Viscount Systems (VSYS)

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Robert P. Liscouski Joins Viscount Systems’ Board of Directors


Viscount Systems Inc. (OTCBB:VSYS) a high technology supplier of security systems and software, today announced the addition of Robert P. Liscouski to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Liscouski is currently a partner at Secure Strategy Group, LLC and serves on the board of several public and private security companies. He was the first Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection for the Department of Homeland Security, serving from March 2003 to February 2005, reporting directly to then Secretary Tom Ridge. He commanded over a $500 million annual budget and was responsible for coordinating authority over the protection of all sectors of the nation's physical and cybersecurity infrastructure, including energy, food, water, public health, transportation, and hazardous materials, as well as key assets such as national monuments, nuclear power plants, and dams. His private sector experience includes Chief Information Officer for The Coca-Cola Company and V.P., Law Enforcement Division, for ORION Scientific Systems. Mr. Liscouski’s government experience includes 11 years with the Diplomatic Security Service of the U.S. Department of State and five years criminal investigative experience as a homicide and narcotics investigator in Bergen County, N.J. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center of Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. and is an advisor to the U.S. Government on technology matters. Mr. Liscouski holds a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, and a Masters of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Stephen Pineau, Viscount Systems’ Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Robert Liscouski is a superior addition to our Board. His experience and profile in the security industry, at the highest levels of the government and private sector, will bring enormous value to our Company. We are honored that he has agreed to join our Board of Directors.”

Mr. Liscouski remarked, “I am pleased and excited to join the Board of Directors of Viscount Systems. After spending several months reviewing the company’s products, I have concluded that Viscount’s technologies are the future of merging physical and IT security systems. I look forward to assisting the company by introducing business opportunities that leverage its technology and intellectual property.”

About Viscount Systems

Viscount Systems Inc., designs unified software platforms for building security and emergency planning. The company was recently awarded the 2011 Convergence Solution of the Year by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Platinum Award for Emergency Response and Gold Award for Access Control at GOVSEC 2011. Additional information on Viscount's products may be obtained on-line at http://www.viscount.com.

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