AccuData America Names New President.

Business Editors

AccuData America, the largest independent provider of marketing data solutions nationwide, today announced that Stacey Girt has been named president. Ms. Girt joins AccuData from American List Counsel (ALC), where she was senior vice president of ALC's Compilation Division and instrumental in launching ALC's online transactional counts and ordering system.

AccuData America has it sights set on exponential growth over the next two years and is tapping into the talents of seasoned industry professionals to lead the way. AccuData has realized incredible growth since its start in 1990 currently with more than 150 employees in its Florida office and satellite offices in San Diego and Chicago. The company is looking to move to the next phase of its expansion in the distribution of direct marketing data and customer-focused marketing management services.

Ms. Girt will have responsibility for overseeing all operational and strategic matters of the company; with her initial emphasis on developing and furthering existing vendor and clients relationships and the company's leadership team. Former president Paul Theriot will lead the newly expanded business development team, focusing heavily on the development of new products and services and strategic business growth initiatives.

"I intend to drive AccuData's aggressive growth plan by fueling it with effective communication and results-oriented creativity," Ms. Girt said. "The way to be successful in this industry is to align yourself with your client and understand their needs and objectives to help them attain their goals. I plan to build upon the superior customer service that AccuData clients have grown to expect."

Ms. Girt brings to AccuData nearly 15 years of direct mail experience in data acquisition, data management and data compilation, as well as online data solutions, including several years of direct marketing industry management and executive experience. Her basic business philosophy is to make sure that everything conceivable is being done to give the right data solution, at a competitive price, to clients. She prides herself on being an innovative member of the direct marketing community.

"AccuData has hit a crossroads in which the time has come for us to go to the next level. Our clients are providing the road map for us as we to strive to meet their ever-changing needs. We are best equipped to do this with experienced, inventive direct marketing executives like Stacey leading AccuData," states Mary Jo Yafchak, CEO of both AccuData America and Alvion Technologies.

"The strength of AccuData is its customer-centric approach to providing effective data solutions, and that strength can be measured by the repeat business from the company's impressive list of large customers," Ms. Girt said. "Building on this base, I look forward to working with the AccuData team to attain our full potential."

In the wings for AccuData is the launch of a new, more powerful online compiled data selection tool. AccuData continues to lead the way with the fourth generation of the best, easy-to-use and cost effective online technology available. Delivering to clients instantaneous counts with the ability to access data at the click of a button. Also, AccuData has secured new executive offices located in Fort Myers, Florida. "We anticipate making the move across the river by Fall 2002." said Girt. AccuData continues to have a positive impact on the economy of Southwest Florida, providing attractive jobs in the direct marketing industry. "With all these things in place, the sky's the limit!" concluded Girt.

About AccuData America

AccuData America, currently based in Cape Coral, Fla., is a national data solutions company that supplies online and offline marketing data and database analysis services for various industries involved in new client acquisition, customer retention, market analysis and data quality maintenance. AccuData is a member of the Direct Marketing Association. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.accudata.com or call 800.732.3440.