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Former IBM Employee to Support VAI’s Internal Sales Force

Ronkonkoma, N.Y. -- January 8, 2008 -- VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.) (www.vai.net), an IBM Premier Business Partner and a leader in enterprise solutions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, today announced the hiring of Robert Romano to the position of Senior Sales Executive. Romano will support VAI’s expanding internal sales team and grow its customer portfolio in the company’s key vertical markets.

Romano has over 27 years of sales experience with IBM, managing and delivering cross brand solutions to mid-market companies. While at IBM, he served in a variety of sales roles, devising competitive marketing strategies meant to win hardware installations for the IBM System i and System p platforms. In addition, Romano has extensive experience generating new software business leads.

“VAI has developed an impressive suite of enterprise software for the IBM System i,” said Romano. “The S2K product line is a truly comprehensive solution for a wide range of mid-market companies, and I am enthusiastic about contributing my abilities to expanding the firm’s software footprint.”

Dan Bivona, Sales Director, VAI, commented, “Robert’s expertise and extensive knowledge of the System i platform, thorough understanding of enterprise management software and intimate familiarity with IBM, brings an important perspective to the VAI sales team. His IBM background makes his addition to our company a natural fit, and I anticipate an upsurge in internal sales with Robert’s appointment.”

Romano, who assumed the duties of Senior Sales Executive on January 2, 2008, holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Mercy College.

VAI is an IBM Premier Business Partner and an award-winning software developer. Designed for the mid-range market, S2K Enterprise is used by a wide variety of mid-size companies worldwide, with a number of clients in the manufacturing, distribution, retail and related service industries. Advanced applications such as Warehouse Pro, EDI, CRM and e-Business provide companies the power to leverage their information technology investment. VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, New York, with branch offices in Miami, Orlando, Chicago and Newport Beach and Oroville, California. For more information, please contact 800-824-7776 or visit www.vai.net.