AtHoc Expands Advisory Board With Industry and Government Leaders -- Wayne D. Moore and Brigadier General (Ret.) Dan Keefe

SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - July 8, 2009) - AtHoc, Inc., the pioneer and leader in network-centric emergency notification systems, today announced the appointments of Wayne D. Moore and Brigadier General Dan Keefe, U.S. Army (Ret.), to the company's board of strategic advisors. These two accomplished executives will bring highly relevant industry expertise and business acumen to the AtHoc Advisory Board. The board contributes to AtHoc's success by providing critical insights into customer needs, market opportunities and overall business strategy.

Wayne Moore is a highly respected expert and leader in the fire alarm and building safety industry. Moore is a principal with Hughes Associates, Inc., a fire protection engineering and code-consulting firm. He currently serves as chairman of the NFPA Research Foundation's Fire Detection and Alarm Research Council and is a member of the NFPA Standards Council. Additionally, Moore is a current member of the NFPA Protection of Cultural Resources Technical Committee and Uniform Fire Code and is chairman of the National Fire Alarm Code Emergency Communications Systems Technical Committee and the Premises Security Technical Committee. Moore is also a former chairman of the National Fire Alarm Code Technical Correlating Committee and the NICET Board of Governors.

Moore has authored numerous industry-related articles and was editor and contributor to the "NFPA Fire Protection Handbook," as well as co-editor of the "Fire Alarm Signaling Systems" book, fourth edition.

Keefe served as an officer in the U.S. Army, retiring with the rank of Brigadier General. Keefe's Army career included combat tours in the Balkans and Iraq; non-combatant evacuations and humanitarian assignments in Africa; and command positions within the U.S. and overseas.

As commanding general, he was responsible for all U.S. operations in a declared hostile fire zone with direct management and command responsibility for 8,000 personnel that included forces from Russia, Greece, Ukraine and Poland. He also served as the Corps Chief of Staff and Strategic Plans Director in Iraq.

"The addition of Wayne and Dan represents an extraordinary boost to the capabilities and vision of our advisory board," said Guy Miasnik, president and CEO of AtHoc. "Both men bring unique depth and experiences that will help AtHoc better understand the needs of the homeland security, defense and fire protection sectors. With their guidance and counsel, AtHoc will seek to broaden its market reach and attract new customers by presenting innovative applications of our award-winning mass notification technology."

About AtHoc

AtHoc is the pioneer and recognized leader in providing enterprise-class, network-centric emergency notification systems to military, government and commercial organizations for physical security, force protection and personnel accountability. Millions of end users worldwide, in organizations such as the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, NASA, Microsoft, Boeing and PricewaterhouseCoopers rely on AtHoc's unified management systems for their emergency alerting and critical communication needs. AtHoc has partnered with market leaders including Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Harris, Siemens, Avaya, Lockheed Martin and others to bring these notification solutions to the public and commercial markets.

For more information on AtHoc, please visit http://www.athoc.com.

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