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June 13, 2006
Alternet Systems Appoints Two Directors
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA -- Alternet Systems Inc. (NASD
OTCBB:ASYI ), announces two additions to the board of directors.
Alternet Systems Inc. has appointed Paul Brandenburg as a
director and Chief Technology Officer, and John Puente as
a director. Each individual has an extensive background in
the telecom industry globally.
Paul Brandenburg, CTO
Paul Brandenburg has extensive experience over a wide spectrum
of telecommunications engineering and management positions
in cable, wire, fiber and wireless networks. He has held senior
management positions with: Advanced Radio Telecom (wireless),
ICG (satellite and fiber), Streaming Media Corporation (video
streaming), and TCI Cable (cable TV). He founded Town &
Country Wireless (broadband wireless), NorthCom Inc. (engineering
services), and
Educational Telecom Services (distance learning). Brandenburg
has been in involved in the telecommunications industry for
over thirty-five years, and has designed, built and managed
television stations, CLEC fiber networks, satellite uplink
facilities, cable systems and wireless networks worldwide.
He has a B.SEE from Southern Illinois University and a BS
in Industrial Management from Governor’s State University
John W. Puente
John W. Puente, President of QTEL Americas Inc. has over 20
years experience in the telecommunications and brokerage industries
in sales, business development, operations, finance and executive
leadership. As an expatriate, he started businesses in Costa
Rica and was part of the initial management team, which launched
Orion Network Systems in 1991. Orion was an international
satellite based company created to become one of the first
competitors to Intelsat's monopoly. Orion issued an IPO in
1996 and was acquired by Loral Space Systems in 1997. He worked
at Orion Network Systems, Inc. for 7 years from supporting
the raise of initial capital for $426 million as a Business
Planning Manager to opening 19 Latin American markets as a
Director and Exec. Director and eventually managing all of
Latin America as a Vice President of Sales by 1997.
In 1999, after the sale of Orion to Loral Space Systems,
Inc., he co-founded VirtualCom, Inc., co-wrote the business
plan, raised initial seed capital and grew the company form
nascent revenues in 2000 to over $5 Million in revenues by
the end of 2001. As CEO, he led the raise of over $22 Million
in capital from a well-known venture capitalist, acquisition
of 2 companies in Latin America, opening of 8 markets and
earned distinction as one of the top ten fastest growing companies
in Florida in 2001. In May of 2003, he founded JW & Associates,
Inc. and has consulted for multiple communications entities
operating in North and Latin America including Alternative
Bandwidth Access Inc., Miami Aqui, FunnelBox Communications,
SalNet of El Salvador, QTEL, TekVoice, GlobalCom, Comsat International,
Yak Communications and was a Corporate Advisor for UBS prior
to accepting a position as President of QTEL America's Inc.
Alternet Systems Inc. is a technology and software provider
with three main areas of focus: SchoolWeb / HealthWeb application
software; Network Server Systems; and Managed Broadband Wireless
Networks.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
ALTERNET SYSTEMS INC.
Michael Dearden
President
Contact:
Michael Dearden
1-866-608-2540
www.alternetsystems.com
Certain statements in this news release
may contain forward-looking information within the meaning
of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject
to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements,
other than statements of fact, included in this release, including,
without limitation, statements regarding potential future
plans and objectives of the Company, are forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance
that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements.
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Source: Alternet Systems Inc.
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