"IDS is growing rapidly and Randy's experience and accomplishments make him the perfect choice for this leadership role," said Don Totter, CEO of IDS. "Randy will direct the continuing evolution of our highly scalable, robust and encyclopedic GIM(tm) and CALiPER(tm) products. He will also oversee the expansion of our product line, including Web Services support across our comprehensive solutions for asset managers and brokers/sponsors."

Randy Peerson has 15 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering applications. He came to IDS from Responsys, where he oversaw development of a suite of web-based email marketing solutions for Global 2000 companies. Prior to that, Randy held senior engineering positions at Sagent Technology, Intuit, Sun Microsystems, and Andersen Consulting. Randy holds a B.A. in Economics/Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.S. in Management Information Systems and M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.

"Randy has a proven track record, achieved through his excellent leadership skills, technical skills and problem solving abilities," said Shahram Zaman, Sr. Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of IDS. "He will make a strong addition to IDS."

"IDS has developed world class portfolio management software over the past 23 years," said Randy Peerson, Vice President of Software Development at IDS. "I look forward to working with the IDS team as we build upon the Company's leadership position with the introduction of IDS ServicesSM, our ASP solution, and with the OEM version of our GIM(tm) product."

Separately, Integrated Decision Systems (IDS) announced today the appointment of Ron LoVetri as Chief Marketing Officer. LoVetri will direct all IDS marketing activities. His role includes coordinating IDS product strategy, pricing, product management, research, marketing communications and business development.

"Ron's expertise in both the software and investment services industries makes him the perfect choice for this role in the IDS executive team," said Don Totter, CEO of IDS.

LoVetri has extensive experience in the financial services industry and has a wealth of knowledge of the asset management marketplace. He previously worked at Charles Schwab as a Vice President in both the Institutional and International divisions, where he led their efforts in the portfolio management and reporting systems areas. Prior to Charles Schwab, LoVetri was a Director of Marketing at Autodesk. He has a BS and MS in Engineering from Lehigh University. LoVetri is also President of Gilead House, a non-profit organization serving homeless mothers and children.

"I'm excited to be leading the Marketing organization at IDS," said Ron LoVetri, Chief Marketing Officer at IDS. "IDS enjoys the powerful combination of demonstrated product success, twenty years of experience, and a platinum customer base. We are positioned to take advantage of hosted applications and services opportunities in the market and we look forward to aggressive growth."