Avineon Opens Sales and Customer Support Office in Canada

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Avineon, Inc., a successful provider
of IT, geospatial, engineering, and program management solutions, today
announced the opening of a new office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The new
location will enhance customer service, accommodate growth and create
efficiencies when planning and deploying projects throughout Canada. Avineon
Canada will enhance overall IT, geospatial, and engineering services
production capabilities and support the company's sustained yearly growth of
30 percent during the past seven years. The new office will support Avineon's
commercial division, which serves state and local government as well as
commercial companies.

"We welcome the opportunity the new office affords us to work more closely
with our existing and potential Canadian customers," said Gary Wilkison,
Senior Vice President of Commercial Systems with Avineon. "We expect continued
growth for engineering support services in the market and a steady demand for
GIS implementation and maintenance services from Canadian utilities."

Immediate business goals for Avineon Canada include growing the company's
customer base within Canada for the company's engineering, IT, and geospatial
services. Avineon anticipates hiring local management staff to serve as an
interface between Canadian customers and technicians in its U.S. and India
development offices. As part of its global growth initiatives, Avineon is also
considering expansion into Australia and New Zealand later this year.

To reach sales and support at the Calgary office please call 1-888-525-0559,
or Avineon's main office at 1-703-671-1900.

About Avineon
Avineon, a CMMI Maturity Level 3 and ISO 9001:2000 registered company, is a
diversified high technology company that provides information technology (IT),
geospatial, engineering, and program management services. With headquarters in
Alexandria, Virginia, and offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia,
Avineon also maintains subsidiaries in Europe, Canada, and India. In IT,
Avineon specializes in web-based architecture, systems engineering,
application development, and network and security support. For additional
information, please visit www.avineon.com.

Press Contact: Company Contact:
Erin Hatfield Charles Erdrich
DPR Group Avineon, Inc.
919-678-9200, ext. 103 703-671-1900
ehatfield@dprgroup.com cerdrich@avineon.com

SOURCE Avineon, Inc.

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103, ehatfield@dprgroup.com; or Company Contact, Charles Erdrich of Avineon,
Inc., +1-703-671-1900, cerdrich@avineon.com