OpenAir CEO Named Co-Chair of SIIA Software Division


BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - August 14, 2007) - OpenAir is proud to announce that Morris Panner, CEO, has been named co-Chair of the SIIA Software Divison Board of Directors. Panner is joined as co-Chair by Kaiser Mulla-Feroze of Salesforce.com.

"It's a great honor to be elected to this position by my peers on the Software Division Board," said Panner. "I look forward to working with my colleagues on the board and continuing to serve the needs of the SIIA community."

The Software Division of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) exists to provide a forum for those companies that produce and market software applications, online application services, and related technologies and services for business and personal productivity. The mission of the Software Division is to serve the evolving needs of the software industry and its marketplace.

About SIIA

Based in Washington, DC, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net.

About OpenAir

Based in Boston, OpenAir Professional Services Automation (PSA) software enables professional services firms to gain controls and insight on their financial best practices. OpenAir empowers executives to track projects, teams, and billable hours for improving employee utilization and to streamline project management. OpenAir Consulting provides both expert deployment advice on the OpenAir product as well as Services Best Practices Consulting as part of the OpenAir Optimize™ Services Program. Relying on a highly experienced team of former Bain, Accenture, Deloitte, Cambridge Technology Partners and Mercer consultants, OpenAir has developed comprehensive programs for both the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment paradigm as well as for the services vertical industries. OpenAir has helped leading services organizations across six continents increase profits through its subscription-based solution. For additional information, please visit www.openair.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Victor Cruz MediaPR.net, Inc. vcruz@mediapr.net (508) 655-4397