Forbes names Mercury Interactive CEO Amnon Landan 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year

Today, Mercury Interactive Corporation, the global leader in business technology optimisation (BTO), announced that Amnon Landan, chairman and CEO, has been named 2003 "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Forbes, and will be featured on the cover of the 27 October issue of Forbes Magazine.

In the Forbes story, senior editor Bruce Upbin, states: "The company he leads - Mercury Interactive - is one of the hottest software firms in the world."

Each year, Forbes selects one executive that sets the standard for excellence and innovation in business leadership as "Entrepreneur of the Year". During his tenure as CEO, Landan has grown Mercury Interactive from $77 to more than $400 million in annual revenues, with 24% growth in the past year, and expanded the company`s customer base to thousands of companies in more than 30 countries.

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"On behalf of all the people at Mercury, I`m honoured to receive this recognition from Forbes," said Landan. "The entire Mercury team deserves the credit for driving our success over the past 14 years. I am privileged to lead a team that is dedicated to customer success and building a great company."

The full story is available on the Forbes Web site at http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/1027/140.html. Earlier this year, Mercury was also ranked in the top 20 on Forbes Fastest Growing Technology Companies, with 41% sales growth over the past five years.