To: Dan Hamilton who wrote (459 ) 3/13/2001 4:29:11 PM From: Dan Hamilton Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 500 I hope this doesn't distract Rod Bryden from his priorities with World Heart. I think the Ottawa Senators and World Heart are large enough priorities without adding more. Mr. Bryden Appointed to Chairman of the Board at Zivex OTTAWA, Mar 12, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zivex (http://www.zivex.com) North America's pre-eminent Information Technology Utility Company has announced the appointment of Mr. Rod Bryden as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Bryden is President and CEO of World Heart Corporation. Mr. Bryden and has extensive experience in the high technology sector. "We are pleased to have Mr. Bryden join as Chairman of our Board of Directors. His extensive experience in the IT sector and his ample history of successes will greatly add to our existing momentum," said Darren McIntyre, CEO of Zivex. "Zivex is a young company with a strong team, innovative technology and a high quality customer base that positions the company to be a leader in the emerging IT Utility Infrastructure market. I am looking forward to participating in their growth," said Mr. Bryden. About Zivex Technology Solutions Zivex is an IT Utility infrastructure provider. Zivex, through its channel partners, delivers an efficient "Ultra-THIN" environment with bundled IT services for a monthly fee. These services are hosted on internal or external networks. Zivex partners target enterprises with 50 to 50,000 employees. Monthly fees include managed: network, server and desktop hardware/software. Zivex has attained this unique carrier grade technology with tier one support from Microsoft (Office, Exchange and Windows 2000), Compaq, Dell and Cisco. The Zivex "Zebra" logo has become synonymous with their offering of Fortune 500 Functionality with Significant Cost Reductions relative to typical IT department environments.