PRESS RELEASE

Gnostech, Inc. awarded $10M contract for services and material support

July 27, 2006

Gnostech Inc. has been awarded a cost plus fixed fee 5-year contract valued at $10 million for services and material to support SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego - C4I Programs Office Philadelphia, Information Assurance Services.

Gnostech has partnered with Maxim Systems of San Diego, CA. Maxim is a major defense contractor with experience in Information Assurance.

The Gnostech Inc. Team will perform work at the Naval Support Activity Center in Philadelphia, US Coast Guard platforms, and at various installations across the country.

Since 1981, Gnostech Inc. has been providing consulting and engineering services to the US Navy, and in the past 5 years, providing Information Assurance (IA) services to both the Navy and Coast Guard, either as a Security, Test and Evaluation (ST&E) team or Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) team. In this time, Gnostech has earned a reputation for reliability and credibility with our customers from our Certification and Accreditation (C&A) services related to military computer networks and systems. Gnostech Inc. is a leading provider of information security expertise, a team thoroughly familiar and experienced with computer network vulnerability and penetration testing. Gnostech Inc. also exceeds customer expectations in the areas of software development, engineering support, documentation, and testing.