Ira Keller Joins Lewtan Technologies as SVP of Sales & Marketing

For Immediate Release

Contact:
Usman Ismail
Executive Vice President
Lewtan Technologies, Inc®
781-672-1217
uismail@lewtan.com
www.lewtan.com

November 5, 2001, Waltham, MA - Lewtan Technologies ("Lewtan"), the leading provider of technology, data and analytics to the global Securitization market, today announced the appointment of Ira Keller as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

Mr. Keller will be responsible for developing and executing Lewtan's global sales and market strategy. In addition to his sales responsibilities, Mr. Keller will focus his efforts on market analysis and the development of products and services to leverage Lewtan Technologies' premier role in the investment securities markets. Ira will report directly to Stuart Lewtan, CEO of Lewtan Technologies.

"Ira brings significant sales and marketing management experience to Lewtan Technologies," says Stuart Lewtan. "His knowledge of providing technology solutions to the financial marketplace will help us achieve our mission of promoting communication and collaboration between all participants in the structured finance industry."

About Lewtan Technologies

Lewtan Technologies, Inc.® is the leading provider of software, data and analytics to the global securitization industry. Founded in 1986, Lewtan serves over 200 securitization customers worldwide. In 1999, Lewtan, working with an industry consortium including Standard & Poor's, Fitch, Bank One and others, launched ABSNet (www.absnet.net). ABSNet is now the leading Internet source of structured finance news, data, research and analytics, with over 10,000 users in more than 50 countries. Lewtan offers industry participants "Powered by ABSNet" solutions that leverage ABSNet's web infrastructure, database and user base. Solutions benefit issuers, CDO collateral managers, dealers, investors, credit enhancers, trustees, rating agencies and asset-backed CP conduit sponsors.