeastern University. "[DEL: The :DEL] [57][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:15:00 2004 ]SourceForge.net[58][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:15:00 2004 ]'s[59][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:16:00 2004 ] [60][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:15:00 2004 ]remarkable growth and the [61][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:16:00 2004 ]respect [DEL: SourceForge.net :DEL] [62][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:16:00 2004 ]it[63][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:16:00 2004 ] has earned with the [DEL: worldwide :DEL] [64][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:42:00 2004 ]worldwide[65][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:43:00 2004 ] [66][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:42:00 2004 ]IT and developer communities make[DEL: s :DEL] [67][Author ID1: at Fri Jun 4 12:01:00 2004 ] SourceForge Enterprise Edition a[DEL: n :DEL] [68][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:45:00 2004 ] [DEL: even more :DEL] [69][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:45:00 2004 ]truly[70][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:45:00 2004 ] compelling solution for larger enterprises [DEL: trying :DEL] [71][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:43:00 2004 ]who are trying [72][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:43:00 2004 ]to [DEL: streamline :DEL] [73][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:43:00 2004 ]improve [74][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:43:00 2004 ]distributed d[75][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ][DEL: d :DEL] [76][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ]evelopment efficiency [77][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:43:00 2004 ]and manageability[78][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ],[79][Author ID1: at Fri Jun 4 12:07:00 2004 ][DEL: by :DEL] [80][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ][DEL: leveraging a single system for :DEL] [81][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:47:00 2004 ][DEL: managing distributed development activities :DEL] [82][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ][DEL: via a centralized system[83][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:47:00 2004 ] :DEL] [84][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:36:00 2004 ][DEL: ,[85][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ] :DEL] [86][Author ID3: at Fri Jun 4 09:36:00 2004 ]" said Baker. "[87][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ][DEL: . :DEL] [88][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ]Plus, with the recent release of SourceForge 4.1, SourceForge Enterprise Edition has the [DEL: architecture :DEL] [89][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:49:00 2004 ]extensibility [90][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:49:00 2004 ]and ease-[91][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:44:00 2004 ][DEL: :DEL] [92][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:44:00 2004 ]of-[93][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:44:00 2004 ][DEL: :DEL] [94][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:44:00 2004 ]use large companies need to integrate SourceForge [DEL: in :DEL] [95][Author ID2: at Thu Jun 3 13:16:00 2004 ]with their existing infrastructure to ease adoption and accelerate the return on investment[DEL: ," said Baker. :DEL] [96][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ]. [97][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ][DEL: " :DEL] [98][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:48:00 2004 ]I'm very excited to be joining VA Software at this pivotal point in the company's evolution, and look forward to working with the entire VA Software team and VA's customers to bring the benefits of SourceForge to their global development challenges." About VA Software VA Software (Nasdaq: LNUX) is the provider of SourceForge Enterprise Edition, the industry leading, web-based solution for streamlining and managing distributed software development. SourceForge improves communication, collaboration, and workflow coordination among multi-site teams and gives managers real-time visibility and control over their projects, regardless of location. SourceForge enables higher developer productivity and faster project completion whether teams are in-house, outsourced, onshore or offshore. Numerous Fortune 1000 firms and more than 850,000 Open-Source developers use SourceForge technology to power their global development efforts. VA Software is also the parent company of OSDN, the largest and most dynamic community-driven enterprise IT network on the Web. Every level of IT influencer, decision maker and buyer turn to OSDN sites to create, debate, and make or break IT news and tools. OSDN is the home of the award-winning news discussion site Slashdot.org; the world's largest open-source software development site SourceForge.net; Linux.com, and other popular sites. OSDN's traffic has reached an all-time high of 250 million page views and almost 16[99][Author ID1: at Fri Jun 4 12:01:00 2004 ][DEL: 5 :DEL] [100][Author ID1: at Fri Jun 4 12:01:00 2004 ] million unique visitors every month. For more information on OSDN, visit [101]www.osdn.com. Note to editors: VA Software and SourceForge are trademarks or registered trademarks of VA Software Corporation in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. Further information on VA Software is available at [102]www.vasoftware.com. Contact Information Jan Liband VA Software 510.687.7153, [103]jliband@vasoftware.com Rick Laubscher Messagesmith 415.305.5242, [104]rick@messagesmith.com[DEL: :DEL] [105][Author ID1: at Thu Jun 3 13:44:00 2004 ] Page 1 References 1. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 2. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 3. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 4. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 5. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 6. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 7. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 8. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 9. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 10. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 11. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 12. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 13. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 14. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 15. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 16. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 17. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 18. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 19. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 20. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 21. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 22. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 23. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 24. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 25. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 26. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 27. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 28. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 29. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 30. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 31. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 32. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 33. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 34. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 35. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 36. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 37. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 38. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 39. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 40. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 41. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 42. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 43. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 44. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 45. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 46. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 47. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 48. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 49. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 50. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 51. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 52. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 53. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 54. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 55. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 56. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 57. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 58. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 59. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 60. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 61. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 62. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 63. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 64. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 65. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 66. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 67. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 68. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 69. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 70. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 71. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 72. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 73. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 74. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 75. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 76. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 77. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 78. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 79. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 80. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 81. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 82. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 83. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 84. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 85. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 86. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author3 87. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 88. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 89. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 90. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 91. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 92. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 93. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 94. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 95. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author2 96. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 97. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 98. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 99. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 100. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1 101. http://www.osdn.com/ 102. http://www.vasoftware.com/ 103. mailto:jliband@vasoftware.com 104. mailto:rick@messagesmith.com 105. file://localhost/tmp/foo.txt.html#author1