Richard J. Laporte

RICHARD J. LAPORTE joined AVT in 1990 as President, Chief Executive
Officer and a director. He became Chairman of the Company’s Board in
1994. He has over 32 years of experience managing high technology data
processing, computer software and communications companies. Mr. Laporte
was President and Chief Executive Officer of Accountants Microsytems
Inc. from 1985 to 1990 and served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Gill Management Services, Inc. from 1981 to 1985. Prior to
that he held various senior management positions at Xerox Computer
Services, a division of Xerox Corporation, where he served for eleven
years.