He also led
Elsevier's Strategic Partners Program and played key roles in various company
research and e-learning initiatives. Its
heritage of technological innovation and service to libraries as well as its
significant financial strength as a wholly owned subsidiary of Elsevier
combine to make Endeavor Information Systems an industry leader. Visit
Endeavor at http://www.

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About Endeavor Information Systems
Endeavor Information Systems produces advanced library management systems
for research and public librarians seeking to integrate ever -increasing
electronic resources within their collections. Since 1994, Endeavor has
pioneered library management systems by offering enhanced functionality
coupled with intuitive interfaces that increase usability and efficiency.

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Vanguard
is the nation's second-largest mutual fund company, managing approximately
$880 billion in assets.
A 14-year veteran of the library software industry, Adams previously held
the position of Director of IT Solutions for Elsevier, a world-leading
publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and
services and the parent company of Endeavor.

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Vanguard Will Vote Proxy for Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination

This decision will
influence other mutual funds and positively increase proxy support for sexual
orientation nondiscrimination protection. At
the start of the project in 2003, 323 companies (65%) provided
nondiscrimination protection.

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ABOUT EQUALITY FORUM
Equality Forum is a national nonprofit and 501(c)(3) GLBT organization
headquartered in Philadelphia.com for more information about Endeavor
Meridian, Voyager, ENCompass or LinkFinderPlus.

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"I am extremely pleased to become a part of the Endeavor digital archiving
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Exxon Mobil, others to be impacted by change in policy

PHILADELPHIA, Following discussions with Equality
Forum, a national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights
organization, The Vanguard Group has announced that it will vote in favor of
sexual orientation workplace protection in its proxy voting rights .
"Endeavor is very fortunate to have someone with Geoffrey's experience and
abilities to lead our digital archiving efforts," said Roland Dietz, President
and CEO at Endeavor. Endeavor enjoys a strong position of
leadership in the library software industry, thanks to its decade-long record
of creating such powerful and sophisticated programs as the Voyager ILS and
Meridian, its new and quickly growing ERM solution.

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management software , is pleased to announce the appointment of Geoffrey Adams
as its Director of Archive Solutions.

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Exxon Mobil, number two on the FORTUNE 500 list, is one of only 40 of the
FORTUNE 500 companies that do not provide nondiscrimination protection for gay
and lesbian employees.

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"After discussions with
Equality Forum, Vanguard determined that a supportive workplace for gay and
lesbian employees helps maximize shareholder interest. With 149 million shares, Vanguard is the fourth-
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In this newly created position, Adams
will provide leadership and strategic direction for the company's current and
future archival and repository management systems designed specifically to
meet the needs of national, research and academic libraries.

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Geoffrey will also be guiding product management for our
ENCompass for Journals OnSite program, Endeavor's enterprise -level system for
locally storing and providing access to electronic journal content from any
publisher in one location.

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It will be my goal and my
honor to continue this leadership heritage into the archival and repository
management space.

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"We believe that fully inclusive employment policies may be reasonably
expected to contribute positively to shareholder value," said Glenn Booraem,
Principal + Assistant Fund Controller for Vanguard. Today, 460 of the FORTUNE 500 companies (92%)
now protect gay and lesbian employees.

Geoffrey Adams Joins Endeavor Information Systems as Director of Archive Solutions

Archives, by providing evidence of human actions and transactions, underlie the rights of individuals and of states, and are fundamental to democracy and good governance.

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"My experiences at Elsevier have given me a thorough
understanding of the capabilities and functionalities customers need to
safeguard their electronic collections.

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Vanguard's letter stating their policy change, along with more information
on the FORTUNE 500 Project, can be found at:
http://www.equalityforum. "Geoffrey is well known and respected in the industry,
and we are very excited to have access to his considerable expertise as we
move forward with the development of the next generation of archives and
repository products.

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"Vanguard is the gold standard for protecting shareholder value," said
Malcolm Lazin , Executive Director of Equality Forum., Endeavor Information
Systems (http://www. During his many years with
Elsevier, Adams established positive relationships with national libraries and
academic institutions around the world, working to foster a better
understanding of the challenges and opportunities that information technology
provides, particularly in the field of digital archiving.

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Equality Forum's FORTUNE 500 Project, in collaboration with Professor
Louis Thomas of the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania and Professor
Ian Ayres of Yale Law School, requests FORTUNE 500 companies to specifically
include sexual orientation in their workplace nondiscrimination policies.com/fortune500.Appointment of Industry Veteran to Newly Created Position Reflects Endeavor 's
Commitment to Becoming the Premiere Archival and Repository
Solution Provider

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Equality Forum undertakes high impact
initiatives , produces documentary films, highlights GLBT history and presents
annually the largest national and international GLBT civil rights forum.