ARTEL Announces $100 Million in Previously Unannounced DoD Contracts.

RESTON, Va. -- ARTEL, Inc., a global leader in Information Technology and Managed Network Services, today announced that since January 2006 the company has signed nine previously unannounced contracts valued at approximately $100 Million. The contracts are a combination of exercised options on previous awards and new task orders for the Department of Defense.

The task orders were competitively awarded under the DISA Defense Information Systems Network Satellite Transmission Services-Global (DSTS-G) contract. DSTS-G provides a contractual vehicle for the Defense Department, federal agencies, and other users authorized by DoD, to obtain global fixed satellite service (FSS) bandwidth and related satellite-based services and applications. DISA awarded ARTEL, one of three prime contractors, the DSTS-G contract in February 2001.

"ARTEL understands the demanding telecommunications needs of our country's warfighters especially during these critical times," said Abbas Yazdani, President and CEO of ARTEL. "As we enter our 20th year of service, we are proud of our role in supporting the Defense Department's mission-critical operations throughout the globe."

Significant areas of award activity include Army, Special Forces, U.S. Central Command and US Battle Labs. Among other services, ARTEL will be providing real-time, proactive monitoring and positive control over the day-to-day physical and logistical configuration of leased satellite bandwidth, earth terminals and associated terrestrial interconnection resources. ARTEL will also provide host nation agreement negotiating and systems engineering support.

All expressed contract award terms and values represent the amounts that ARTEL expects to receive from the agreements if all options are exercised.

About ARTEL, Inc.

Founded in 1986, ARTEL is a global leader in Information Technology providing a full spectrum of managed network services, solutions integration, information assurance/Homeland security services and E-Government solutions to meet the critical business and technology objectives of its clients. With a performance record in six continents in both private and public sector markets, ARTEL provides solutions that cover the full life-cycle process, beginning with strategic business analysis and planning, and ending in full implementation. Visit ARTEL on the web at www.artelinc.com.