Azingo Appoints Ravi Gopalakrishnan as Vice President of Engineering

Mobile Device Technologist Will Direct Global Development of the Company’s Mobile Linux Software Platform

Sunnyvale, CA., — Azingo, formerly Celunite, developer of a next-generation mobile software platform based on Linux and other open source innovations, announced today that Ravi Gopalakrishnan will lead its engineering operations.

Mr. Gopalakrishnan will manage a wide range of activities supporting the company’s rapid growth - including expansion of the mobile Linux engineering team, defining and implementing web-enabled mobile applications, development of comprehensive mobile Linux middleware and directing platform integration, qualification and delivery processes.

Mr. Gopalakrishnan joins Azingo from Motorola, where he was director of Mobile Devices for Motorola Japan with responsibility for leading the requirements, carrier compliance, development and delivery of the MOTORAZR FOMA product to NTT DoCoMo. A 15 year veteran of the wireless industry, Gopalakrishnan brings strong relationships with leading carriers, handset vendors and software suppliers in addition to significant expertise in multimedia mobile platforms for mid and high-end handsets.

“Ravi’s combination of engineering depth and wireless industry experience will help us scale our organization and accelerate our platform’s commercial development,” said Azingo CEO Mahesh Veerina. “Ravi is an exceptionally talented manager. The caliber of talent we’ve been able to attract to our executive team is testimony to the fantastic opportunity we have to positively impact the mobile phone industry with a world class mobile software platform.”

“Azingo is exceptionally well positioned to harness the power of the open source community and lead in that space in the mobile market” said Mr. Gopalakrishnan. “Its engineering team is unique in having expertise across the platform - from hardware, kernel and tools through comprehensive middleware and applications. I’m very pleased to have the opportunity to lead and grow Azingo’s engineering operations.”

Prior to his position directing development of mobile devices, Gopalakrishnan held a variety of management positions at Motorola including director of Motorola Mobile Devices in the US, senior resource manager and engineering manager, leading large global software development and product integration teams. He holds a master of science degree in Physics from IIT Kanput, a master of science degree in Computer Engineering from IISc in Bangalore and a masters of business administration from the University of Chicago.

About Azingo
Azingo, formerly Celunite, is a leading provider of an open mobile phone software platform that delivers Internet-enabled, rich user experiencestoentertain, inform and enrich the lives of mobile users worldwide. Azingo uniquely offers a one-stop solution for designing and commercializing new mobile phone products, selling its next generation Linux platform together with comprehensive engineering services that significantly reduce development costs and shorten delivery schedules for chipset manufacturers, handset manufacturers, integrators and operators. Azingo is privately-held with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Visit www.azingo.com.