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Aria Systems Adds Billing Industry Muscle to Exec Team

Two new hires strengthen Aria Systems' experience in large-scale deployments.

PHILADELPHIA, March 12, 2008 - Aria Systems, the leading provider of on demand transaction and customer management solutions, today appointed former Portal Software and Taleo executive Peter Worth as the company’s first chief technology officer. The company also named Andy Frizzell to the post of Vice President of Customer Relations.

The newly created positions reflect increasing demand for Aria Systems’ on demand billing platform among large-scale enterprises.

“Peter and Andy have the experience of managing hundreds of implementations, in deals with revenues north of $100 million, in environments that serve millions of end users,” said Ed Sullivan, founder and CEO, Aria Systems.  “Nowhere else in the industry will clients find the depth of expertise we’ve built in SaaS and billing.  We’re excited to have Peter and Andy on board.”

Worth, who brings more than a decade of technology and management experience in software development and management consulting to Aria Systems, will be responsible for the company’s overarching product and technology strategy, as well as working with key partners to leverage Aria Systems’ transaction management platform.

Prior to Aria, Worth was Director at Adjility Consulting, where he provided custom application development and operations services for small to medium business enterprises. Worth has also held lead developer positions at Taleo, Adjointed Consulting, and Portal Software.

Frizzell will be responsible for all Aria Systems’ customers and partners in the areas of solution creation, implementation, training and support.  Over his 15-year career, Frizzell has managed the implementation of billing systems for global companies with millions of subscribers, including AOL, XM Satellite and Sirius Satellite.  Frizzell’s prior experience includes leadership roles at CSG Systems, Portal Software, Datasweep and Bricsnet where he managed and supported enterprise software solutions nationally and internationally.

About Aria Systems

Aria is the market leader in subscription and recurring billing solutions. Since 2003, Aria has managed over one million accounts in more than 195 countries. Aria’s Billing Platform is the billing industry’s most reliable, flexible and scalable on demand tool for accelerating revenue capture while significantly reducing operating costs. Additionally, having achieved end-to-end Level 1 PCI Compliance and SAS70 Certification, Aria Systems leads the market in security and compliance. Backed by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Venrock Associates and Dave Labuda, Founder and former CEO of Portal Software, Aria’s team of SaaS and billing experts are part of a company that billed over 2.5 million customers for $1 billion a year in transactions. Aria Systems is headquartered in Media, PA (metropolitan Philadelphia) and has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area (San Mateo, CA). Aria Systems has been ranked as the 5th fastest growing, privately held company in the Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia 100. For more information about Aria Systems, visit http://www.AriaSystems.com or call 1-877-755-2370.

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