DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advant-e Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ADVC - News) announced today that Edict Systems, its wholly owned and sole operating subsidiary, has employed Michael D. Bevis as Executive Vice President effective September 29, 2003. In his new position, Mr. Bevis will lead the company's efforts in sales, marketing, strategic planning and customer relationship management.

Mr. Bevis brings many years of sales, marketing and senior level management experience to Edict Systems. Most recently at Paxar Corporation, Mike headed the Servisource1 service group after being promoted from Senior Director of Marketing for the barcode printer group. Prior to this, he was with Huffy Corporation for 24 years. During his tenure at Huffy, Mike served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for four separate divisions eventually becoming President and General Manager of Huffy Service First.

Regarding his new position, Mike stated, "The Edict team have done an impressive job of becoming a leading solution provider in the vertical industries they have targeted. I look forward to joining them and assisting to drive new revenue and expansion into other markets."

Commenting on the announcement, Jason K. Wadzinski, Chairman, CEO and President of Advant-e and Edict Systems stated, "Mike is an accomplished marketing and business development leader with a proven track record of building businesses and developing executive level customer relationships. His experience in strategic planning and development of new markets and customers offers much promise to the continued growth of our company. His ability to set direction and generate commitment should assist us in meeting and exceeding our goals and objectives. We are very excited to have Mike join our team."

Additional information about Advant-e Corporation can be found at www.Advant-e.com and www.edictsystems.com or by contacting investor relations at (937) 429-4288. The company's email is info@edictsystems.com.