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Andrea Palumbo joins XPIENT Solutions

Charlotte, NC (October 25, 2005) ~ XPIENT Solutions is pleased to announce the hire of Andrea Palumbo to its corporate sales team. An industry veteran with extensive experience in both the food service and hospitality systems industries, Palumbo will assume direct sales responsibility for XPIENT's suite of point-of-sale-independent solutions. This exciting class of XPIENT's solutions seamlessly integrates with a restaurant chain's existing, open point-of-sale system to truly optimize operating performance, providing management with the best available tools for measuring and monitoring their stores' activity, thereby enabling informed, corrective actions to be taken based on real-time receipt of essential operating information.

Prior to joining XPIENT, Palumbo was the Restaurant Systems Senior Manager for Chipotle, where she oversaw technology deployment to the chain's 450+ locations. Palumbo earned her BS in Restaurant Management from Colorado State University .

About XPIENT Solutions
XPIENT Solutions ( www.xpient.com ) is a leading provider of innovative, results-driven food service technology solutions, including POS, back-office and enterprise management. XPIENT offers a full complement of integrated technologies designed with success in mind. From applications that help restaurant operators efficiently take orders and improve kitchen throughput to labor management, production prep, inventory control, customer loyalty programs and data management tools, XPIENT's solution suite allows them to easily manage every aspect of restaurant operations.