XIMIAN, INC. APPOINTS TODD MICELI AS CFO

Miceli to Drive Growth of Company and Open Source Market

Boston, MA-March 26, 2001-Ximian, Inc., the leading open source desktop
company (formerly known as Helix Code, Inc.), announced today that Todd
Miceli has joined the company as its chief financial officer. At Ximian,
Miceli will be responsible for the company's financial direction.

"Todd brings an outstanding balance of business strategy and financial
expertise to our organization," said Nat Friedman, CEO and co-founder of
Ximian. "In his previous positions, Todd played an integral role in
aggressively raising capital, driving company growth and structuring and
negotiating profitable strategic partnerships. His breadth of experience
will be invaluable as Ximian continues its path toward building a
world-class business."

"Linux and open source are just beginning to take off in the desktop
market," said Miceli. "Recent partnerships and technological developments
have helped Ximian GNOME to gain wider acceptance and recognition, and I
look forward to helping the company continue its leadership position as
provider of the world's best open source desktop environment."

Miceli joins Ximian from Viveca, Inc., where he served as CEO and
president, leading the corporate restructuring and strategic repositioning
of the company and managing all aspects of the company's sale. Prior to
serving as CEO and president, Miceli was CFO of Viveca.

Previously, Miceli was vice president of finance and a founding employee of
e-Steel Corporation; vice president of business development and strategic
planning at GE Capital Mortgage Corporation; vice president of the
Corporate Finance Group at Jefferies & Company, Inc.; and principal of
the Investment Banking Group at Southcoast Capital Corporation.

Miceli received a B.S. in Finance from Bentley College and an M.B.A. from
the William E. Simon Graduate School of Administration at the University of
Rochester.


About Ximian

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Ximian (formerly Helix Code, Inc.) builds
Ximian GNOME, the world's most user-friendly and cost-effective Internet
desktop. In use by more than 500,000 people, the company's software adds an
attractive and easy-to-use interface to the power of Linux and Unix
operating systems. Ximian is pursuing an aggressive plan of open source
application development, providing technology, support, and network
services to the Linux and Unix marketplace. Ximian, comprised of many of
the original architects of the GNOME system, is a founding member of the
GNOME foundation and sits on the advisory board. The company has secured
funding from leading VC firms Charles River Ventures and Battery
Ventures. For more information, visit www.ximian.com.

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