Linden Lab Appoints Frank Ambrose as Senior VP of Global Technology

San Francisco, CA, August 8, 2008 - Linden Lab®, creator of the virtual world Second Life®, today announced the appointment of Frank Ambrose as Senior VP of Global Technology. Ambrose has 20 years of experience in technology infrastructure development, data architecture and operations, including his most recent role as AOL's Senior Vice President of Technology for Infrastructure and Network Services. Reporting to Linden Lab's CEO, Mark Kingdon, Ambrose will oversee the development of new processes, systems and tools to maximize the scalability of Second Life's network architecture.

"With his extensive and diverse experience managing large network operations, Frank is the ideal hire to ensure that we provide the utmost in stability and user support as Second Life continues to grow," Kingdon said. "Frank has the necessary passion, vision and ingenuity that will help us take the Second Life Grid to new levels of excellence as we scale the platform to accommodate hundreds of thousands or even millions of concurrent users."

"Linden Lab's history of innovation, its industry leadership and its passion for virtual worlds make it a uniquely exciting place to work," Ambrose said. "The teams that maintain the Second Life Grid have a tremendous drive for success, and I'm looking forward to leading such a talented, dedicated group."

Prior to Linden Lab, Ambrose held several consecutive executive roles at AOL, the world's largest Internet service provider, where he spent nine years developing network and infrastructure services. Previously Ambrose was a senior manager at MCI Telecommunications. He holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from Siena College in New York, and was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy, serving in both active duty and reserve capacities from 1985-1998.

About Second Life
Second Life is an Internet-based 3D virtual world where inhabitants - known as "Residents" - can create, buy, sell and experience virtual content. While the foundation of the world was created and is still hosted by Linden Lab, almost all of the content is user generated, accounting for more than 250 terabytes of data. With almost 15 million registered users from over 100 countries and a fully functioning economy with more than $300 million Linden Dollars transacted annually, Second Life offers a unique, vibrant and diverse virtual world experience.

About The Second Life Grid and Linden Lab
Consisting of a series of sophisticated content creation, land management and transactional tools, the Second Life Grid is the technology platform used to power the Second Life virtual world. In 2007, Linden Lab opened the Second Life Grid platform to the public, enabling businesses of all sizes to develop their own virtual world environments. Whether connected to the Second Life mainland or secured and blocked off from public access, custom virtual environments increase internal collaboration, enhance customer engagement and reduce overall business costs.

Linden Lab is the company that created The Second Life Grid platform and hosts the Second Life virtual world. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, Linden Lab was created by former CEO and current Chairman of the Board Philip Rosedale. The company is led by CEO Mark Kingdon, former CEO of Organic, Inc. and counts noted software pioneer Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation, among its board members.

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