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Former City of New Orleans Chief Technology Officer Greg Meffert Joins Previstar Executive Advisory Board

Arlington, Virginia March 7, 2007  Greg Meffert, the former New Orleans Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Mayor, has joined Previstar’s Executive Advisory Board.

Previstar provides the industry’s most comprehensive software to help emergency managers and public health officials plan for, respond to, and recover from any incident or event. 

“Greg’s involvement in so many different aspects of New Orleans’ city government—from management information systems to ground transportation and city planning—gives him a wide-reaching, yet intimate knowledge of the critical issues facing our clients,” said Keith Stringfellow, President and CEO of Previstar.  “He knows first-hand how essential disaster planning is to a municipality confronted by, and recovering from, a devastating crisis.”

“I met Previstar when they were engaged to help manage the rebuilding of New Orleans after Katrina.  I understand what this company can bring to communities and organizations,” Meffert said.  “I also see how powerful Previstar’s offerings can be if implemented before a crisis occurs.”

Meffert became New Orleans’ first Chief Technology Officer in 2002, and he was elevated to the number two position in the Mayor’s office within the first year.  From the beginning of his tenure, he leveraged his entrepreneurial expertise in the private sector to help the city save millions of dollars in operating expenses. 

In addition, his achievements in Web, Wireless broadband and digital government have been recognized by the computer industry, government organizations and universities.  He has been cited and profiled by over one hundred books, periodicals, newspapers, magazines and television news programs.

Prior to joining the City of New Orleans, Meffert founded ITS and NetEX/Certia, companies that provide encryption technology for online transaction companies, the US Army and related Department of Homeland Security initiatives.  He served as both CEO and CTO of the companies. 

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Meffert has been a business leader in New Orleans for the past 20 years.  He is currently CEO of Logistix (www.Logistixco.com), a consulting and services company with a focus on municipal online services, disaster recovery, and metro-scale wireless broadband networks.

About the Advisory Board
Previstar’s Executive Advisory Board works with the company to enhance its relationships with the private and public sectors, identify partnering opportunities and assist in new product development.  The board is headed by Andrew B. Maner, former Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security.  Board members include Martha Braddock, former Policy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Major General Philip G. Killey, the Adjutant General of the South Dakota National Guard (ret.); and John A. Gordon, General, US Air Force (ret.), and Homeland Security Advisor to the President. 

About Previstar
Organizations have used Previstar to prepare for bioterrorism attacks, to protect citizens and athletes at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympics, and to recover from the multiple 2004 Florida hurricanes and Hurricane Katrina.  Previstar enables any jurisdiction or organization to become compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) guidelines. 

The company recently released its Continual Preparedness System, a Web-based, modular, that delivers totally integrated intelligent resource and information management, dynamically directing the resources, tasks and relationships necessary to protect responders, citizens, and property.  Previstar is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and continues to conduct research and development activities at its facility in Knoxville, Tennessee.  For more information visit www.Previstar.com 

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Contact:
Doug Morgan     
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Doug.Morgan@previstar.com