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Voyence Assembles a Strategic Business Advisory Council

Industry experts to assist executives with strategic business initiatives.

Richardson, TX, February 9, 2004 — Voyence™ Inc., the leading provider of configuration management solutions for large, heterogeneous networks, today announced the creation of a new strategic business advisory council. Council members will provide the executive team with direction surrounding vertical market opportunities, strategic investments, alliances, research and development, sales, marketing, and other critical business initiatives.

Members of the advisory council have served on influential government committees and have held senior level positions at companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Sprint, AMR, Proctor & Gamble, The SABRE Group, Oracle, Netscape and more. The advisory council will hold meetings on a regular basis, be accessible to Voyence executives for consultation, and introduce the management team to professional colleagues within their networks.

“When you’re the leader in an emerging technology category, such as network configuration management, you need to surround yourself with business professionals that have been successful under similar conditions.” said Susan Nash, president and CEO at Voyence. “We have a strategic advisory council comprised of leaders that have been there and done that in explosive market segments. Their advice, direction and professional contacts will accelerate our growth and extend our leadership position in the years ahead."

The council consists of Dick Berger, Joseph Gersch, Max Hopper, Michael Jack, and Lynne Smith.

Mr. Dick Berger
Dick Berger is an independent management and network operations consultant. He was previously the Director of Managed Network Services for Sprint Corporation in Reston, Virginia, a position he held for nearly seven years. Prior to joining Sprint, Berger was the Director of Network Management Technologies at SRA International in Fairfax, Virginia. He also spent 26 years in the U.S. Marine Corps retiring as a Colonel in 1992. In his last major assignment, he was a Director with the Defense Information Systems Agency in Europe, managing network and switch operations for the Defense Department. Berger has a Bachelor’s Degree from MacMurray College and a Master’s Degree in Information Systems Engineering from The George Washington University.

Mr. Joseph Gersch
Joseph Gersch is an independent Consultant with over 24 years experience with Hewlett-Packard where he managed both research and development and marketing departments that delivered innovative products across a wide range of technologies, including; HP OpenView, HP Smart Card Center, HP Enterprise Networking and Security, as well as HP Engineering Workstations, CD Writer, Tape Storage Products and HP UX. Mr. Gersch has a B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Computer Science from Colorado State University.

Mr. Max Hopper
Max Hopper founded, Max D. Hopper Associates, after retiring from AMR Corporation. His time at AMR spanned more than two decades where he served in numerous capacities including Chairman of the SABRE Group and Senior Vice President of the company. Mr. Hopper also brings significant experience in the airline industry where his involvement in automating travel agencies led to him being named the “Father of Automation” in that industry. In 1992, Mr. Hopper was recognized by Computerworld as one of the top 25 who made the greatest contributions in the field of information science and in 1999, CIO Magazine recognized him as one of the decade’s 12 most influential IS executives.

Rt. Hon. Michael Jack MP
Rt. Hon. Michael Jack MP, hails from England where he has served as a Member of Parliament for Fylde, Lancashire, since 1987. During his tenure, Rt. Hon. Michael Jack MP has served in numerous capacities, most recently receiving an appointment as Chairman of the Environment and Rural Affairs Select Committee. Prior to entering Parliament, he was sales director of L.O. Jeff’s, Ltd. Additionally, he was part of the management team at Proctor and Gamble and Marks and Spencer. He has also served on the Eastern Area Electricity Consultative Council and has been a member of the Mersey Regional Health Authority.

Ms. Lynne Smith
Lynne Smith has held management positions at webMethods, AOL/Netscape, Oracle, and Texas Instruments. She has extensive technology sales and management experience and has built several successful selling organizations. In recognition of her success at Oracle Corporation, Mrs. Smith was an Oracle Club Excellence Award Winner for seven consecutive years. Smith’s core-competencies also include contract negotiations, customer service, strategic alliance development, and international business operations. She has extensive experience within the technology, communications, retail, transportation and manufacturing industries. Mrs. Smith serves as an active board member for the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce Executive Women’s Roundtable and is on the Advisory Board for Menttium Corporation. She is an alumni of Leadership America and is a past board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas.

About Voyence
Voyence is the leading provider of enterprise network configuration and change management solutions that automate critical change, compliance, and activation processes. The company’s solution, VoyenceControl helps organizations drive out operational costs, increase network availability, improve security, and demonstrate regulatory compliance. VoyenceControl is the only network configuration and change management solution, based on a multi-tiered architecture that can effectively manage tens of thousands of devices across heterogeneous networks. No other solution automates configuration management for more enterprise networks than VoyenceControl. For more information go to www.voyence.com.

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