CONCORD, Calif., April 4, 2006 - Exadel, Inc., a leading provider of software, services and support that enable companies to create mission-critical business applications based on open source and Java? technologies, today announced that Exadel Founder and CEO Fima Katz will present at the first OpenSolutions World Conference to be held at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in Boston.

Katz's session, entitled "Industrializing IT - How Will Components Based Development Affect the Enterprise," will take place on Thursday, April 6, at 10:15 a.m. at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The presentation will explore next-generation approaches to business application development including a detailed overview of how software developers can build systems from pre-built components that are easy to deploy, develop, customize and test.

"Components-based development is a revolutionary approach to application development and one that will fundamentally improve development team productivity," said Katz. "Exadel has spent years developing technology that is in line with this philosophy and I am proud to be sharing this expertise at OpenSolutions World."

Exadel recently released Exadel Visual Component Platform 1.0, a rich component framework for the development of business applications based on JavaServer Faces (JSF). The new product offers unique and unmatched AJAX support and a high level of abstraction for developing component-based rich Web applications while hiding the complexities of underlying technologies. Exadel Visual Component Platform 1.0 helps companies dramatically improve their time to market and quality to market by enabling developers to create Web applications faster and more reliably with a greatly improved user experience.  More information can be obtained from: http://www.exadel.com/web/portal/products/VisualComponentPlatform

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on Linux and open source solutions. As the world's most comprehensive marketplace for open source products and services, LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and open source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks. For more information or to register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com, or call (800) 657-1474.

Exadel, Inc. is a leading provider of software, services, and support that enable companies to create mission-critical business applications based on open source and Java technologies. Offering unmatched expertise at building reliable business solutions, Exadel solves real business problems for hundreds of domestic and international clients, including ABN AMRO Bank (www.mortgage.com), AT&T, Bank of America, eBay, Echopass, GE, Honeywell, and Time Warner. Exadel's fast, scalable and cost-effective solutions reduce application lifecycle costs and development time, eliminating vendor lock-in and improving overall client productivity.

Exadel's product line includes Exadel Studio Pro, the most advanced Web application development toolset designed for open source, which supports JSF, Struts, Hibernate, Spring and many other platforms. Exadel services include custom online and onsite training, Exadel Development Boost and Exadel Professional Services. Founded in 1998, Exadel is privately owned and located in the San Francisco Bay Area with development offices located in Chicago, Minsk and Moscow.  For more information, go to www.exadel.com or call 1.888.4EXADEL.