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Motive, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOTVE) today announced that Heather Kirksey, who directs strategy and execution of Motive's device management and digital home standards initiatives, has been elected to the DSL Forum's Board of Directors. In addition to this new role with the DSL Forum, Ms. Kirksey is also co-chair for the DSL Home-Technical Working Group where she has made numerous contributions to the DSL Forum's Technical Reports for local and remote management, TR-064 and TR-069 respectively. The DSL Forum is an international industry consortium of approximately 200 leading industry organizations covering telecommunications, equipment, computing, networking and Internet services. By developing new standards and embracing new applications, the Forum works to streamline processes, define specifications and share best practices that set the stage for effective deployments. DSL Forum standards are published as Technical Reports for use throughout the global DSL industry. The DSL Forum Board of Directors includes the following members: -- Michael Brusca, Verizon Communication: Chairman & President -- Tom Starr, AT&T: Vice President and Secretary -- Frank Van der Putten, Alcatel: Vice President -- Jeri Pitoniak, Samsung Electronics: Treasurer -- Peter LeBlanc, Aware -- Steve Plume, BT -- Lisa Garza, Cisco Systems -- George Dobrowski, Conexant -- Phil Skeba, Intel -- Heather Kirksey, Motive, Inc. -- Greg Bathrick, Texas Instruments "Joining the DSL Forum's Board of Directors is an honor," said Ms. Kirksey. "In my role as a Director and as an ambassador for the Forum, I am committed to continuing the organization's definitive, positive influence on the industry while providing technical and business value to service providers and vendors." Ms. Kirksey, considered an expert on the DSLHome(TM), was awarded the DSL Forum Circle of Excellence in 2004, the highest achievement recognized by the DSL Forum. She is also an active participant in numerous other industry organizations including the Home Gateway Initiative, the Digital Living Network Alliance and the UPnP (Universal Plug-n-Play) Forum. At Motive, Ms. Kirksey directs strategy and execution of Motive's device management and digital home standards initiatives across all product lines. In her previous role at the company, she launched and managed Motive's CPE partnership and interoperability program with leading vendors in the consumer device, silicon and firmware markets. About Motive, Inc. Motive, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOTVE) has pioneered a unique approach to designing management services into Internet-era networks, systems and applications. Motive's software makes complex products and services self-managing, reducing overhead costs and optimizing customers' return on investment. Companies worldwide have relied on Motive's software to provide a range of problem remediation and configuration management tasks for more than 45 million endpoints. Founded in 1997, Motive is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.motive.com. For more information about the DSL Forum, visit www.dslforum.org. Motive and the Motive logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motive, Inc. All other products or services mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective holders.