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JackBe Wins InfoWorld 2008 Technology of the Year Award

JackBe’s Presto Honored as Best Enterprise Mashup Platform

Chevy Chase, MD – January 7, 2008 - JackBe, the leading provider of enterprise mashup software, today announced that it has been chosen as the Best Enterprise Mashup Platform in InfoWorld 2008 Technology of the Year Awards. JackBe’s enterprise mashup platform, Presto, was designed to enable application developers and end users to experience self-service data access and situational integration to make more effective decisions and independently complete daily tasks.

The InfoWorld 2008 Technology of the Year Awards identify the publication’s highest scoring products and technologies reviewed in the past year by the InfoWorld Test Center that promise to make the greatest impact in the coming year.  InfoWorld’s Test Center reviewed JackBe’s Presto in October 2007, giving it an 8.4 out of 10 rating. The review found that Presto “provides a sophisticated set of tools for mashing together your data.”

“We’re honored to be recognized by InfoWorld as having one of the most impactful technologies for 2008,” said Luis Derechin, CEO of JackBe. “As enterprises continue to implement their Web 2.0 strategies we anticipate a lot of interest in user-driven mashup platforms like Presto. And we’ll continue our tradition of innovations that connect enterprise mashups to important enterprises technologies like portals, SOA, and enterprise applications.”

JackBe’s Presto leverages Web 2.0 technologies to deliver enterprise-class solutions that allow workers to consume any information from any application, customize the data and views in a personalized manner, and collaborate by sharing mashups with peers while still adhering to enterprise governance standards. JackBe is currently offering a trial download of Presto at http://www.jackbe.com.

About JackBe

JackBe delivers user-driven enterprise mashup software that empowers users to create, customize and collaborate for better business results. Our innovative enterprise mashup platform, Presto, provides a dynamic approach to building applications faster, leveraging information from the web and internal corporate systems, while meeting the toughest enterprise security and governance requirements. Mashup applications can now be created in 3 clicks versus 3 months. For more information, visit www.jackbe.com.