Covisint Names Kevin English Chief Executive Officer

    DETROIT, April 18 Covisint's board of directors today
named Kevin W. English, 48, an e-commerce leader with a prestigious investment
banking firm and a respected pioneer in Internet communications, as chairman,
president and chief executive officer.
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    English was previously the managing director and chief executive officer,
e-commerce, for Credit Suisse First Boston, one of the world's largest
investment banking firms.  During his tenure there, he created an innovative,
web-enabled wealth management business that delivered Wall Street products and
services to affluent investors.
    Prior to his association with Credit Suisse First Boston, which began in
1999, he was the chairman and CEO for TheStreet.com , a publicly traded
Internet information hub for financial market news and analysis.  He also had
been vice president and general manager of Nexis Enterprise Group, and served
in a variety of assignments with the parent company, Reed Elsevier PLC,
including vice president of sales and marketing for Lexis-Nexis.
    English has more than two decades of senior executive management
experience with additional technology companies such as Computervision
Corporation, Aries Technology, Jupiter Technology, Control Data and Xerox
Corporation.
    He is a 1975 graduate of Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.

    About Covisint:
    Covisint, L.L.C. is a global, independent e-business exchange providing
the automotive industry with leading collaborative product development,
procurement and supply chain tools that give its customers the ability to
reduce costs and bring efficiencies to their business operations.  Developed
by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Renault, Commerce One and
Oracle, Covisint is currently located in Southfield, Mich.  The organization
has also established temporary offices in Stuttgart and Tokyo.  For more
information about Covisint, visit http://www.covisint.com .