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Cast Iron Systems Welcomes Doug Reid as VP of Worldwide Sales

Doug Reid Draws on Global Enterprise Sales Experience from Top Silicon Valley Companies to Drive Cast Iron System's Sales Efforts

Mountain View, CA, September 22, 2003 — Cast Iron Systems, inventor of the Application Router 1000, today announced the appointment of Doug Reid to the position of vice president, worldwide sales. Mr. Reid brings to this role more than 10 years of experience in global sales of enterprise-level systems and products, having worked in senior sales positions for BEA Systems, Inc., CommVault Systems, Inc. and Parametric Technology Corporation. Reporting to Cast Iron Systems CEO and president, Fred Meyer, Mr. Reid will direct the Company's sales efforts.

"Doug is a seasoned sales executive who will play an instrumental role in Cast Iron System's growth," said Fred Meyer, CEO & President of Cast Iron Systems. "His strong enterprise sales background combined with his domain expertise were key to his hiring over many other qualified candidates and we are fortunate to have him as the newest addition to our team."

"My decision to join Cast Iron was crystallized based on the company's solid value proposition and what I have observed in the field," said Doug Reid, VP of Sales for Cast Iron Systems. "Cast Iron is in a sweet spot in the market and has just begun to take off. The opportunity to build a sales team focused on this new market opportunity is an opportunity one can't pass up."

Mr. Reid joined Cast Iron Systems from BEA Systems, where he served as senior regional director. He was their key force to revenue growth in a start up region consisting of the

Silicon Valley and Sacramento. He was instrumental in establishing their go to market strategy and was responsible for driving the sales efforts for his region, which was a top generator during repetitive quarters.

Prior to joining BEA Systems, Mr. Reid was regional director at CommVault Systems. There, he was responsible for direct and reseller revenue in the western U.S. and Mexico. While at CommVault he created and led a stellar sales team that successfully brought to market a new product into the storage management space. Reid and his team consistently beat competitors in key deals and were key revenue generators quarter after quarter.

Mr. Reid holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University, where he majored in business.

About Cast Iron Systems

Cast Iron Systems, formerly known as IronHide Corporation, is the inventor of the Application Router®, and is working with a premier group of customers and investors to build a revolutionary solution to application integration. Cast Iron's unique products enable enterprises to drastically reduce their integration costs by offering a simple yet scalable device. Based in Mountain View, California, Cast Iron was founded in 2001 and consists of a world class team committed to solving the costly and complex IT application integration challenges facing today's Fortune 500 organizations.