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Admiral Bill Owens Named Chairman of VoteHere's Board of Directors.


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BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001

VoteHere, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of secure electronic and online voting systems, today announced that Admiral Bill Owens
For others, see William Owens.
William Forrester "Bill" Owens (born October 22, 1950) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was the 40th Governor of Colorado. He did not seek reelection in 2006 due to term limits.
, co-CEO of Teledesic and Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The position of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was created by the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. The Vice Chairman is a four-star general or admiral and by law the second highest ranking member of the U.S. Armed Forces (after the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). , has been named as Chairman of VoteHere's Board of Directors.

"VoteHere has the vision, technology and expertise to shape the way the world votes," says Adm. Owens. "This company is delivering the most advanced election systems to governments, the military, and private organizations around the globe. I am pleased to be contributing to this process through my role as Chairman," Owens states.

"We are very fortunate to have someone of Bill's caliber and experience chairing VoteHere's Board of Directors," says Jim Adler, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of VoteHere. "Bill's extensive background in leading premier technology companies, combined with his in-depth knowledge of the military, are strengths we will call upon as VoteHere moves to its next stage of growth."

Currently, Bill Owens is Co-CEO and Vice Chairman of Teledesic, a global broadband networking company. Previously, he was President, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
 and Vice Chairman of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. ), the nation's largest employee-owned high-technology company. During his distinguished military career, Bill Owens held the rank of four-star Admiral in the U.S. Navy and served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also served as the deputy chief of Naval Operations chief of naval operations
n. pl. chiefs of naval operations Abbr. CNO
The ranking officer of the U.S. Navy, responsible to the secretary of the Navy and to the President.
 for Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments, commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, and senior military assistant to Secretaries of Defense Frank Carlucci Frank Charles Carlucci III (born October 18 1930) is a former government official in the United States, associated with the Republican Party. He was United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 until 1989. Early career
Carlucci was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
 and Dick Cheney.

Bill Owens joined VoteHere's Board of Directors in September 2001. Richard Green, founder of Corporate Microsystems, Inc., and a co-founder of VoteHere, has served as Chairman of VoteHere's Board since 1998. He will continue to serve as a member of VoteHere's Board of Directors.

VoteHere is a leading worldwide supplier of election software and services, delivering electronic and online voting solutions to meet the election needs of governments and private organizations. VoteHere's systems are delivered and supported around the world by a team of election experts, partners in the field of elections, and strategic partners such as Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees.

Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994).

http://compaq.com/.
, Cisco Systems, and Entrust. For more information, visit our web site at www.votehere.net.
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