Ocentrix Names New CEO

11 October 2000
Ocentrix Names New CEO
            Former GE Exec Brings Wide Vision; Strategic Alliances

    SEATTLE, Oct. 11 Ocentrix, Inc. today announced the
appointment of John Miksa, former GE executive and business development
specialist, as its new President and CEO. Miksa has a strong background in
strategic alliance building and extensive experience in e-business initiatives
and market share growth. He brings a wealth of experience to Ocentrix, an
Information Services company providing integrated, web-centric solutions to
the vehicle dealership industry.
    "The opportunity that Ocentrix presents to our customers is quite
compelling," Miksa said. "The technology base and completeness of our
solutions enables Ocentrix to offer highly flexible systems that help
dealerships drive more revenue and profits. By delivering integrated solutions
including hardware, networking, data center infrastructure, and applications,
Ocentrix becomes a true business partner with our dealership clients."
    Miksa, 46, has 24 years of international business development from
high-tech startups to multi-national corporations. His background includes
e-commerce, e-business, and applications integration for GE, AMR Corporation,
and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). At GE, Miksa was a leader in the
Information Services Division and held key management positions in System
Development & Consulting, Hospitality and Computer Industry verticals, and the
Channel Development organization. While at CSC Consulting, Miksa was a
business development leader in three practices, including both the Baan and
the Application Outsourcing national practices. He is a graduate of both GE's
Manufacturing Management Program and their world-class Management Development
Program at the prestigious GE Leadership Institute in Crontonville, NY.
    During his career at GE he managed a highly successful, international
account and customer service team that supported over 62,000 users in
55 countries. Before joining Ocentrix, he was Vice President of Channel Sales
and Strategic Alliances for Rackspace Managed Hosting, an Internet
infrastructure start-up.
    He has a BS, Computer Science, cum laude, from the University of West
Florida and completed post-graduate work toward his MBA at Pepperdine
University.
    Ocentrix is a leader in supplying information services and integrated
solutions to the vehicle dealership industry. The company excels in developing
and supporting open-architecture, web-centric solutions that are highly
flexible, powerful, and customized for a wide range of enterprise levels.
Ocentrix is leading the drive towards fully integrated financial, inventory,
customer relationship, e-commerce and support solutions for this dynamic and
competitive market.

    CONTACT:  Susan Black of Susan Black & Associates, 206-625-9393, or
425-434-6662, or susanblack@seanet.com, for Ocentrix, Inc.