Technology Veteran Brings 17 Years of Expertise to Accelerate and Support Continued Development of VFA.facility

Boston, MA - June 11, 2002 - VFA, the leader in software and services for facilities management and capital asset planning, today announced the appointment of Melanie Ziegler to vice president of software development. In this role, Ziegler will be instrumental in propelling the rapid development and continued growth of VFA's complete Capital Planning and Management Solutions (CPMS™) software offerings, including CPMS software is a truly unique tool for enterprise-level decision support for infrastructure capital planning. VFA's solutions are designed specifically to meet the complex needs of facility managers, property owners, chief financial officers and boards, and involve multiple constituencies," Ziegler said. "I look forward to working with VFA's software engineers, other VFA departments and clients to enhance and extend the advanced capabilities of VFA.facility."

VFA.facility -VFA's fully Web-architected software solution - enables users to gather and maintain a detailed, portfolio-wide building repository of information, and execute a coordinated, comprehensive approach to capital management. The software is accessible via a standard Web browser and deployed using VFA's hosted-software model or traditional software licensing. The integration of VFA's enterprise-level technology, assessment services and consulting empowers users to assess and measure existing and future conditions, easily maintain data, and report appropriately to all constituencies (facility personnel, funding sources, legislatures, executive management and building users) at distributed sites - all in a timely, cost-efficient manner.