DAYTON, Ohio, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advant-e Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ADVC - News), a provider of Internet-based business-to-business electronic commerce services, today announced that James E. Lesch was promoted to Chief Financial Officer and was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. In his new position as CFO Mr. Lesch will be responsible for financial reporting, internal accounting controls, financial planning, budgeting, and human relations.

Mr. Lesch joined Edict Systems, the wholly owned and sole operating subsidiary of Advant-e, in 1997 with over 25 years of business experience in accounting and finance. Mr. Lesch has been previously employed as a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte & Touche, a Controller for a publicly owned construction and development company, and as a financial and accounting manager with several other public and privately owned companies. Mr. Lesch also served as an accounting instructor at the Mansfield campus of The Ohio State University.

Commenting on the promotion of Mr. Lesch, Jason Wadzinski, CEO of Advant-e stated, "Jim has been a key member of our management team since he joined Edict Systems 1997. When we became a public company, Jim's experience as an auditor and his positions with other public companies allowed us to make the transition to being public relatively easy. Jim has been a valuable member of the Edict management team and is an outstanding choice as CFO of Advant-e and as a member of our board."

Mr. Lesch holds an MBA degree from Ohio State University and a BS degree from Bowling Green State University.

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.