| PRESS RELEASE FOR RELEASE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1998 AT 10:00 AM ET SkyCache, Inc. 312 Laurel Avenue Laurel, MD 20707 CONTACT: Doug Mohney SKYCACHE INC. NAMES FORMER LOTUS SVP AND CTO JOHN LANDRY TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Laurel, MD (September 8, 1998) - SkyCache Inc., the nation's premier high-speed datacasting company revolutionizing the Internet, today announced the addition of prominent industry executive John Landry to its Board of Directors. Mr. Landry has served as the senior technology executive at several major software companies in a career that started at the inception of the software industry. "We are delighted that John has accepted our invitation to join SkyCache's Board of Directors," said Doug Humphrey, president and chief executive officer. "John has more than 25 years experience innovating and developing world-class software and software companies, and will offer invaluable insight to SkyCache." Mr. Landry is best known for his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Lotus Development from 1990 to Lotus' acquisition by IBM in 1995. Mr. Landry is credited with initiating, leading and evangelizing Lotus' original Internet efforts, including the revolutionary Domino product line. Preceding Lotus, Mr. Landry was the top technology executive at Dun & Bradstreet Software, Cullinet Software, Distribution Management Systems and McCormack & Dodge Corporation, as well as starting and selling two successful start-ups. Presently, Mr. Landry serves as Strategic Technologist to IBM's executive management, focused on IBM's Network Computing and Internet strategy. Mr. Landry headed up the IBM-wide Internet Strategy Project, chartered by CEO Lou Gerstner in 1995 to set the agenda for IBM's Internet activities across the corporation. Mr. Landry has spent the last three years assisting IBM in executing and that plan, now an integral component of IBM's e-Business strategy. In addition to SkyCache, Mr. Landry is Chairman of the Board of Narrative Communications, a company providing end-to-end solutions for intensely animated, fully interactive, and uniquely measurable Web advertising and direct marketing. He also serves on the Board of Directors of several high-flying, high-tech companies, including PFN Inc., MCK Communications, FlexiInternational, Inc., and Content Advisor Inc. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of GIGA Information Group and Lante Corporation. Active in industry professional associations, Landry is a long time trustee of the Massachusetts Software Council, and is past president of the Information Technology Association (ITAA) and the American Software Association (ASA). And finally, Mr. Landry is a Trustee and instructor at his alma mater, Babson College where he obtained his bachelor's degree in finance. About SkyCache SkyCache is devoted to the implementation and operation of high-speed Satellite datacasting systems finding application in the movement of World Wide Web content, Usenet News, digital audio and video data streams, and the synchronization of distributed data systems. The corporation is headquartered in Laurel, MD and founded by Internet pioneer Doug Humphrey. Humphrey is also the founder of DIGEX, Inc., a 1991 basement startup ISP that was sold for $150 million to Intermedia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICIX) in 1997. Additional information on SkyCache services is available at www.skycache.com. "SkyCache" and its logo are trademarked throughout the world. SkyCache is a privately held company. # # # |
