deverus, Inc. Expands Senior Management Team with Tony Cordaro as Vice President of Sales

AUSTIN, TX, OCT 29, 2008 – deverus, Inc., a leading provider of software and support services for background screening companies, announced today the addition of Tony Cordaro as its new Vice President of Sales. Cordaro is a veteran in senior management for business development and sales with high tech companies. deverus will continue to aggressively expand its successful sales strategies under Cordaro’s professional guidance.

Mr. Cordaro brings senior level leadership skills and business development experience within the private as well as public sector with high tech companies, including the electronic security and access control field.

"We are extremely delighted to welcome Tony to the team," said Shawn Rucks, CEO of deverus. "He brings important leadership experience to the team. And, his professional sales and client management expertise will be invaluable for deverus as well as for the support of our customers."

"I am very pleased to be joining deverus at such an exciting time in the company’s growth," commented Cordaro. "deverus is a recognized industry leader, providing the highest quality software and customer support services for background screening companies of all sizes throughout the United States and across the varied market sectors."

Most recently, Mr. Cordaro was the Vice President, General Manager IT Services for Eagle Broadband, a publicly traded company and was directly responsible for generating new revenue streams. He founded Connex Services, Inc., in 2004, a business whose assets and management were acquired by Eagle Broadband in early 2007. Prior to founding Connex, he served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Atlantic Pacific Communications, Inc., a leading international project management cabling company.

Mr. Cordaro received a Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioral Sciences from Immaculate Conception, 1971. He has professionally spoken in front of over a million people and has authored over two-dozen articles published in internationally distributed periodicals. He also developed the Discipline for Success program that identifies individual and departmental strengths for setting, tracking, and attaining employee goals over various time periods. Mr. Cordaro was recognized as an Outstanding Young Man of America 1985 and 1986, and has received over three dozen national and international recognition awards for civic and professional career accomplishments.

ABOUT DEVERUS

deverus helps emerging leaders in the background check industry to diversify, compete and grow in a changing marketplace by providing the highest quality software and customer support services available. We specialize in the smart application of technology and industry expertise to provide effective background screening software solutions.

Our solutions increase accuracy of order and results, reduce or eliminate manual processing and simplify management processes, resulting in sustainable profit margins and long-term customer retention. deverus is a nationwide, privately held company based in Austin, TX. For more information, visit www.deverus.com.