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A.D.A.M., Inc. Appoints Mark B. Adams as Chief Financial Officer.


ATLANTA Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847.  -- A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible
Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life.
) today announced the appointment of Mark B. Adams Adams, town (1990 pop. 9,445), Berkshire co., NW Mass., in the Berkshires, on the Hoosic River; inc. 1778. Its manufactures include chemicals, textiles, and paper products. The Berkshire region attracts tourists year-round.  to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective April 10, 2006. Mr. Adams will be responsible for the Company's financial, accounting, treasury and ongoing business and operational planning. Mr. Adams will report to Kevin KEVIN Keepers of the Eternal Vigilance of the Islamic Nation (fictional, from White Teeth by Zadie Smith)  S. Noland, A.D.A.M.'s president and chief executive officer.

Mr. Adams joins A.D.A.M. with more than 20 years of experience working for both private and publicly held companies in the technology industry. Most recently, he served as chief financial officer of Miller Zell, a mid-market design and illustration firm. Prior to that, Adams served as chief financial officer for several technology companies, including Micron Optics optics, scientific study of light. Physical optics is concerned with the genesis, nature, and properties of light; physiological optics with the part light plays in vision; and geometrical optics with the reflection and refraction of light as encountered in the study  and Melita International where he guided the company through its initial public offering. Mr. Adams began his career at Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see .
Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing
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"Mark is an experienced executive with high growth companies," said Noland. "His extensive financial background and experience spanning acquisitions, capital formation, and internal controls brings tremendous value to A.D.A.M.'s ongoing business initiatives. Mark has proven skills and a track record in developing effective operational systems that will help drive growth for the company. We are pleased to have Mark on board at A.D.A.M., and look forward to his leadership during this exciting time in the company's history."

About A.D.A.M.

For more than a decade, A.D.A.M.'s unique, visually engaging health content, decision support tools, and educational products have been helping millions of people "get smart" about their health and wellness. With one of the largest consumer-oriented medical information libraries in the world, A.D.A.M. markets its solutions to leading healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations, government, employers, and educational institutions. These innovative products empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems  consumers with the information they need to effectively participate in consumer directed health plans, make positive changes in behavior, and improve overall health. To learn more about A.D.A.M., visit www.adam.com or call 1-800-408-ADAM.

Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 

Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements, especially revenue, net income and cash flow forecasts, involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially. Factors that could affect the company's actual results, performance or developments include general economic conditions, development of the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 as a source of health information, pricing actions taken by competitors, demand for the company's health information, and regulatory changes in laws and regulations that impact how the company conducts its business. A.D.A.M. disclaims any obligation or duty to update any of its forward-looking statements.
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