iExalt, Inc. Announces Addition of New Board Members; Network Solutions Former VP, Crosswalk.com Co-founder and Venture Capitalist Elected.Business Editors & High Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2001 iExalt, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :IXLT), a Christian products and services company with significant technology and Internet-related activities, today announced the election of Raymond "Butch" Corson, Dane B. West and James A. Ryffel to the company's board of directors. The three new directors provide an impressive track record of growth and success in Internet strategies, insight and financial expertise that solidifies the company's position as a dominant player in the Christian marketplace Christian Marketplace is the UK-based trade magazine for the Christian retail industry, featuring news, product reviews and interviews. It is published monthly and is supplied to both Christian and general market retailers. . "We are blessed to be able to welcome Butch, Dane and Jim to the board," said Donald W. Sapaugh, chairman and chief executive officer of iExalt. "All three have major contributions to make in the strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and direction of the company because of the wealth of experience and wisdom they bring to the table. Their willingness to serve as directors confirms the phenomenal opportunity we have to be a leading provider of products, services and Internet solutions to the Christian community. We believe the addition of their leadership will help the company achieve positive cash flow, profitability and continued growth, and we are humbled by their willingness to serve in this position." Raymond "Butch" Corson, former senior vice president of Network Solutions, Inc., is currently a senior partner for Telecommunications, Internet Applications, and Electronic Commerce for MAPA MAPA Malaysia Airlines Pilots' Association MAPA Mexican-American Political Association MAPA Manila Action Plan for APEC MAPA Metropolitan Area Planning Agency MAPA Mine Action Program for Afghanistan (UN) . He is also managing director of Sunrise Valley Partners, an incubator for small start-ups. He also holds board positions for SoftCard Systems, Inc. a small card technology firm, and NameTree, Inc., an Internet infrastructure company focused on DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the management and outsourcing. Dane B. West is co-founder of Crosswalk.com, Inc., the leading Christian Internet portal. The company's annual advertising revenues grew from $17,000 in 1997 to $6.4 million in 1999. West served as a director of the company from its inception in 1993 until May 2001, and now wants to offer his expertise and support to help with the growth of iExalt. Currently Mr. West is the president of The West Group, a consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a specializing in launching and building early-stage companies. He is an ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. minister and completed doctoral studies in educational administration at the University of Virginia. James A. Ryffel is president and founding Partner of Woodcrest Capital, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. based diversified venture finance firm. Mr. Ryffel has been the president of Woodcrest Management, Inc., a real estate firm for the past 19 years. Ryffel was a founding investor and former director of Flashnet Communications, Inc., one of the largest Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The company was recently sold to Mexico-based Prodigy. Additionally, he is founder and chairman of the board of directors of Hispanic Television Network Hispanic Television Network (HTVN) is a defunct family-oriented television network that was once the third-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, after Univision and Telemundo. , Inc. (OTCBB:HTVN HTVN Hispanic Television Network (Fort Worth, TX) ), the third largest and fastest growing Spanish-language television broadcaster in the United States. Through Woodcrest Capital, Ryffel is a participant in strategic financing for the media, entertainment, technology, software, healthcare, ranching and real estate industries. Headquartered in Houston, iExalt, Inc. was founded in 1999 to provide Christian products, services and Internet solutions to the Christian community. The company's strategy is to acquire, develop and manage a large channel of media (print, radio, software and Internet) in order to leverage its products and services in a cost-effective manner, and to migrate successful products and services to the Web. The iExalt family of companies includes: -- iExalt.com, a Christian Internet destination -- ISP filtering at www.CleanWeb.net -- Christian Happenings, a Christian events magazine -- Christian Times newspapers -- ListenFirst.com , a Christian music news site -- iSermons.com and TheParentLink.com, subscription-based resources for leaders -- ChristianSpeakers.com, the nation's leading Christian speakers bureau -- ChristianArtists.com, a full-service talent agency -- iExalt Electronic Publishing, a digital content library -- Life Perspectives and Dawson McAllister Live, nationally recognized radio programs -- Rapha Christian Counseling and PremierCare, healthcare related management services For more information about the company, visit www.iExalt.com. The statements contained in this news release that are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," or "anticipates," or by discussions of strategy that involves risk and uncertainty. Management cautions the reader that these forward-looking statements, including the discussions of the company's growth, operating strategies and expectations concerning market position, future operations, margins, revenue, profitability, historical facts, are only predictions. There can be no assurance that any of these expectations will be realized or that any of the forward-looking statements contained herein will prove to be accurate. |
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