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4C Controls Announces Acquisition of UAE Security & Surveillance Enterprise.


NEW YORK -- 4C Controls Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
: FOUR) today announced signing of a binding agreement to acquire Zahra Technology LLC (http://www.zahratech.com) and its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 Zahra Security Systems and Electricals LLC (http://www.zahratechnology.com).

Under the terms of the agreement, 4C Controls will acquire 80% of Zahra in return for an undisclosed combination of cash and securities of 4C Controls. The founders and senior management of Zahra will retain 20% ownership of Zahra. The parties anticipate signing a supplemental agreement regarding definitive details applicable to the transaction and closing the acquisition prior to the end of the third quarter 2008. The acquisition of Zahra is the first of further strategic acquisitions which 4C plans as part of its growth strategy and business model.

4C Controls intends to utilize Zahra to facilitate growth in international sales and operations. In 2007, Zahra had gross revenues of approximately US $11.8 million and expects to close 2008 with revenues of approximately US $25 million. Zahra currently has 105 employees of whom 37 are engineers, 44 are technicians and 24 are office staff. 4C Controls anticipates that substantially all will continue working for the company after the closing of the acquisition.

Since Zahra's inception in 1983, the company has been a leading provider of high technology products, services and solutions for the security and communication industry in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and throughout the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. . Zahra is a manufacturer, trader & exporter of Access Control Systems, Building Management Systems, Intercom, Video Conferencing, CCTV CCTV
abbr.
closed-circuit television


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 Surveillance System, Communication Solutions- Telex, Copyette EH, EDAT/ZIN-Digital Conversion Cards, CDP CDP (cytidine diphosphate): see cytosine.


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 2001, XGEN XGEN X Generation , Narrator/Tutor and Replica. It is also a Card Solution supplier, integrator and provider.

Zhara's integrated security, surveillance and access controls clients include the highest levels of governmental organizations, such as Crown Prince Management (Abu Dhabi), Central Military Academy (Dubai), Abu Dhabi Defense, General Postal Authority, Ministry of Labor Office and Social Affairs, Dubai Airport Facility, Dubai Broadcasting Corporation. Zahra's current portfolio of products and services is extensive, and Zahra foresees to further grow by continuing to align itself with the latest innovations in the field, and capitalizing on its track record with the many prestigious and noteworthy clients that Zahra has served, including the following

* U.A.E. Central Bank, Barclays Bank, Citibank

* ABN Amro Bank, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is one of the biggest government investment authorities in the world, a Sovereign wealth fund. Founded on February 24, 1977 as the first U.A.E. investment company in the capital.  

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* Cisco Systems, Philips Middle East, Pfizer Intl. Corp.

* Toyo Kanetsu, Nestle, ABB, CCC CCC

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* Reuters, Lucent Technologies, British American Tobacco British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI, KLSE: BAT) is the second largest listed tobacco company in the world. It is based in London, England and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index with a market capitalisation of over £29 billion as of June 2005.  

* Estee Lauder, Kinko's Middle East, Abbott Laboratories

* Dubai Petroleum, Saatchi & Saatchi, Shell Middle East

* Bechtel International, ETISALAT ETISALAT Emirates Telecommunications Corporation , Ford Direct Markets

A detailed list of Zahra's clients may be viewed at: http://www.zahratech.com/references.htm.

The acquisition of Zahra will provide 4C Controls with high quality references and experienced high technology engineering and technical teams to execute large scale projects, especially in connection with the 4C Controls strategic alliance with Sire Contracting Company. Zahra will change its name to 4C Security Systems UAE to unify and extend the 4C Controls international brand.

Mr. Jean-Robert Martin, President and Chairman of 4C Controls, stated, "Government and commercial enterprises have complex security and surveillance needs, and they require more attentive and sophisticated partners to help them solve these challenges. With the addition of Zahra to our products and services capabilities, we can quickly customize and deliver integrated high technology solutions for our worldwide customers thereby being responsive to their unique needs on all fronts. Our end-to-end solutions will be significantly enhanced with broad scale security risk assessment, custom system design and specialized component structures. Zahra has a platinum quality track record working with major governmental and commercial organizations. We are very pleased to have Zahra join us and we look forward to having them grow with us."

"The opportunity to join forces with 4C Controls and see our capabilities flourish inside a global satellite, satellite images, security, surveillance and access controls platform is compelling," said Samir Sajwani, founder and Deputy CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Zahra. "We are confident that, with 4C Controls, we can continually improve results and aggressively grow our Middle East regional and international client base."

Mr. Anastasios Angeloglou, CEO of BQT Solutions Limited with whom 4C Controls has a strategic alliance, said "We anticipate the acquisition of Zahra by 4C Controls to provide long-term developmental benefits to all parties. We expect Zahra to deliver strong sales and revenue channels for 4C Controls as well as BQT Solutions products and services in the booming market in the Middle East. We also intend to open up distribution for Zahra in our global markets."

About 4C Controls Inc.

4C Controls is an early stage company offering high technology integrated security solutions providing real-time early warning and reduction of time scales from threat-detection to termination in the field. The Company's primary focus is on cutting-edge technologies and large distribution networks including high resolution synthetic aperture radar Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

Radar, airborne or satellite-borne, that uses special signal processing to produce high-resolution images of the surface of the Earth (or another object) while traversing a considerable flight path.
 satellites (SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) The protocol that converts data to cells for transmission over an ATM network. It is the lower part of the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), which is responsible for the entire operation. See AAL.

SAR - segmentation and reassembly
) and satellite images; ground high performance radars for intrusion detection and electronic surveillance / access control markets such as biometric, radio frequency identification See RFID.  (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ), real time locating Generally speaking, locating is the determination of the locality of an object. Description of locality is the location. Any current location of any existing object is real. Its current or momentary location is a real time location.  systems (RTLS) and closed-circuit television (CCTV).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based upon currently available competitive, financial, and economic data and management's views and assumptions regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. 4C Controls cannot provide assurances that any prospective matters described in the press release will be successfully completed or that it will realize the anticipated benefits of any transactions. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: global economic and market conditions; the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act  and the potential from war or other hostilities in other parts of the world; availability of financing and lines of credit; successful integration of acquired or merged businesses; changes in interest rates; management's ability to forecast revenues and control expenses, especially on a quarterly basis; unexpected decline in revenues without a corresponding and timely slowdown in expense growth; its ability to retain key management and employees; intense competition and the ability to meet demand at competitive prices and to continue to introduce new products and new versions of existing products that keep pace with technological developments, satisfy increasingly sophisticated customer requirements and achieve market acceptance; relationships with significant suppliers and customers; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in the 4C Controls SEC filings. 4C Controls undertakes no obligation to update information contained in this release.
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