Former Sun Microsystems Executive Joins
Seagull Software UK

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Stephen P. Tickhill to Lead Growth for UK Region

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London and Atlanta – 18 January 2005

Seagull Software (AEX: SEAGULL), the leading provider of legacy evolution software solutions, today announced the appointment of Stephen P. Tickhill as Vice President United Kingdom and Ireland, with responsibility for managing the company’s sales offices in the region. Stephen reports directly to Don Addington, Seagull Software CEO and President.

“The UK has many entrenched legacy systems, making it a key target for Seagull Software’s solutions,” said Don Addington, CEO and President of Seagull Software. “Stephen’s impressive sales record combined with his talent for building high value and long-standing relationships with customers will be instrumental to our success in this important region.”

Tickhill has more than 20 years of experience in IT and enterprise technology sales, including noteworthy tenure at Sun Microsystems and ICL, now a division of Fujitsu, the third largest IT company in the world. Most recently, he held the position of Major Projects Director for Sun Microsystems, managing the Inland Revenue outsource initiatives for Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise and ASPIRE. He was responsible for developing the Public Sector Data Centre business for Sun Microsystems, where he successfully established significant revenue generating relationships with some of the largest public sector organizations in the country. As Enterprise Sales Manager for ICL, he built a team to deliver Solaris-based solutions for enterprise customers. His efforts led to the creation of the ICL Solaris Solutions Centre and the formation of key relations with Sun Microsystems.

“My passion is looking at how we can make a difference by applying technology solutions to solve complex business problems, becoming someone customers can trust to aid them in architecting and delivering new systems that meet the needs of the ever-changing enterprises they run,” said Tickhill. “Seagull Software has tremendous value to bring to large organizations that want more IT agility. I look forward to executing this passion as part of the Seagull Software team.”

About Seagull Software

Seagull Software specializes in technology that transforms "legacy" applications into SOA-compliant Web services, helping enterprises achieve exponentially faster IT support for business change, governance and compliance. Our LegaSuite^® software platform includes integration, GUI, BPM and terminal emulation technology. With LegaSuite, customers connect legacy applications on IBM mainframe, ICL mainframe, iSeries, UNIX/VT and Windows client/server platforms to the Web, to other middleware and to newer-generations of applications such as portals, CRM and SCM. LegaSuite is based on open standards including Web services, XML, J2EE and .NET. Powerful and innovative tools require no coding, which means rapid results, reduced risk and no maintenance burden. Committed to providing the best customer experience in the industry, Seagull SoftwareÕs technology is in use in more than 8,000 business and government organizations worldwide, and by millions of end users. Seagull Software has direct operations in the United States, the Netherlands, UK, France, Germany and Australia, supplemented by distributors serving approximately 30 additional countries. For more information, visit www.seagullsoftware.com.

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