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(PHILADELPHIA) July 5, 2000 An advisory council consisting of world-renowned technologists and academicians has been established to provide guidance and to determine the future direction of the HUBS initiative. HUBS (Hospitals, Universities, Businesses and Schools) was created four years ago to create the nations first wide-area "smart region" by facilitating electronic communications between the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

SAIC serves as the lead systems integrator and program coordinator for HUBS and is working to integrate common platforms and create virtual databases which will allow HUBS users to send, retrieve and share information, and collaborate by accessing common tools such as those used for data mining and data warehousing. SAIC also is developing or encouraging the development and implementation of the projects software, middleware and hardware.

David Farber will serve as chairman of the HUBS Advisory Council. Farber is the Alfred Fitler Moore Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Pennsylvania, and chief technologist at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Farber also serves as a member of the Presidents information technology (IT) Advisory Committee (PITAC).

"I have always been a strong advocate of technology and research and development (R&D), and I am pleased to see that the HUBS project intends to apply both to maximize its potential in the four-state region," said Farber. "The members of the Advisory Council are outstanding individuals who can assist the HUBS management team to successfully continue its efforts in creating a smart region."

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HUBS Advisory Council members include:

• Dr. Robert Lucky, corporate vice president, applied research at Telcordia Technologies, which is wholly owned by SAIC. Lucky is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the recipient of the Marconi Prize and IEEE Edison Medal.
• Dr. Louis Marquet, director of the Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDEC), U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM). Marquet served as Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Development and twice received the Office of the Secretary of Defenses Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
• Dr. Stephen Rockwood, executive vice president and a member of the Board of Directors at SAIC. Rockwood has executive management responsibility for contracts that generate revenues of approximately $1 billion annually for SAIC.
• Dr. Ruzena Bajcsy, assistant director for the National Science Foundations Computer Information Science and Engineering Directorate and professor of Computer and Information, Science Department of the Department of the University of Pennsylvania. She also is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine.
• Dr. Anita Jones, Lawrence R. Quarles Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia and a member of the Board of Directors at SAIC. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and was the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for defense-related scientific and technical matters during President Clintons first term.
• Dr. Rocco Martino, founder and chairman of the Board of CyberFone, Inc. A pioneer and international authority in the planning and use of computers, Martino originated many of the methods in use today.
• Dr. James W. Yoh, president and chief executive officer of Galaxy Scientific Corporation. Inc. Magazine has listed Galaxy as #5 in the 500 fastest growing private businesses in the United States.
• Jack Pellicci, vice president, Global Service Industries at Oracle Corporation. Before

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joining Oracle, Pellicci was the Commanding General of the Personnel Information Systems Command where he led a large workforce of government employees and civilian contractors to provide IT support to 1.5 million Army soldiers and civilians.

• Dr. Da Hsuan Feng; SAIC vice president and HUBS general manager, and an M. Russell Wehr Professor of Physics at Drexel University. Feng is the recipient of a Fellow of The American Physical Society, in recognition of his contributions to nuclear physics and mathematical physics.

At the Councils first meeting on May 16, U.S. Representative Curt Weldon (R-PA), a proponent of the HUBS initiative, said, "By working together to put state-of-the-art technologies in the hands of students, teachers, businesses and health care providers, we are giving them the tools to excel in the Information Age."

After nearly two years of activities, HUBS has partnered with nearly 30 school districts, four university-based hospitals and more than 15 technology companies in the four states. Recently, HUBS also has collaborated with academic and industrial entities in Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama and Maine.

SAIC is the nations largest employee-owned research and engineering company, providing information technology and systems integration products and services to government and commercial customers. SAIC scientists and engineers work to solve complex technical problems in telecommunications, national security, health care, transportation, energy, the environment and financial services. With annual revenues exceeding $5.5 billion, SAIC and its subsidiaries, including Telcordia Technologies, have more than 40,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities worldwide. More information about SAIC can be found on the Internet at www.saic.com.