Expert System S.p.A. announced that it has increased its U.S. presence with the opening of a new office in the Washington, D.C. area and the appointment of Charlie Breeding as Director of Federal Sales and enterprise solutions for D.C. Metro area companies. Located in Rockville, Maryland, the office will serve as the company's technology headquarters, and reinforces its long-term commitment to serving a growing customer base in both the enterprise and Federal sector with semantic-based solutions for information management, business intelligence and customer service.

The company also announced the appointment of Charlie Breeding as Director of Federal Sales and enterprise solutions for D.C. Metro area companies. Charlie Breeding brings a depth of Federal and enterprise business development experience that will support the company's continued growth in strategic markets. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and joins Expert System from Autonomy where he served as Director of Sales for Federal Civilian Agencies. In his new role as Federal Sales Director, he will manage the development of Federal and Fortune 1000 accounts with a focus on expanding the benefits of the Cogito semantic platform to enterprise and government agencies.