LSSi Names Strickland Sr. Vice President, CIO

Business Wire, May 17, 2005

EDISON, N.J. -- LSSi Corp., the world leader in developing and operating high-performance directory databases of telephone listings, has announced the appointment of Ronnie Strickland as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Company.

Mr. Strickland was previously the Company's Vice President of Operations. In his new position, he will lead all of LSSi's Operations activities, including capital investment in database architecture and operations infrastructure. He will also head the development and realization of new services and their delivery to customers.

"LSSi has been so successful because of the very high standards we've set for database accuracy and ease of access to listing data," said Strickland. "Those standards apply not only to the daily management of LSSi's current database products, but to every new project we undertake. We are pursuing a number of very exciting new programs right now, and I'm looking forward to leading the development team as we continue to implement LSSi's aggressive growth strategy."

Commenting on Mr. Strickland's promotion, Jack McMaster, LSSi's President and CEO, said, "Ronnie has an outstanding record of leadership and accomplishment here at LSSi, in technology deployment, information database management, and service development. In his new position, he will direct several key initiatives that will distinguish LSSi as the global leader in directory database services. I am delighted that Ronnie's many talents will be available to us as we implement our plans for continued growth."

Before joining LSSi in 2000, Mr. Strickland was Director of Technical Services and Operations for Rex Healthcare. He received a BS in Computer Science / Information Systems from Appalachian State University and is a Certified Public Manager (CPM).

About LSSi

LSSi Corp. (http://www.lssi.net) is the world's leader in developing and operating high-performance directory databases. The company has established a strong commercial presence in several important telephony markets, including National Directory Assistance (NDA(R)) databases in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom; customer name and address automation; wireless mobile solutions; desktop solutions for corporations and other large institutions; and NDA client / server software. LSSi world headquarters are located in Edison, New Jersey. The corporation maintains development and operational facilities in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Waynesboro, Virginia; the United Kingdom; and Italy. LSSi's international operating companies, LSSi Italia SpA and LSSi UK Limited, are located in LaMezia Terme, Italy, and Redditch, England.

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