ARCHIVE 2008

RSD has appointed Pierre Van Beneden to the position of Chief Executive Officer

Geneva – February 29, 2008 – RSD, a leading provider of archiving and retrieval software for digital documents, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Pierre Van Beneden to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Van Beneden, a recognized leader in the software industry, was most recently Vice President at Adobe Systems heading the EMEA region. As RSD’s founder and chairman I am proud that RSD is attracting world class talent such as Pierre Van Beneden. I had placed a bet on top tier investors Invision and Vinci Capital to help me bring the company to the next level and I am excited that we are executing as planned” says Louis-Pierre Roger.

Mr. Van Beneden, 53, brings 25 years of experience in the IT industry focused on managing sales and operations for leading software vendors. He served for four years as Adobe Systems' Vice President of EMEA during which time his team tripled revenue. Prior to Adobe, Mr. Van Beneden spent seven years at Lotus Development, first heading up their EMEA division out of Paris and subsequently acting as Vice President worldwide field operations from their headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Previously, Mr. Van Beneden served seven years at Oracle and four at Digital in management and consulting roles.

“I am thrilled to be joining RSD at this point in its history,” said Pierre Van Beneden. “RSD is ideally positioned with its solid product offering and its prestigious customer base to capitalize on the rapidly growing opportunities in the document management and archiving markets.”

About RSD

Founded in 1973 in Geneva and with subsidies in New-York and London, the company develops and commercializes archiving and retrieval software for digital documents. The solutions are particularly well adapted to large customers generating very high volumes of data. With over 400 active customers all over the world and 100 employees the company is recognized today as a world leader in its field. www.rsd.com

About Invision

Invision Private Equity AG invests in innovative European growth companies and is focused on the IT, telecommunications, medical technology and innovative services sectors. Invision has a strong track record of financing, developing and supporting more than 60 companies. Invision currently holds assets of EUR 300 million and is investing typically between EUR 5 and EUR 15 million in growth companies operating nationally and internationally. www.invision.ch

About Vinci Capital

Vinci Capital is an independent Swiss private-equity firm whose mission is the financing and development of Swiss-based technology companies. Vinci Capital has an exclusive mandate to manage the funds of Renaissance PME and Mona Lisa AG. Renaissance PME is a foundation dedicated to Swiss pension funds to provide them with a fiscally-optimized and regulated vehicle for direct private-equity investments. Mona Lisa AG is an investment holding funded by Swisscom dedicated to financing innovative Swiss SMEs with high growth potential.
www.renaissance-pme.ch and www.vincicapital.ch