OpenConnect Announces Additions to the Executive Staff to Focus on New Strategic Opportunities

Jordan Utt Joins as V.P., Strategic Accounts
Joe Webster Joins as V.P., Telecommunications Solutions

Dallas, TX September 19, 2009 - OpenConnect has announced the hiring of two sr. industry veterans to bolster growing business discovery business. Joe Webster has joined OpenConnect , as Vice President, Telecommunications Solutions and Jordan Utt as Vice President, Strategic Accounts. In these newly created positions, Webster will be responsible for expanding opportunities for OpenConnect’s Comprehend solution into the Telecommunications arena, while Utt will engage across multiple verticals where the Comprehend solution can provide strategic benefits.

“The benefits of evidence-based decision making that Comprehend provides include immediate improvement to customers’ operational efficiencies that yield significant improvements to their bottom lines. Jordan Utt and Joe Webster will be using their industry knowledge to help customers achieve significant results with OpenConnect solutions,” said Edward M. Peters, OpenConnect CEO.

Mr. Webster is an Award-Winning entrepreneur and telecommunications executive with over 20 years experience in the telecommunications, cable television, and broadband industries. Prior to joining OpenConnect, Mr. Webster was Founder and President of Telecom Optimization Partners, a leading telecommunications consulting and expense management firm.

Jordan Utt brings over 20 years of sales, marketing, and management experience as Product Manager, Strategic Accounts Manager, Director, Broker, and Vice President at Alcatel, i2 Technologies, AT&T, Manhattan Associates, JBA International, and IMG.

About OpenConnect

OpenConnect business process discovery and analytics solutions deliver event-driven intelligence to automatically discover workforce, process and customer variations that hinder operational efficiency. Armed with this information, executives can make the quick and incremental improvements that will increase process efficiency, improve employee productivity, reduce cost, and raise profitability. With a rich history of developing innovative technology, OpenConnect's products are distributed in more than 60 countries and used by more than 60 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information on OpenConnect, visit www.oc.com.