RIVERHEAD, N.Y., Sept. 16, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- AdZone Research, Inc. (OTCBB:ADZR), a pioneering Internet surveillance technology solutions provider, today announced that Dr. Jonathan R. White, widely regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on terrorism, has joined its advisory committee helping to guide the company's Global Defense Group's efforts.
"We're extremely pleased that Dr. White has agreed to join our team," said AdZone's Chairman & CEO, Charles A. Cardona III. "He brings to this assignment enormous professional insight and experience that is vital to reaching our goals in the areas of Homeland Security and defense."
In accepting the appointment, Dr. White said: "I'm very pleased to be working with the professionals at AdZone. The company's groundbreaking technology has produced some of the best tools I have yet seen for Internet detection of global threats, and I look forward to working with the AdZone defense team in developing additional threat assessment analytical tools."
Dr. White is Executive Director of the Homeland Defense Initiative at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. He served with the Jackson, Michigan Police Department and Michigan State Police in a variety of capacities before receiving his doctorate in criminal justice. He is also affiliated with the federal government on a multi-year mission to provide intelligence gathering and analysis, training development and intelligence briefings.
Widely regarded as one of the top experts on Middle Eastern terrorism, especially the militant Al Qaeda international terrorist network created by Osama bin Laden, Dr. White is also an author, whose recent works include Defending the Homeland: Issues for State and Local Law Enforcement and Terrorism 2002:An Introduction.
Dr. White joins Air Force Major General (Ret.) John R. Conley, who was the first appointee to AdZone's advisory group in March 2002. General Conley has a distinguished aviation career with 35 years in military flight operations in both the USAF and New York Air National Guard. He also spent 25 years in aviation consulting, including contributions to projects for NASA, the FAA and private industry, and formerly headed flight operations for New York Airways.
In addition to its marketing efforts with defense contractors such as Raytheon, AdZone also is moving forward aggressively with the introduction of its Internet surveillance technology focused on security and national defense to key policy makers at state and federal levels.
Through monitoring of more than 500,000 Websites worldwide, AdZone provides tracking and monitoring of targeted information on the Internet, with an expanded focus on global Internet analysis of security-related data transmissions. For additional information, please visit the company's Website at www.adzoneinteractive.com .
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