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INQUIRA APPOINTS SYMANTEC EXECUTIVE JEREMY BURTON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS SAN BRUNO, Calif. — January 16, 2007 — InQuira, Inc., a provider of integrated software applications for intelligent search, knowledge management, analytics and user experience, announced today the addition of Jeremy Burton, group president, Enterprise Security and Data Management at Symantec Corp. to InQuira's Board of Directors, effective immediately. At Symantec Corp., Mr. Burton is responsible for engineering, product management, alliances and business development for the company's endpoint security, compliance, archiving, Windows backup, security response and managed security service offerings. He joined the company by way of the merger with VERITAS Software in July 2005. At VERITAS, Mr. Burton was executive vice president of the data management group. Prior to that, he served as the company's senior vice president and chief marketing officer. "Understanding how to manage and maximize customer experience has become more of a competitive differentiator than ever before," said Jeremy Burton, director, InQuira. "InQuira's incredible growth over the past two years speaks to the important role of intelligent search and retrieval in knowledge transfer, and in creating a gratifying user experience. I'm looking forward to working with InQuira as the company continues to deliver innovative, exceptional solutions for drastically improving user experiences." Prior to joining VERITAS in April 2002, Mr. Burton served as senior vice president of product and services marketing at Oracle Corporation. He also founded Oracle's developer program, the Oracle Technology Network, which today has millions of members. Before working in marketing, Mr. Burton held positions in customer support, pre-sales, product management and engineering. "Jeremy Burton is joining our board at an exciting time in our company history — one marked by increasing market traction driven by the universal desire to constantly improve the customer experience," said Michael Murphy, chief executive officer, InQuira. "His extensive experience guiding companies through rapid growth to sustainable market leadership positions will be invaluable as InQuira enters this next phase." About InQuira |