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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Qorvis Adds Government Marketing Expert Cara Lombardi

Communications Firm Cites Increased Demand from government contractors for Intergrated Marketing Programs

McLean, Va. – September 27, 2005 - Qorvis Communications, a privately held public relations firm, today announced the addition of Cara Lombardi as a director to its staff.

Lombardi brings significant experience helping enterprises such as Symantec, BearingPoint and Microsoft execute marketing campaigns that allow them to communicate directly with government CIO’s, procurement officers and other key decision-makers who influence federal, state and local procurements.

The addition of Lombardi bolsters Qorvis’ ability to deliver an integrated, comprehensive range of public relations and marketing communications services to Washington-based and national government contractors interested in promoting their expertise to win federal, state and local contracts.

“We have seen a marked increase in companies turning to Qorvis to execute comprehensive marketing campaigns to get their message heard with decision makers throughout the government,” said Doug Poretz, a founding partner of Qorvis. “Lombardi’s vast experience delivering integrated campaigns including events, product launches, and surveys will be a tremendous complement to our core competencies of delivering public and investor relations, public affairs, marketing communications and creative services to our clients.”

Prior to joining Qorvis, Lombardi served as vice president and general manager at Market*Access International where she managed all office activities and divisions, including individual and company-wide sales objectives and business expansion plans. Additionally, she assisted in the inception and launch of two publications – The Homeland Defense Journal and IT Security Magazine – specifically targeted to the government market.

Before her tenure at Market*Access, Lombardi was an event specialist at PlanetGov (now Apptis, Inc.) where she produced and managed the company’s marketing budget and logistics for all nationwide events. Prior to that, she was the director of marketing and manager of sales development at Federal Sources, Inc., responsible for developing and implementing various marketing plans and promotional campaigns.

About Qorvis
Qorvis Communications is a client service driven public relations firm. Formed in August 2000, Qorvis has offices in Washington, DC, and McLean, Va., and provides its clients with expertise in the areas of investor and financial relations, public affairs, grassroots campaigns, public and media relations, marketing communications, Internet-based campaigns and research and opinion surveys. The Washington, DC-based law firm Patton Boggs is an investor in and strategic partner to Qorvis. For more information, visit www.qorvis.com.