Hong Kong - 28 April 2014 - Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) announced the appointment of Gabriel Breeman to the newly created position of OEM director for Asia Pacific (APAC). In this role, Breeman will drive OEM strategies, strategic partnerships and alliance initiatives for the region to help position Brocade as the data centre networking partner of choice in the OEM partner business segment. Breeman will be based in Singapore and report directly to Brocade vice president for Asia Pacific (APAC), Adam Judd. Breeman was most recently the senior director for Global OEM at Fusion-io, where he was responsible for leading worldwide revenue growth strategies through OEM partners. Prior to Fusion-io, Breeman spent six years at Brocade as a Global Sales Executive and Corporate Account Director. He has also held direct end-user, indirect channel and OEM leadership roles at Dot Hill Systems and Sun Microsystems during his 20-year career in the information technology sector.

"Strategic partnerships with the world's leading vendors continue to be a vital go-to-market strategy for Brocade globally and regionally. These OEM partnerships are based upon the value of open standards-based computing, networking and storage platforms, which is paving the way for software-defined networking to deliver on its full promise," said Adam Judd, vice president for APAC at Brocade. "Gabriel’s astute understanding of the OEM ecosystem will bring tremendous value in ensuring Brocade and our OEM partners in APAC share a common vision on open networking and how to disrupt the status quo in the networking industry. I am delighted to have him rejoin Brocade to lead our regional OEM partner business at this exciting time."

Brocade's worldwide OEM partners include EMC, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM and NetApp.

"Brocade has entrenched relationships with its OEM partners, and is uniquely poised to capitalise on the challenges and opportunities confronting the networking industry today by offering customers an alternative route to success," said Gabriel Breeman. "I am looking forward to working closely with our OEM partners to help transform our customers' networks and deliver a compelling value proposition for their businesses."

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About Brocade
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking solutions help the world’s leading organisations transition smoothly to a world where applications and information reside anywhere. (www.brocade.com)

Hong Kong - 17 April 2014 - Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) announced the appointment of Matt Kolon to the role of chief technology officer (CTO) for Asia Pacific (APAC). In this new role, Kolon will be responsible for leading the company’s technology strategy and product roadmap within APAC. He will also help align technology initiatives and execution closely with customer needs across the region, particularly in the areas of network functions virtualisation (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN). Kolon will be based in Beijing, China, and report directly to Brocade vice president for APAC, Adam Judd.

With more than 15 years of specialised industry experience in developing long-term technical strategies with customers and partners, Kolon was most recently the APAC managing director for Evolved Programmable Network business and CTO for Service Providers at Cisco. Prior to Cisco, he spent 12 years at Juniper Networks, holding various executive roles in customer service, sales and marketing, and systems engineering.

"2014 will be the year where service providers, specifically those in APAC, start to test and deploy SDN in their data centres to drive growth and innovation for their businesses," said Adam Judd, vice president for Asia Pacific at Brocade. "Matt is an industry visionary who has been working closely with customers and partners in APAC in understanding their needs and transforming their networks. We are very pleased to have him on our regional leadership team as the value he brings to our customers and partners will be tremendous."

According to the Datacenter Dynamics, Asia Pacific data centre spending is forecast to reach US$15.6 billion in 2014, representing an 8.6 per cent growth, driven by investment in data centre infrastructure management, containerised data centres and modular offerings.

"Brocade is in a unique position to capture historic industry shifts and opportunities in software networking given its strong support of open networking standards and proven leadership in Ethernet fabrics," said Matt Kolon. "I am thrilled to join Brocade at this exciting time to help our regional customers and partners realise the benefits of this new network paradigm. The Brocade approach will help enterprises and service providers simplify the transition of their networks to drive new levels of business transformation."

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About Brocade
BrocadeR (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking solutions help the world’s leading organisations transition smoothly to a world where applications and information reside anywhere. (www.brocade.com)

Hong Kong - April 16, 2014 - Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading global provider of Commerce-as-a-Service solutions, today announced that Humphrey Chan has joined the company as its new general manager and vice president of Asia Pacific and Japan. Chan, a 20-year information industry veteran and specialist in Asian trade, will direct and expand the company's business in the Asia Pacific region, managing sales, marketing and day-to-day operations. Based in Digital River's Hong Kong office, Chan will manage the company's operations in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, and Tokyo.

"One of the key growth strategies of our transformation is to continue to aggressively expand our business on a worldwide basis," said David Dobson, Digital River's chief executive officer. "Humphrey Chan joins Digital River with an exceptional track record of leading sales, marketing, channel development, mergers and acquisitions, and operations. Drawing on the combination of his international leadership along with Digital River's global expertise and infrastructure, we intend to create added value for our customers and further capitalise on the growing commerce opportunity in Asia Pacific."

International revenue accounted for approximately 52 percent of Digital River's total revenue in 2013. Digital River's Asia Pacific-based customers include leading brands such as Lenovo, Panasonic and Trend Micro.

Born in Shanghai and educated in Hong Kong and the U.S., Chan has spent his career bridging the gap between the East and the West. He comes to Digital River from SafeNet, Inc., a Maryland-based data protection company, where he was vice president of Asia Pacific and Japan. At SafeNet, Chan was responsible for revenue growth and regional operations, building a multi-million-dollar business for the company by establishing a strong local presence, support infrastructure and comprehensive partner ecosystem. Prior to SafeNet, Chan worked for 10 years at Rainbow Technologies where he held various senior positions in channel development, marketing and sales management.

