(Alexandria, VA) - September 17, 2008 - Robert L. Freeman, Jr., a 35-year veteran of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Fire and Rescue Services and expert in emergency operations on local, regional and federal levels, has been named to Previstar's Executive Advisory Board.

Previstar provides the industry's most comprehensive software to help first responders, emergency managers and medical organizations plan, exercise and train for, respond to, and recover from any incident or event.

As a Master Firefighter, Mr. Freeman specializes in fire suppression and rescue in high-rise structures, multi-family residences, light to medium commercial buildings, and major metropolitan transportation systems. He has served as both the Planning Officer and the Safety Officer for Maryland Task Force 1, a federal response team of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

"Bob brings a unique set of credentials to our Advisory Board," said Previstar President and CEO Keith Stringfellow. "His experience in the national capital region-with all its attendant security challenges and demanding multi-jurisdictional coordination-in addition to the pressures of securing high-profile events, makes him especially insightful in the world of emergency preparedness."

In 1998, Mr. Freeman was appointed Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Commissioner; from 2003 to 2005, he served as the Fire and Rescue Liaison, coordinating the construction of the Emergency Operations Center and the Office of Emergency Management facilities in the new Montgomery County Public Service Communications Center. Mr. Freeman controlled the daily functions of the Emergency Operations Center, served as Control Manager for emergency activations, and coordinated responses to major incidents where community evacuation, shelter, or other critical assistance was necessary.

In his capacity with FEMA, Mr. Freeman's deployments included the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster relief in the Gulf region; the 2001 Terrorist attack on the Pentagon; the 2001 Presidential Inauguration; Operation Sail on July 4th, 2000 in New York City, N.Y.; the 1999 Hurricane Floyd disaster relief in North Carolina; and the 1999 North American Treaty Organization meeting in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Freeman has also served as the annual liaison and participant of the joint training exercises with the Secret Service and Military District of Washington, which involves primary target hazards in the metropolitan area.

He earned a Bachelors Degree of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1970, and a Fire Science Degree from Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland, in 1976. Mr. Freeman maintains numerous local, state, and national certifications in the areas of firefighting, accreditation, and grants management.

About Previstar

Previstar provides emergency preparedness and response communities, the armed services, and homeland security industry a suite of highly customizable software capabilities for managing the incident lifecycle. These capabilities enhance situational awareness, strategic decision support, and enhanced tactical execution for planning, response, and recovery.

Previstar's suite of products originated from the Department of Energy's Oakridge National Laboratories and offers the only solution that equips all organizational roles, functions, and ICS roles with a mix of customizable tools for enhancing operational effectiveness and organizational alignment, both day-to-day and during live incidents.

DOD organizations, Emergency managers, Health organizations, and first responders have used Previstar to prepare for bioterrorism attacks, safeguard the Salt Lake City Olympics, connect state health agencies, and recover from the multiple 2004 Florida hurricanes and hurricane Katrina.

Previstar is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia and conducts research and development activities at its facility in Knoxville, Tennessee.

For more information about Previstar, please visit our website at www.previstar.com or contact: Joe Gordon, AVP Sales & Marketing Support, joe.gordon@previstar.com, 813-244-7774.