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Ruth Ann Ellerbrock Named Chief Operating Officer of Plumbline Solutions, Inc.

FINDLAY, OHIO — Ruth Ann Ellerbrock has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Plumbline Solutions, Inc. In this role, Ellerbrock will have overall responsibility for working with the Group Leaders to ensure efficient operations and profitability goals of the Company are met. Ruth Ann also has responsibility for Plumbline's Contract Development team, which provides development services around the Microsoft Dynamics SL product. In addition, Ruth Ann will be responsible for Plumbline’s Human Resources function and training programs.

Prior to being named the COO, Ellerbrock was the Director of Contract Development for Plumbline. Before joining Plumbline when it was formed in 2004, Ruth Ann was the Group Product Manager of the Solomon product team with Microsoft. There she led the R&D team chartered to design, implement and maintain the business functionality of the Microsoft Dynamics SL product including Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics SL.

Prior to Microsoft, Ruth Ann held the position of Vice-President of Program Management for Solomon Software where she was responsible for implementing processes across multiple development teams to ensure the development cycle came together in a high quality, unified manner for new releases, service pack releases and hot fixes. Ruth Ann previously held positions as Application Development Manager, Testing Manager, and Customization & Database Repair Manager for Solomon Software. Ruth Ann joined Solomon Software in 1985 as a Customer Support Representative.

Ruth Ann earned an Associate Degree at the University of Northwestern Ohio, Lima, Ohio in Computer Programming in 1985 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Systems Analysis at the University of Findlay in 1989.

About Plumbline Solutions, Inc.

Plumbline Solutions, Inc. provides software engineering services for Microsoft® Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Channel Partners. Plumbline offers software development, application support and technology consulting -- with a very distinct competitive advantage. Their deep expertise with Solomon, Microsoft Business Portal, and the latest Microsoft .NET tools, technologies and platforms -- along with their 20-year heritage and proven track record -- ensures that Plumbline offers the best combination of people, skills, and technologies to help companies get to market -- quicker. The roots of Plumbline Solutions go back to 1980 with the formation of TLB, Inc, later known as Solomon Software. Over a 20 year period, Solomon became one of the most successful accounting software companies in the US. As the industry matured, consolidation began and Solomon, one of the largest privately-held players in the industry was acquired by Great Plains Software. This combined entity was purchased by Microsoft in 2001. Plumbline Solutions was formed in 2004 when Microsoft consolidated development resources. Today, Plumbline employs more than 75 team members and is located in Findlay, Ohio. For more information about Plumbline Solutions, visit them on the web at www.PlumblineSolutions.com or call 419-421-0270.

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