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Aviva Appoints Carlos Falconi as New Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Service

Company bolsters U.S. and European market presence with new V.P. Sales and senior-level sales appointees

Montreal, Quebec, November 6, 2001— Aviva Inc.-a leading worldwide provider of innovative and secure host access and Web-to-host software solutions-today announced the appointment of Carlos Falconi as V.P., Worldwide Sales & Service. Mr. Falconi joins Aviva following a seven-year career in senior sales management positions with some of Aviva's major competitors in the Host Access arena including Attachmate Corporation, Wall Data, Inc. and NetManage® Inc. Mr. Falconi's primary mandate will be to re-structure the sales operations to support Aviva's strategic shift from a product-focused organization to a provider of value-added application integration and host security solutions. To further this effort, the company also announced the appointment of two Regional Sales Managers and two Senior Systems Consultants in the U.S., as well as a Southern Europe Sales Manager and a Senior Account Manager.

"We're very fortunate to have attracted someone of Carlos' calibre to Aviva," said Larry Curan, President and CEO of Aviva. "He is extremely well versed on Aviva Solutions' position in the marketplace, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of its key competitors. Plus, he has an impressive pool of knowledge and understanding of the Host Access market's supporting technology, including PC-to-Host, Web-to-Host, Web, Client Server, EAI, Data Bases, LAN, WAN, Java, and ActiveX. This, coupled with his strong management skills and experience in developing new markets, makes Carlos a valuable and welcome addition to our executive team."

Mr. Falconi brings to Aviva over 22 years of technical, sales and management experience encompassing systems sales, connectivity sales, internetworking sales, development, maintenance, support and consulting. Over the course of his career, Mr. Falconi also served as President and co-owner of a computer solutions reseller firm that sold, among other brands, products from Eicon Networks and i-data international a-s. Mr. Falconi holds a BA degree from St. Thomas University in Miami.

As part of the company's re-structuring efforts, the U.S. sales operations-previously centralized in Dallas-have been separated into an Eastern and a Western region. Dick Jagoutz and Gizela Palumbo have been appointed Regional Sales Managers for the East and West, respectively. Mr. Jagoutz joins Aviva from Telelogic North America where he held the position of Northeast District Sales Manager. He has over 20 years of sales experience in end-user and channel sales and previously held sales management responsibilities for both the eastern U.S. and Canadian markets. Gizela Palumbo's career spans many sales positions held at Microsoft and Symantec, and senior-level and management positions at Wall Data and NetManage. Prior to joining Aviva, Ms. Palumbo was Regional Sales Manager for Latin America at NetManage, and over the course of the past year, she was a senior sales person at Checkfree - an e-business payment company.

Other appointees in the U.S. include Scott Myers and Mirek Rutkowski as Senior Systems Consultants. Mr. Myers worked as a Senior System Engineer at Wall Data, and most recently, he was Principle Sales Engineer for ClearCommerce-an e-commerce solutions company. Mirek Rutkowski was Senior Systems Consultant for Nortel Networks, as well as NetManage's Regional Director of System Engineers in Latin America.

In Europe, Jean-Michel Gonon and Anicet Fronteau join the sales team as Southern Europe Sales Manager and Senior Account Manager, respectively. Mr. Gonon worked for IBM for over 10 years, and prior to joining Aviva, was Sales Manager in charge of European French countries at Persistence Software - an application server company. Anicet Fronteau has over 20 years of experience as a Systems Integrator in France. He has worked for companies such as Cisi, Software Editors, Cognos, and Jacada.

"The re-structuring of our sales operations in the U.S. and Europe is a crucial step in transforming Aviva from an organization that just sells products, to one that delivers application integration and host security solutions that support a solid product line," said Carlos Falconi. "We already have many loyal corporate customers in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. I look forward to working with an exceptionally talented sales team, as well as key systems integrators and VARs, to bring a new level of service and product to current and new customers around the world."

About Aviva Inc.
Aviva Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of innovative and secure host access and Web-to-host software solutions. The company brings to market secure, value-added e-business solutions that leverage existing legacy investments while providing high-value Return On Investment (ROI) to its customers. The Aviva's product line is a comprehensive family of host access and Web-to-host products for delivering corporate host applications to the desktop PC, Web browser or mobile device over legacy, IP and wireless networks. Aviva is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. For more information , contact Aviva Toll Free (U.S. and Canada): 1-800-276-0038, or visit the corporate Web site at www.avivasolutions.com. Aviva Inc. is a business unit of i-data international a-s.

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