ASSYST appoints new Board Advisor Alan Wade, former CIO, CIA, Central Intelligence Agency

Advanced Software Systems, Incorporated (ASSYST) welcomes Alan Wade, former Chief Information Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the United States Intelligence Community to its Board of Advisors.

McLean, Virginia, August 15, 2006: ASSYST, a well-known Information Technology corporation located in Northern Virginia and serving corporations and government in the Washington, DC area, announces the addition of Alan Wade to their Board of Directors as a Board Advisor.

“We are pleased to welcome Mr. Alan Wade to ASSYST,” Stephen Ritterbush, the company’s Chairman said. Mr. Wade has considerable experience, knowledge and acumen in the information technology field and intelligence community. His insight and guidance will prove to be invaluable to ASSYST as we continue to provide leading edge technology solutions to existing customers who have come to depend on us, and new customers who are learning about us.”

Alan Wade, former Chief Information Officer, retired from government service after 36 years. One of Mr. Wade’s technical contribution areas that benefited the entire intelligence community was a multi-year program to improve data sharing and communication among analysts and operators at all security levels, the Intelligence Community System for Information Sharing.

About Advanced Software Systems Inc.
Advanced Software Systems, Incorporated (ASSYST) is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company, founded in 1993, is a proven Information Technology (IT) solutions provider for software application development and systems integration. ASSYST’S employees continually tackle complex IT problems, providing leading-edge solutions to their customers. Since its inception, ASSYST has supported a diverse and illustrious clientele, Government and Fortune 500 alike, in a focused effort to improve the use of existing and emerging technologies.

It is ASSYST’S primary objective to promote change by improving the computing capital in an effort to strategically position an organization for the future.

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