CFN Services to Present at Capital Connection 2006; Prestigious Panel of Venture Capitalists Selects CFN as One of the Region's Hottest Emerging Companies.

HERNDON, Va. -- CFN Services, a nationwide provider of managed telecom infrastructure services, today announced that it was selected from among a select group of emerging businesses to present at the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association's (MAVA) Capital Connection Conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC May 30-31.

"The companies chosen to present at Capital Connection 2006 this year are some of the true stars of our region," said Karl Khoury, Co-Chair Capital Connection 2006 and Partner at Columbia Capital. "We have selected a dynamic slate of companies that are among the best emerging companies with talented management teams, exciting technologies and solid business strategies."

Chosen through a rigorous selection process, CFN Services joins an elite class of successful businesses who all debuted at Capital Connection, including AOL, UUNet, Ciena, and webMethods.

"For nearly two decades, MAVA's venture fairs have identified some of the hottest entrepreneurial companies," said Julia Spicer, Executive Director of MAVA. "Capital Connection 2006 continues that trend, not only showcasing exciting rising star companies on the East coast, but enterprises who have the potential to be industry leaders."

"Our selection to participate in MAVA's premier event is further validation of our potential as a stand-alone business and our achievements since spinning-off from CSX," added Mark Casey, President of CFN. "We have built an impressive roster of customers and partners based on a powerful platform and a suite of services that solve fundamental and costly problems for today's carriers and large enterprises. We're looking forward to the exposure our participation will bring not only with MAVA's 'A-list' investors, but also within the technology community and our customer base at large."

About CFN Services

CFN Services is a managed telecom infrastructure services company specializing in network planning, deployment, and managed services, including local access transport and mobile backhaul optimization. Leveraging the company's flagship FiberSource(R) network planning and optimization platform, CFN Services has provided network planning and deployment services to some of the leading wireless and wireline network operators including Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. For further details, http://www.cfnservices.com or call 703.788.6633.

About MAVA/Capital Connection 2006

Produced by the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA), Capital Connection is one of the nation's most successful and influential venture events. Over the years, MAVA venture fairs have helped to shape the region's entrepreneurial economy, generating more than $2.5 billion of venture investments in the presenting companies. MAVA represents private equity and venture capitalists with investment interests in the mid-Atlantic. Founded in 1986, MAVA provides a wide range of programs, information and forums designed to facilitate quality deal flow, encourage collaboration, and foster relationships with entrepreneurs and investors in order to promote private equity investment. Membership includes more than 500 venture capital professionals representing nearly 125 firms with collectively more than $10 billion in capital under management. In addition, more than 250 key professional service providers from the legal, financial, executive search and consulting fields are also MAVA members. For more information, please visit www.mava.org