FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Vinnie Rappa Joins Pulse Data HumanWare as VP of Sales



CONCORD, CA - July 1, 2002 - One of the most experienced and
professional managers in the industry will join Pulse Data HumanWare on
July 8, 2002. Mr. Rappa has been working with people who are blind,
deaf-blind or vision impaired for over 20 years. His experience has
taken him from a position at Helen Keller National Center in New York as
Director of Placement to numerous sales and sales management positions
in companies like TSI, Enabling Technologies, HumanWare Inc.,
TeleSensory Corp., and most recently Freedom Scientific.

"We are truly delighted to have someone of Vinnie's caliber and
experience join our team," said Jim Halliday, President and CEO of Pulse
Data HumanWare. "Having the very best technology is vital to the success
of our business, but so is having the very best people. I don't know of
a more caring and capable sales manager than Vinnie Rappa. His
philosophy fits perfectly with that of Pulse Data HumanWare."

Mr Rappa noted, "I have always admired the people and HumanWare and now
that they have merged with PDI Inc. and added people from AccessAbility
in CA and more recently from Lampert and Company in Texas, their team of
people is unparalleled in the industry. Couple that with their
revolutionary technology and it is a combination that can't be beat. I
am so enthusiastic about become part of this company."

Pulse Data HumanWare is the leading supplier of blindness and low vision
technology in North America.



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