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MIS ALLIANCE APPOINTS EDWARD McHUGH AS PRESIDENT AND CEO Business Technology Veteran to Accelerate Company's Growth and Expansion NEWTON, MASS (APRIL 3, 2007) MIS Alliance, a leading provider of IT, MIS and CIO services to Boston area small and medium sized businesses, today appointed Mr. Edward McHugh as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Al Karimi, president since co-founding MIS Alliance in 1999, will continue to be actively involved as a business consultant, focusing on sales, marketing and business growth. Ms. Taraneh Satvat, CEO since co-founding the company in 1999, will also remain as a business consultant, focusing on the company’s internal operations. All clients will continue to be serviced by the same top-notch engineering team and sales staff that have supported them in the past. Mr. McHugh brings more than twenty-five years of business, management and technology expertise to MIS Alliance. In his new role, Mr. McHugh will focus on accelerating MIS Alliance’s momentum and expanding the range of its services. His top priorities will be identifying new business opportunities, partnering with MIS Alliance’s clients and building on the strong foundation that Mr. Karimi and Ms. Satvat have established. Most recently, Mr. McHugh was president of Lexington IT Solutions, a consultancy specializing in IT strategy. He has held a variety of senior IT management positions at Prime Computer, Novell and Fidelity Investments. Mr. McHugh also served as the CIO for Fidelity’s insurance subsidiary. “Al and Taraneh have made a remarkable impact on MIS Alliance’s continuous success through their strategic vision and operational execution,” said Mr. McHugh. “They were pioneers in building a best-in-class management information system (MIS) and information technology (IT) company offering CIO-level advice and service to more than 300 small- and medium-sized businesses, educational institutions and non-profits in Massachusetts. MIS Alliance has grown an average of 20 percent annually for the last eight years. The company’s broad and deep expertise in all levels of technology services, from security to workstation and server solutions, makes it well-positioned in a highly competitive services and support market.” “As president and CEO, Ed will help extend the value of the MIS Alliance services approach to assure the continuous operations of clients’ business critical infrastructures and the best solutions for clients’ business needs,” said Mr. Karimi and Ms. Satvat. “Ed will maintain the company’s vision and presence as a trusted partner in the daily operations of our client community.” Mr. Kenneth Vacovec of Vacovec, Mayotte and Singer, a leading law firm in Newton, MA, said, “MIS Alliance has always provided reliable services to us. Their expertise has helped us avoid down time.” Ms. Kyle Ryan, CFO of Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, said, “MIS Alliance offers the most proficient service and fastest response time to our requests.” Mr. Peter Loges, product line manager of ICX Precision Photonics said, “MIS Alliance was instrumental in getting our IT infrastructure established and running smoothly.” MIS Alliance’s services include the full array of Microsoft workstation and server solutions, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Server, GFI security solutions and SonicWall firewalls, as well as Apple Macintosh server and workstation solutions for small- and mid-sized businesses. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, MIS Alliance will be the leading source for organizations as they upgrade to Microsoft Vista, Office 2007, Exchange Server 2007 and eventually Longhorn Server.
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