The appointment of John Becker as their next chief executive officer. Mr. Becker will also join Approva's Board of Directors has been announced by the leader in risk and controls intelligence software, Approva Corporation (http://www.approva.net ).

Chairman and founder-CEO of Approva since 2001, Prashanth "PV" Boccasam, declared: "Approva has grown at a remarkable pace over the last four years and was recently named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program as the second fastest growing company in Virginia and recent studies by industry analysts have recognized Approva as an undisputed leader in its market." He continued: "Approva is honored and privileged to have John lead the next phase of Approva's growth and extend our leadership position. I am truly excited about the executive leadership and operational experience he brings to the Approva team." PV Boccasam will stay on as executive chairman of the board and chief strategist for the company.

Mr. Becker, with more than 25 years of industry expertise, is a seasoned technology professional with an extensive track record of success. Mr. Becker was the former chief executive officer of Cybertrust. Cybertrust, under his leadership, grew to become the leading global provider of managed security services and was named by the Washington Business Journal as the fastest growing company in the Washington, DC region in 2006. Cybertrust was acquired by Verizon Business in July, 2007. Mr. Becker, prior to Cybertrust, was chairman and chief executive officer of a publicly traded information security software and services company, AXENT Technologies, Inc. (AXENT). Mr. Becker was instrumental in leading AXENT from a startup in 1994 through an initial public offering in 1996, and its ultimate sale to Symantec Corporation in 2000 for approximately one billion dollars. AXENT achieved, under Mr. Becker's leadership, a five-year growth rate of more than 1,000% reaching $150 million in revenue with 750 employees across 24 offices around the world. AXENT was consistently recognized for achieving operational and financial excellence as a Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 and a Fast 500 award winner. Mr. Becker is currently a member of the board of Arbor Networks and Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE). He also previously served on the Board of Directors of Entevo, another startup co-founded by PV Boccasam.

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