Nathan Schneiderman Joins Roth Capital Partners Research Team Covering Enterprise Software.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Nathan Schneiderman, a noted enterprise software analyst, has joined Roth Capital Partners as Senior Research Analyst, according to Rusty Hoss, Director of Research.

Mr. Schneiderman is based in Roth Capital's Newport Beach office, where he focuses on applications

vendors and business intelligence/analytics vendors. He has worked in enterprise software for nearly two decades, initially as a software developer and in recent years as an equity research analyst. In the 2005 Forbes.com/StarMine-North American Analyst Survey, Mr. Schneiderman ranked #3 in the category of Best Earnings Estimators in Software.

"Nate's knowledge of the industry and track record as an analyst will greatly benefit our institutional clients," said Hoss. "We welcome him to our research team."

Prior to Roth Capital, Mr. Schneiderman covered the enterprise software sector at Wedbush Morgan Securities from 2000 through mid 2005. From 1998 through 1999, he was an equity analyst with Silver Tree Capital, a long/short U.S. equity hedge fund based in New York. During 1997 and 1998, Mr. Schneiderman was an equity research analyst focused on the enterprise software sector with both Credit Suisse First Boston and Salomon Smith Barney.

Prior to becoming a financial analyst, Mr. Schneiderman spent more than a decade in the information technology field as a project manager and software developer. He designed artificial intelligence systems for the Central Intelligence Agency and computer games for Electronic Arts.

He holds an MBA in finance from Columbia University and a BS in computer science from Duke University.

About Roth Capital Partners, LLC:

With corporate headquarters in Newport Beach, California and offices in strategic locations in the Western United States, Roth Capital Partners, LLC is a full service investment bank serving corporate and institutional clients throughout the world. Offering a wide array of investment banking services including: initial public offerings, follow-ons, PIPEs, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, investment research, and institutional sales and trading, the firm is perhaps best known for finding, funding and fostering the growth of emerging companies. It is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), the Securities Industry Association (SIA), and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Visit the Roth Capital Partners website at www.rothcp.com.