MONOSPHERE NAMES FRANK KETTENSTOCK VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
Seasoned IT Management Executive to Lead Marketing and Business Development

Redwood City, CA – September 20, 2005 – MonoSphere® Inc., an independent storage management software innovator, announced the appointment of Frank Kettenstock to the position of Vice President of Marketing.  Mr. Kettenstock is responsible for creating a powerful positioning and brand strategy for the company’s storage capacity planning software and to build and support partnerships that will ensure optimal market acceptance for the Company’s products and services.

"Frank Kettenstock is a very customer-focused, technically savvy, and respected marketing leader, and a welcome addition to MonoSphere's leadership team," said Ray Villeneuve, MonoSphere's chairman, president and CEO.  "Frank knows his way around the IT infrastructure management space having worked in executive roles at very successful networking and systems management software companies.  He has shown particular expertise in identifying new market opportunities, launching new products into those markets, and working with engineering, sales and partners to grow revenues.  That experience, coupled with his strong track record in growing marketing teams and delivering quality marketing programs, makes Frank the ideal executive to lead MonoSphere's marketing organization."

Before joining MonoSphere, Mr. Kettenstock was Vice President of Product Marketing at Concord Communications, a provider of IT Business Service Management software that was acquired in 2005 by Computer Associates.  At Concord, he led strategy and roadmap definition and was responsible for the launch of new products which propelled Concord into new markets.  He was an Executive Director of Solution Delivery Management for Telcordia Technologies, where he led implementations of large software solutions to telecommunications carriers.

Preceding Telcordia Technologies, Kettenstock held product marketing and software development responsibilities at UNIX System Labs (acquired by Novell® Inc.) and Digital Equipment Corporation.  He earned a BSEE from Brown University and an MBA from Boston University.

"I am extremely excited about MonoSphere’s market opportunity.  Solutions for storage capacity planning are long overdue and provide a compelling return on investment for customers" noted MonoSphere Vice President of Marketing Frank Kettenstock.  "MonoSphere is uniquely qualified to address this growing market opportunity since it’s an independent software innovator that supports heterogeneous, multi-vendor storage environments.  I am confident in MonoSphere’s ability to execute on this opportunity and I look forward to working with such a strong team”.  
 

About MonoSphere
MonoSphere, an independent storage management software innovator, helps large to mid-size enterprises forecast, plan, and optimize their storage capacity. MonoSphere’s agent-less software provides customers with the strategic insight they need to maximize resource utilization while proactively planning for future demand. Unlike first-generation reporting tools, MonoSphere delivers clear, accurate, and actionable recommendations so customers can increase their service levels while reducing capital expenditures – all without assuming unnecessary risks that can compromise business processes.

MonoSphere is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and is led by a team of proven innovators in enterprise management and storage infrastructure software markets. Customers include financial services, technology, life sciences, and telecommunications enterprises. The company has attracted $30 million in backing from top-tier investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and ComVentures. For more information, go to www.monosphere.com.

For more information:
Frank Kettenstock
650-595-3102
frank@monosphere.com