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CEREBIT APPOINTS ROD PATANE AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES

TAMPA (July 25, 2005) – Cerebit (www.cerebit.com), an innovator of business visibility and governance software, today announced that they have extended their management team with the appointment of Rod Patane as Executive Vice President of Sales. Rod will be responsible for revenue generation for the Company as well as establishing the sales strategy and direction.

“I'm excited to have Rod on board as a key member of our management team,” said Scott Blackburn, CEO of Cerebit. “Rod's experience engaging major accounts across key vertical industries will be very valuable to us as we pursue our long-term growth objectives.”

Most recently Rod served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ranger Technical Resources (RTR), an IT solution consulting company focused in the security, compliance and integration markets. As COO, Rod was responsible for growing RTR's revenue by over 200% in three years. Rod's responsibilities included management of sales, recruiting and full profit and loss for the company. In addition, he forged strategic business partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and Mercury Interactive.

Prior to RTR, Rod worked at CommerceQuest in executive positions for over five years. As Vice President of Sales he helped guide CommerceQuest to over $37 million in software and services. He also held the Vice President of Professional Services role where he grew the line of business by more than 300%. Before joining CommerceQuest Rod was the Senior Vice President of the Southeast Region for DCI. While there he managed over $70 million in consulting services and over 700 consultants in six cities. Rod built the Company's largest account from 50 consultants to over 300 consultants in three years.

“I'm thrilled to be here and anxious to make a positive impact in the Company,” says Patane. “I joined to be part of a team of talented people who are passionate about delivering real value to customers.”

About Cerebit

Tampa-based Cerebit builds visibility and trust into enterprise applications by tracking and preventing misuse of business-critical information by authorized users. Their non-intrusive and centrally managed products enable enterprises to gain end-to-end visibility into what users are doing within the context of a business process. In addition, they enable compliance with government regulations and the abstraction of security from applications. By encompassing support for both Web and legacy applications, the Company's products offer enterprises the ability to aggregate and consolidate application logging and security functionality into one cohesive solution. For more information please visit www.cerebit.com.

Contact:
Gary Davis
813.868.1904
gdavis@cerebit.com

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