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Appear Networks Appoints Yad Jaura Vice President of Global Marketing

Stockholm, January 29th, 2007 – Appear Networks, a leading provider of enterprise wireless and mobility software, today announced that it named Yad Jaura to the newly created position of Vice President of Global Marketing.

Jaura brings more than 15 years of enterprise mobility and software marketing experience to Appear, most recently as director of product marketing for iAnywhere (a Sybase company) where he was responsible for the launch and development of its Afaria mobile device management product line.

A proven and seasoned marketing executive, Jaura will be responsible for helping the company achieve a leadership position in the emerging enterprise mobility market.

Based in Oxford, England, Jaura will report to Scott Layman, Chief Executive Officer. “Yad is a tremendous addition to the leadership team at Appear,” said Layman. “His deep experience in the European enterprise mobility software industry will enable him to lead our marketing and product development efforts and as such elevate Appear to new heights during this exciting time of growing enterprise adoption of mobility solutions.”

“I am very excited to be joining Appear at this pivotal point in the company’s development,” said Jaura. “I look forward to helping the company fully leverage its technology to achieve a commanding position in the market.”

About Appear Networks

Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services. Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services.

Using situational information (context), the AppearIQ suite of products transforms ordinary wireless data networks into rich multimedia channels that deliver information, voice, video and messages to mobile computer users. By collecting and sharing context, Appear’s solutions eliminate information overload and ensure users have exactly the information they need, when and where they need it. With Appear software, devices and applications react in real-time to users’ changing needs.

Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has an extensive partner network including industry leaders Cisco and Intel who along with vertical market specialists work to deliver innovative, end-to-end wireless and mobile solutions.

The company is privately held with offices in Europe, North America and South America.

For further information please visit http://www.appearnetworks.com