IONA Technologies to Announce First Quarter 2008 Earnings Results April 30, 2008

IONA® Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA), a world leader in distributed service-oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure solutions for performance-demanding IT environments, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2008 results on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (3:00 p.m. Irish Time). Investors and other interested parties may dial into the call using the toll free number 888-790-1807 or +1-210-839-8792 internationally. This call is being Webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at www.iona.com/investors. The pass code is IONA. Following the conclusion of the call, a rebroadcast will be available at IONA's Web site (www.iona.com/investors) or by calling 800-879-7615 or +1-402-220-5340 internationally until May 30, 2008. About IONA For more than a decade, IONA® Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA) has been a world leader in delivering high-performance integration solutions for Global 2000 IT environments. IONA pioneered standards-based integration with its CORBA-based Orbix® products. IONA’s Artix™, an advanced SOA infrastructure suite enables customers to leverage service-oriented architecture to streamline and modernize IT environments. The FUSE™ family of Open Source distributed SOA infrastructure products allow customers to take advantage of the innovation and cost-effectiveness of Open Source software with complete enterprise support and technical services. IONA is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts and offices worldwide. For additional information about IONA, visit our Web site at http://www.iona.com. IONA, IONA Technologies, the IONA logo, Orbix, High Performance Integration, Artix, FUSE and Making Software Work Together are trademarks or registered trademarks of IONA Technologies PLC and/or its subsidiaries. CORBA is a trademark or registered trademark of the Object Management Group, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks that may appear herein are the property of their respective owners.