Former Central Intelligence Agency CIO Alan Wade Joins Cleversafe Advisory Board

CHICAGO, August 25, 2009 -- Cleversafe Inc., the leading provider of Dispersed Storage™ technology, announced today that former Central Intelligence Agency CIO Alan Wade has joined the Cleversafe Technology Advisory Board. Wade retired from federal service at the end of 2006 after a thirty-five year career at the CIA.

“We are honored that Alan has accepted our invitation to join our Advisory Board,” said Chris Gladwin, Cleversafe CEO. “His accomplishments and experience, in both public service and private enterprise, make him a good fit to advise Cleversafe on our technology roadmap, especially with respect to security innovations.”

While at the CIA, Wade held a series of senior positions including the director of communications, director of security, and chief information officer – a position he also filled for the United States Intelligence Community.

Since retirement, Wade has worked with several early stage companies. He currently serves on the boards of Chiliad Inc. and Composite Software Inc. Additionally, Wade serves on the public sector advisory boards of several technology companies.

During his career, Wade’s contributions were recognized several times. He is a recipient of the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the Director’s Medal, and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.

About Cleversafe:

Cleversafe is the leading provider of cost-effective, massively scalable storage systems designed to offer superior data protection. The company’s award-winning Dispersed Storage™ technology solves the data protection problems RAID and replication encounter in multi-terabyte to petabyte scale systems. Learn more about Cleversafe's storage solutions at www.cleversafe.com or www.cleversafe.org.

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