ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Topics Regarding War with Iraq

Business Wire, March 20, 2003

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Bioterrorism:

Edward Moran, director of Deloitte's Technology, Media and
Telecommunications high tech product innovation practice is a leading
authority on the business aspects of nanotechnology research and
products, bioterrorism research and funding, counter-terrorism and
biotechnology innovation. He has specific expertise in the fast
growing field of nanobusiness, which is closely allied with
counter-terrorism research and new screening and monitoring
technologies. He has specific expertise in the government/business
relationships of biotechnology innovation.
PR: Rick Hansen, 303-828-2730,
hansen911@earthlink.net

Dr. Marsha Anderson, of The Children's Hospital, is board certified in
Pediatrics and board certified in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. She
is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center and the Director of Inpatient Medicine at the
Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Her expertise is in Pediatric
Infectious Diseases with keen interests in Bioterrorism, Vaccines, and
Kawasaki Disease. She has presented numerous local and national talks
on these and other subjects and is the author of several chapters in
textbooks.
303-861-6877


Cyberterrorism:

Tari Schreider is the director of security practice of Extreme Logic.
The company aids clients in the areas of extensive security planning,
rigorous implementation, strategic security assessments, risk
evaluation, vulnerability testing, and disaster recovery capability,
along with policies and procedures that maintain tight reins on
corporate information assets. Tari's practice is based on three
fundamental truths of security: One security initiatives demand a
business orientation; Two, mitigating threat requires the protection
of applications from the inside out; and Three, effective security
requires the orchestration of people, process, and technology. Too
often, these tenets of security are ignored in pursuit of a technology
silver bullet, rather than embraced in an enterprise-wide pursuit of
information asset protection. Schreider finds that companies spend
fortunes on security products and managed services, but continue to be
overrun with viruses, hacked web sites, and loss of critical
information. Tari can discuss cyberterrorism and hacking.
PR: Becky Boyd, 770-642-2080,
becky@mediafirst.net

William P. Crowell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Santa
Clara, California-based Cylink Corporation, a leading provider of
hardware and software security solutions for mission-critical private
networks and business communications over the Internet. Prior to
becoming CEO in November 1998, Crowell was Cylink's Vice President for
Product Strategy. In November 2001, he was appointed to the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Task Force on Terrorism and
Deterrence. This group of experts is charged with recommending new
areas of research in surveillance, intelligence, and weapons
technology that can assist in countering terrorist threat. In December
2001, Crowell was appointed by the National Research Council to serve
on the Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism:
Panel on Information Technology. This panel evaluates the terrorist
threat to the US Information Technology Infrastructure and makes
recommendations for dealing with this emerging problem and its
potential consequences. In March 2002, he was appointed to the Task
Force on National Security in the Information Age, and the Silicon
Valley Blue Ribbon Task Force on Aviation Security and Technology,
which identifies and evaluates technology-driven solutions to improve
the security and efficiency of national and local aviation.
415-397-2686,
info@krc-pr.com


Economy:

Dr. Rajeev Dhawan is director of the Economic Forecasting Center at
Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business. As director
of the Center, Dhawan develops U.S., Southeast regional and local
metro economy forecasts. Dhawan also serves as an advisor to
educational institutions and local and state government agencies. As a
business consultant, he has been commissioned to prepare economic
impact reports, home price forecast models, and suggest public policy
recommendations.
404-651-3291,
rdhawan@gsu.edu


Homeland Security:

Fern Krauss is with public relations for GTSI Corp. GTSI Corp. has
nearly 20 years serving the government IT market. The best known and
respected VAR in government, GTSI has many areas of expertise. Among
them - government trends since 9/11; homeland security and
e-government (myth and reality); information technology trends and hot
products; federal procurement - what the government buys and how they
buy; e-government and e-procurement; hardware, software and networking
trends; storage; knowledge management and security and privacy policy
and legislation.
301-424-9140,
fern_krauss@gtsi.com

John Cohen is the president and CEO of PSComm, LLC, a technology
solutions management firm (with an emphasis on law enforcement and
public safety) that helps governments and private sectors harness
emerging information and communications technologies. Mr. Cohen has an
extensive background in counter terrorism, public safety and national
security issues. He served as a Special Agent with the US Department
of Navy, Office of Naval Intelligence, a policy advisor in the White
House Office of National Drug Control Policy and a law enforcement
officer, focusing on drug enforcement investigations, international
crime and national security. Mr. Cohen is currently Co-Director of the
Progressive Policy Institute's Homeland Security Task Force.
PR: Carolyn Hong, 301-222-1450,
chong@pscommllc.com


