Prominent Private Investor Will Help University of Maryland Business School Students and Local Entrepreneurs Develop Their Business Ideas

College Park, Md. February 7, 2006 - The Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland today announced that S. Tien Wong, chief executive officer of Opus8, Inc., a Md.-based private investment firm, will join the schools Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur-in-residence, Wong will leverage his substantial experience in identifying and developing new business ventures to assist student and local entrepreneurs at the leading entrepreneurial center in creating and managing their businesses.

Tien brings a great deal of experience to the Dingman Center as a successful serial entrepreneur and private equity investor, said Howard Frank, dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business. His many years of experience in successfully starting, growing and selling multiple businesses as well as his valuable perspective as a prominent regional investor will be a huge asset to the students and regional entrepreneurs served by the Dingman Center.

Tien has been enormously supportive of the Dingman Center and the Smith School for quite some time, said Asher Epstein, managing director of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. We were privileged to have his support as a judge and keynote speaker during last years China Business Plan Competition in Beijing. Tien coming on board with an even greater commitment of his time and talent offers the Dingman Center a tremendous advantage.

In 1991, Wong co-founded and served as CEO of CyberRep Inc., until its acquisition in 2003 by Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE: ACS). At the time of its acquisition, CyberRep was the third-largest privately held Customer Relationship Management (CRM) company in North America. Prior to co-founding CyberRep, Wong worked for 10 years in commercial real estate finance and investments.

Wong serves on the boards of directors of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Potomac Officers Club and HarVest Bank of Maryland. He is former treasurer and a national board member of the American Teleservices Association. Wong is chairman of the Executive Leadership Committee for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship's Greater Washington region as well as CEO of The Tien and Beverly Wong Foundation, which supports youth, education, and social services charities. He is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth, the Direct Marketing Association, and the Technology Council of Maryland. He is co-chairman of the DC Tech Council's 2006 Early Stage Capital Forum. Wong is a graduate of Dartmouth College where he majored in government.

About the Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research for the digital economy. One of 13 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, Executive MBA, PhD, and Executive Education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in four continents including North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. More information about the Robert H. Smith School of Business can be found at www.rhsmith.umd.edu.

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Note to Editors: Digital photos of Tien Wong are available, please contact Angela Toda, phone: 301-405-8062, email: atoda@rhsmith.umd.edu