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Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Admiral Bill Owens, Joins VoteHere Board

Bellevue, Wash. — Sept. 10, 2001 — VoteHere, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of secure electronic and online voting systems, today announced that Admiral Bill Owens, Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
"The men and women in our uniformed service put their lives on the line every day to protect our Country, yet in many cases their votes are not being counted," says Owens. "VoteHere’s remote voting expertise ensures military votes get counted on time and with the highest security and privacy standards."

"Admiral Bill Owens brings to VoteHere extensive knowledge of military operations and a first-hand look at the challenges our troops face when trying to vote," says Jim Adler President and CEO of VoteHere. "Admiral Owens has been in the field, at the Pentagon, and commanded ships in the Persian Gulf and around the world. His deep background and broad perspective will guide VoteHere in delivering the best possible voting solutions for all of our military personnel."

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 for Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments, commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, senior military assistant to Secretaries of Defense Frank Carlucci and Dick Cheney, and director of the Office of Program Appraisal for the Secretary of the Navy. After his military service, Admiral Owens was President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), the nation’s largest employee-owned high-technology company. Currently, he is Co-CEO and Vice Chairman of Teledesic, a position he has held since 1998.

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