Industry Effects of War:

Amy Bohutinsky is well versed in communicating travel expertise with
numerous television broadcast and radio stations. In the past,
Bohutinsky has provided several stations in major markets, such as San
Francisco, Chicago, and TechTV, with travel tips and trends for
consumers. Her travel advice has appeared in the Wall Street Journal,
Reuters and CNET News.com. Bohutinsky has worked with Hotwire since
mid-2000, prior to the company's launch. Bohutinsky can offer
consumers in your area tips on how to save, when to book, how to
navigate the hectic holiday travel season, how to travel during times
of uncertainty, and the U.S. goes to war, what consumers should do
with their existing travel reservations.
PR: Monica Ma, 415-318-4125,
mam@fleishman.com

Clint Oster is an expert on airline economics and aviation safety who
has consulted frequently for the federal government and written
several books on the topics. Oster, a professor for Indiana
University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, researches
airline antitrust issues, airline competition, airline predatory
pricing and airline safety. He has served as an expert witness for
both the Environment Division and the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice. He has consulted on numerous aviation and
transportation issues for the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration and NASA.
812-855-0563,
oster@indiana.edu

Matt Auer, a professor at Indiana University's School of Public and
Environmental Affairs, who can address a variety of topics, such as
global warming, economic development and sustainable development, and
the possible environmental effects of war with Iraq. Auer, a doctoral
graduate of Yale University, is a member of the U.S. delegation to the
United Nations Forum on Forests and the International Tropical Timber
Council, which develop global initiatives for sustainable forest
management.
202-501-2922 or 703-960-4765,
mauer@indiana.edu


Military Medicine:

Sandeep Shah, of Skyscape, is an expert in mobile information,
medicine and the use of PDAs in the military. Technology is changing
military medicine - from hospitals and MASH units, to the information
and guidance available to the medics with combat units. Shah can
provide insight into how hundreds of Army, Navy, Air Force doctors,
nurses and medics have begun using PDAs to gain access to critical
information when they are on the field. How are PDAs helping military
medical professionals access information, and what kind of trusted
content really is available? Overall, while handhelds PDAs are
garnering attention, their real impact is in medicine where they're
changing the way healthcare is delivered. More than one in four
doctors use handhelds to improve care, and their use is growing
rapidly among all medical professionals.
PR: Mark McClennan, 781-684-6552,
markm@schwartz-pr.com


Politics/War:

Dr. Daniel Goure, of CSIS, is currently the deputy director for
Political Military Studies at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies. At CSIS, Dr. Goure is responsible for analyses
of: U.S. national security policy, U.S. domestic politics and
international policies, industrial planning and defense industrial
management, the future of conflict and warfare, the information
revolution, counter proliferation. He directs analyses of emerging
security issues with a special emphasis on advanced technologies.
202-775-3242

Professor Dan Reiter, of Emory University, Department of Political
Science, has expertise in the study of foreign policy decision-making
and international conflict. He has extensive experience in conducting
scientific research on various issues regarding how foreign policy
gets made, international alliances, national security and war. He also
has a background in current foreign policy issues, especially those
matters relating to national security policy and international
diplomacy.
404-727-0111,
404-727-6123 (University PR Phone)


Psychological Effects of War:

Dr. Robert Butterworth, of International Trauma Associates, is a
trauma psychologist who can discuss the psychological effects of war.
213-487-7339,
butterworthr@earthlink.net

Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, author and illustrator, was raised a military
brat. She was inspired to reach out to this "invisible" community
because she is the daughter of a retired Army General and Vietnam
Veteran, as well as the granddaughter of a soldier killed in action in
WWII. Sometimes in the throes of politics, policies and opinions about
war, people forget that there are families. And, most importantly,
small children who are struggling daily with the multitude of issues
that come with having a parent deployed in the service of our country.
Ferguson-Cohen hopes her book will help validate the experience of
military and reservist families as well as educate the general public.
917-640-2844,
booksforbrats@aol.com