Apptis Appoints Gloria R. Parker SVP Business Development & Strategy, Public & Commercial Sector.

CHANTILLY, Va. -- Apptis, Inc. announced today that Gloria R. Parker, former senior adviser for technology and communications for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has been appointed Sr. Vice President Business Development & Strategy for its Public & Commercial Sector.

Parker, who will assume her duties with Apptis on April 18, 2005, also served as HUD's first Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer during her tenure at the agency from 1998 through 2005.

"I am pleased to have Gloria Parker join the Apptis team," said Rene LaVigne, president and general manager of Apptis Public and Commercial Sector. "Ms. Parker's background and experience, especially her expertise in business process improvement, performance based acquisition, and in developing enterprise architecture solutions promises to make her an excellent addition to the company."

Parker, who was recognized by Federal Computer Week magazine in 2000 as "the highest ranking female IT executive in government," developed and institutionalized an IT capital planning and investment strategies process at HUD. The agency was recognized as the best in government by the White House Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Parker also developed the first web-based interactive enterprise architecture in government which is a model for other government agencies. She served as chair of the Federal CIO Council Committee on IT Workforce, President of the Association for Federal Information Resources Managers (AFFIRM), and has received many awards during her government tenure, including the Federal 100 Award, Presidential Rank Award, and IT Executive of the Year Award from Women in Technology.

Before joining HUD, Ms. Parker was Deputy Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Education where she served from 1994-1998. She also was healthcare regional program director for Tandem Computers; president of Case McCoy Rogers & Associates; and held systems engineering, marketing, and executive management positions at the IBM Corporation.

Ms. Parker said that she is excited about the opportunity to work with such a professional team as the Apptis team, and stated, "I am excited about Apptis' capability to assist the Government, as well as the private sector, in leveraging technology to solve business problems. The leadership at Apptis has a proven track record in delivering exceptional solutions to its clients and I will proudly work with them to bring Apptis' strengths to support the business needs of the CXO Community."

Ms. Parker, who has more than 25 years of experience in all facets of national information systems marketing, sales and technical management, earned her B.S. degree in mathematics and economics from Hampton University. She also did graduate studies in mathematical statistics at Ohio State University.

About Apptis, Inc.

Apptis is a privately held company with headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia, serving Federal Government and commercial clients. The company values integrity and partnership, encouraging its knowledgeable, ethical and flexible professionals to build strong collaborative relationships with customers. Applying leading technologies to diverse needs, Apptis creates inspiring solutions with agility and reliability, excelling in Network Engineering and Convergence, Software Engineering and Development, Storage Management, Managed IT Solutions, Security Consulting, Enterprise Support Services and Technology Deployment Services. Apptis 2004 gross revenues will exceed $500 million.