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SAN JOSE--- Intellisync Adds New Executive Team Members

Companies mentioned in this article: Guidant Corporation

Intellisync Corporation (NASDAQ:SYNC) , the leader in platform-independent wireless messaging and mobile software, today announced that the following industry professionals have joined the Intellisync team.

David Eichler has been named Chief Financial Officer of Intellisync. Mr. Eichler brings more than 20 years of chief financial officer and senior financial management experience in publicly traded technology companies. He has built and successfully managed global, efficient and financially-compliant organizations. Prior to joining Intellisync, Mr. Eichler was the Vice President and CFO of Sinett Corporation, a semiconductor company engaged in the enterprise wireless market. Mr. Eichler also held CFO and Vice President of Finance positions at Tripath Technology, Gadzoox Networks, Alliance Semiconductors, Adobe Systems and Hyundai Electronics.

Blair Hankins has joined the company as the Senior Vice President of Technology, Client Development, responsible for ensuring Intellisync's wireless messaging products offer the best possible user experience for mobile professionals worldwide. With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Hankins brings a wealth of expertise in wireless software development, technical product management and market management. Most recently, Mr. Hankins was the Vice President of Engineering for Witness Systems, Inc, a leading provider of call center workforce optimization software. As a recognized authority on Lotus messaging and application development products, he was responsible for the Lotus Notes and Domino product line of the Lotus software division of IBM Corporation.

Earlier, the company announced Scott Hrastar as the Senior Vice President of Technology, Servers and Hosted Services. Mr. Hrastar is widely known and respected in the technology industry as a leading innovator in wireless networks and corporate IT security.

David Eichler replaces Keith Kitchen who is moving on to pursue opportunities in the private sector. Mr. Kitchen has agreed to remain with the company as the company's principal accounting officer for an undetermined amount of time following the appointment of Mr. Eichler, in order to provide transition services to the company.

The company also announced that Said Mohammadioun has given notice of his intention not to stand for re-election as a member of the company's Board of Directors.

"These management additions to the Intellisync team bring a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to one of the nation's leading wireless messaging and mobile software companies," said Woodson 'Woody' Hobbs, President and CEO of Intellisync Corporation. "Over the course of the past 24 months, we have achieved significant global momentum in the industry with the help of Said and Keith and we wish them success in their future endeavors. We believe we will continue to drive this momentum and realize our mission to deliver the best mobile user experience with the addition of world class talent such as David, Blair and Scott."

As incentive to join the company, Intellisync's Board of Directors has approved an award of options for Mr. Eichler and Mr. Hankins to acquire up to 700,000 shares of common stock collectively. The stock option awards will be made as promptly as possible, upon the commencement of employment of the individuals. *

ABOUT INTELLISYNC CORPORATION

Intellisync Corporation is a leading provider of wireless email and mobile platforms to large enterprises, mobile operators, software providers and device manufacturers. Intellisync has won the mobility industry's top awards by providing seamless synchronization; secure wireless email, device control and mobility management software that connects nearly every device, data source and application available. The world's largest corporations have selected Intellisync as their mobility solution standard, including America Online, Credit Agricole, Domino's Pizza, Guidant, Microsoft, NTT DoCoMo, Oracle | PeopleSoft, Pfizer, Target, T-Mobile, Union Pacific, Verizon Wireless, Vivo and Yahoo! For more information, please visit www.intellisync.com.

* Intellisync Corporation to Award Options on 700,000 Shares of Its Common Stock to New CFO and Senior Vice President of Client Development. To induce Mr. Eichler and Mr. Hankins to accept employment with Intellisync, the Board of Directors of Intellisync has approved an award of up to 700,000 shares of common stock. Of the 700,000 options, Mr. Eichler will receive 500,000 and Mr. Hankins will receive 200,000. The stock option awards will be made as promptly as possible, upon the commencement of employment of these individuals. All of the inducement options to be granted by Intellisync will have an exercise price equal to the closing price on NASDAQ on the date of the issuance and, subject to standard provisions for termination, forfeiture and acceleration, that such options shall have a term of ten (10) years and vest and become exercisable at the rate of 1/4 of the shares subject to option one year after the date of grant and 1/48th of the total shares subject to the option at the end of each month thereafter; provided that employment with the company shall not have terminated for any reason (including death of disability) prior to such vesting date. These option grants are being made outside the company's 2002 Stock Plan.