Advanced Visual Systems Names Paula LaPuma as Vice President of Business Development

    WALTHAM, MA, July 14, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Advanced Visual Systems Inc., a leading data visualization software and solutions company (OTCIQ:AVSC; www.avs.com) has appointed Paula LaPuma to the post of Vice President of Business Development. LaPuma joins AVS to direct the expansion of the company's U.S. Enterprise and OEM solution licensing programs that provide comprehensive data visualization strategies to development teams that build business intelligence, customer analytics, risk management and social media solutions.

According to Steve Sukman, Executive Vice President of AVS, "Paula LaPuma brings a highly skilled and vibrant level of expertise in business development to the AVS team, notably in the financial services sector which comprises a large number of AVS clients and business opportunities. She has already consummated several important relationships for AVS and is the driving force behind our embedded analytics strategy with major U.S. accounts."

Ms. LaPuma joins AVS following nineteen years of customer and investor relations at QSound Labs and Payne Financial. She is based in AVS's Waltham, MA headquarters.

About Advanced Visual Systems Inc.

Advanced Visual Systems Inc. (AVS) provides industry-leading, interactive data visualization software and solutions that help business, scientific and engineering users gain critical insight from all types of data. AVS's complete line of software products speed decision-making by bringing information to life using the latest in graphics, Web-based and interactive technologies on all major computing platforms.

For additional information visit www.avs.com, call (781) 890-4300 or write [email protected].

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