Chyron Hires Ken Fitzpatrick as Vice President of Marketing

  
    
  
  
    
      Chyron (AMEX: CGS), the leading digital graphics solutions provider for 
      On Air, Online, Out of Home and Mobile applications, today announced 
      that it has hired Ken F. Fitzpatrick as Vice President of Marketing. Ken 
      will lead Chyron's efforts to further expand its Online and OnAir 
      graphics product lines and web-based content creation services. Ken will 
      join Chyron effective August 11, 2008.
    
    
      As a highly experienced senior marketing executive, Ken developed and 
      managed marketing programs for several Fortune 500 companies. He was at 
      Check Point Software where he directed all aspects of the corporate 
      marketing function and introduced the Company’s 
      flagship, UTM offerings. While at IBM he was part of the launch team for 
      the AS/400 product line and established several business partner 
      programs for the platform. As Chief Marketing Officer at Computer 
      Associates, he was directly responsible for transforming the Company’s 
      brand, identity and perception among all its key constituents.
    
    
      Michael Wellesley-Wesley, Chyron President and CEO, commented, “Chyron 
      is enjoying a period of rapid growth and change that requires us to 
      reposition our brand identity and define our relevance to exciting new 
      markets. As we address these new opportunities we have come to recognize 
      the vital importance of marketing to the continued rapid growth of 
      Chyron in new market segments. Several months ago we decided to elevate 
      the senior marketing position to VP level and initiated a search for a 
      dedicated and experienced marketing executive. Ken has the vision, 
      dynamism and knowledge to enhance and amplify Chyron’s 
      existing marketing strategies. This is a very important hire for us and 
      I am thrilled that Ken has decided to join Chyron at this pivotal moment 
      in our development and look forward to him make a significant impact in 
      the very near future.”
    
    
      Ken's background includes both public and private company sales and 
      marketing experience. His experience includes scaling up a startup 
      business to $13 million in sales in less than 12 months as well as 
      transforming marketing programs of established companies, helping them 
      to become recognized as leaders in their market segments. He holds a 
      Bachelor of Science Degree in political science from Iona College with 
      post-graduate studies in marketing and computer science.
    
    
      About Chyron
    
    
      Chyron continues to define the world of digital and broadcast graphics 
      with Web, Mobile, HD, 3D, and newsroom integration solutions. Winner of 
      numerous awards, including two Emmys, Chyron has proven itself as a 
      leader in the industry with sophisticated graphics offerings that 
      include Online, Chyron's AXIS Graphics online content creation software, 
      HD/SD switchable on-air graphics systems, clip servers, channel branding 
      and telestration systems, graphic asset management and XMP integration 
      solutions, and the award-winning WAPSTR mobile phone newsgathering 
      application, as well as digital signage. For more information about 
      Chyron products and services please visit the Company's websites at www.chyron.com, 
      www.chytv.com and www.axisgraphics.tv 
      (AMEX: CGS).
    
    
      Forward-looking Statement
    
    
      From time to time, including in this press release, the Company may 
      publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as 
      anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological 
      developments, changes in the industry, new products, research and 
      development activities and similar matters. The above statement 
      regarding Chyron enjoying a period of rapid growth and change is such a 
      forward looking statement. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 
      of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. In order 
      to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a 
      variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ 
      materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed 
      in the Company's forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties 
      that may affect the operations, performance, development and results of 
      the Company's business include, without limitation, the following: 
      product concentration in a mature market, use and improvement of the 
      Internet, new technologies that could render certain Chyron products to 
      be obsolete, a highly competitive environment, competitors with 
      significantly greater financial resources, new product introductions by 
      competitors, seasonality, fluctuations in quarterly operating results, 
      ability to maintain adequate levels of working capital, and expansion 
      into new markets.