"I am excited to be part of a company recognized as a leading industry influencer - and a provider of commerce, payments and marketing solutions for one of the most strategic revenue channels for nearly all companies," said Chan. "I am looking forward to contributing to Digital River's plan to scale its operation, and drive global awareness and growth across this important and emerging region for commerce."

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About Digital River, Inc.
Backed by 20 years of e-commerce experience, Digital River is recognised as a leading global provider of Commerce-as-a-Service solutions. Companies of all sizes rely on Digital River's multi-tenant, SaaS commerce, payments and marketing services to manage and grow their online businesses. In 2013, Digital River processed more than US$30 billion in online transactions, connecting B2B and B2C digital products and cloud service companies as well as branded manufacturers with buyers across multiple devices and channels, and nearly every country in the world.

HONG KONG, April 15, 2014 - Leading global communications firm Ketchum today announced a senior appointment for the Greater China region. Jane Morgan has been named vice president and director of the Ketchum Greater China Consumer Brand Practice, reporting to Sean Fitzgerald, partner and executive vice president, Ketchum Greater China. Morgan most recently served as vice president of Ketchum’s Hong Kong Consumer Brand Practice after transferring from Ketchum London in February 2012. "Jane has shown tremendous initiative in building business and has been instrumental to the success of the Hong Kong Consumer Brand Practice over the past two years. Her new role is not only in recognition of her work to date, but also a great opportunity for us to build even closer links between the Ketchum Greater China offices, as well as the expanded global network, to benefit our consumer brand clients," said Fitzgerald.

While continuing her key role as leader of the Hong Kong Consumer Brand Practice, Morgan will expand her responsibilities to work closely with the Consumer Brand Practice in all five Ketchum offices across Greater China. In particular, she will partner with some of the key Consumer Brand Practice leaders within the network, including Beijing senior vice president and practice leader Peng Yue, Shanghai vice president and practice leader George Gu, Taiwan office director Marian Ma, and Guangzhou office director Joe Tong, to bring closer collaboration among the offices. Morgan will also work with those leaders to deliver local and regional excellence for the firm’s global clients.

In addition, Morgan will work closely with Vivien Teo, the recently appointed director of digital strategy for Ketchum Greater China, to ensure the continued integration of digital communications into Ketchum Greater China’s work for Consumer Brand Practice clients and to further enhance the firm’s digital expertise.

Ketchum Greater China is a professional communications consultancy and a member of the Ketchum global network. It has five offices in Greater China including Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Taipei. The company established its Greater China operations in 1980. The agency represents some of the world’s leading brands across its key practice areas which include Lifestyle and Brand Marketing, Technology, and Corporate, Public Affairs and Financial Communications. Ketchum Greater China’s program innovation and execution excellence have consistently gained industry recognition. In 2013, Ketchum was the only public relations firm to be awarded a Bronze Lion for Best Use of Media Relations at SPIKES Asia, and Gold and Silver trophies at the Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards. Additional information on Ketchum Greater China and its award-winning work can be found at www.ketchum.com/greaterchina.

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About Ketchum
Ketchum is a leading global communications firm with operations in more than 70 countries across six continents. The winner of 11 Cannes Lions and an unprecedented four PRWeek Campaign of the Year Awards, Ketchum partners with clients to deliver strategic programming, game-changing creative and measurable results that build brands and reputations. For more information on Ketchum, a part of Diversified Agency Services, a division of Omnicom Group Inc., visit www.ketchum.com.

April 4, 2014 - SAP Asia Pacific Japan (NYSE: SAP) today announced the appointment of Scott Russell as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ). As COO, Russell will be responsible for the successful operation of SAP's entire APJ business - from business innovation to sales operation and execution. An experienced leader, Russell will ensure the company's operational excellence through service efficiency and effectiveness. Based in Singapore, he will report to Adaire Fox-Martin, President of SAP APJ.

"SAP has been in the APJ region for the last 25 years, helping our customers run better in this fast growing region," said Adaire Fox-Martin, President, SAP APJ. "Scott's appointment will provide the leadership to build a world class operation that scales with our strong growth trajectory. His proven track record of driving business simplification, value and efficiency for long-term growth makes him the ideal leader to support SAP's growth and momentum in the APJ market."

Russell has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry spanning across software, cloud and services. He was most recently Senior Vice President for SAP Services business driving SAP Cloud Services, SAP Consulting, SAP Custom Development, SAP Education, and SAP Premium Engagement portfolio in the APJ region, helping customers succeed at every point in the application lifecycle and adopt the latest innovations.

Prior to SAP, Russell had been in senior leadership roles across APJ with IBM and PwC providing enterprise solutions to clients within insurance, transportation, retail, industrial, banking and wealth management sectors.

"SAP is well poised to help APJ customers win in the market with our world class innovations, high performing workforce and aspiring millennial talents," said Scott Russell, COO for SAP APJ. "I look forward to working with the team to further drive business outcomes for our customers."

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About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 253,500 customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.