PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release

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Regina Black Lennox
Director of Philanthropy & Corporate Citizenship
Progressive Business Publications (PBP)
376 Technology Drive
Malvern, PA 19355
610-865-6246

Date - December 20, 2007

Progressive Business Publications Proudly Announces the 40th Corporate Anniversary for Executive Vice President Jim Brown

PHILADELPHIA and MALVERN, PA – Progressive Business Publications (PBP) (www.pbp.com) proudly announces that Jim Brown, Executive Vice President for Operations, is celebrating his 40th year with American Future Systems (AFS)/Progressive Business Publications. Jim was a founding member of parent company AFS, and has been an integral part of the PBP division’s 18 straight years of business growth.

In addition to his skills as a business leader, Jim is a dedicated father of three successful sons, and is a noted sports enthusiast. His commitment to developing youth baseball led to his induction in the Pennsylvania American Legion Sports Hall of Fame, and to his receipt of one of only two awards ever presented by the Lionville Youth Association. Jim’s son Curt “grew up” at AFS/PBP, graduated from law school, and currently serves as Group Publisher of the Center for Education and Employment Law division (www.ceelonline.com).

Ed Satell, Founder and CEO, stated: “Jim Brown is the model for our core values – high performance, accountability, teamwork, commitment, leadership, pragmatism, fairness and motivation. His concentration on making PBP’s product delivery system has been unflagging. Jim’s the best in the industry.”

The Progressive Business Publications division of AFS was founded in 1989 with a single publication. Today this diversified information provider has nine business units and is enjoying its 18th straight year of growth. Its b2b products are used by executives at almost every major corporation in the nation. This year PBP launched a highly successful new product line, Executive Reports (www.pbpexecutivereports.com), in-depth white papers on major and timely topics such as Form I-9 new hire compliance, new rules for wellness programs, cold-call selling, 1099s, OSHA’s new personal protective equipment (PPE) payment rule and others.

Tom Schubert, CFO, said: “Thanks to our exceptional people like Jim, we’ve grown as a values-driven, non-bureaucratic organization that attracts and empowers talented professionals. We’re proud that many of our people have been with our company for 10 or more years – but Jim holds the record. He’s a great example of the enviable record of longevity and loyalty among the company’s key people. He is also a model of the company’s dedication to giving back to the community and encouraging all its employees to do the same.”