Markland Technologies, Inc. Current Directors Issue a Response to July 8th Press Release Issued by Shareholder Eurotech Ltd.Business EditorsRIDGEFIELD Ridgefield. 1 Residential town (1990 pop. 20,919), Fairfield co., SE Conn.; inc. 1709. Industries include nurseries, pharmaceuticals, and electronic research. The battle of Ridgefield (Apr. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2003 Markland This article is about a Viking name for part of North America. For the Scottish land measurement, see Markland (Scots). Markland is the name given to a part of shoreline in Labrador, Canada, named by Leif Ericson when he landed in North America. Technologies, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :MKLD), (www.marklandtech.com), an integrated security company, is issuing this response to the July July: see month. 8, 2003 press release by Eurotech Ltd. announcing an attempted removal of the members of the board of directors of Markland Technologies. Mr. Robert Tarini, Chairman of the Board, stated, "Eurotech is a minority owner of Markland and we believe it has not procured sufficient additional votes to effect the action it announced. Accordingly, the incumbent members, comprised of myself, Kenneth P. Ducey and Delmar R. Kintner, remain the board of directors of Markland Technologies. I cannot foresee fore·see tr.v. fore·saw , fore·seen , fore·see·ing, fore·sees To see or know beforehand: foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment. a scenario where Eurotech's proposed action would be in the best interest of Eurotech's or Markland's shareholders. Our intent is to continue to move forward with our business strategy, including the announced partnerships and acquisitions according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. terms previously disclosed." Since December of 2002, the management of Markland has successfully executed on their announced plan of building an integrated security company through strategic marketing agreements and acquisitions that have lead to a substantial product portfolio and revenue base. The accomplishments include -- The successful acquisition of companies and assets that have led to over five government contracts -- Two announced proposed acquisitions of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States companies which are involved in facial recognition Noun 1. facial recognition - biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" automatic face recognition, face recognition and chemical detection respectively -- A teaming arrangement with a major contractor with respect to the US VISIT project -- A marketing and distribution agreement for Markland's Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. Container Sensor (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ) technology Mr. Tarini stated, "All in all we believe we have accomplished much in a short period of time and will strive to continue to meet our goals as per our business plan." President and Director, Ken Ducey stated, "Our integrated security strategy has been very successful to date. We have accomplished our revenue targets, and in addition received a substantial amount of credible media exposure that will help us grow further in the future. We are confident we will happily satisfy all our shareholders going forward as we accomplish our objectives." For additional information about Markland Technologies and its portfolio of technologies, visit the Company website: www.marklandtech.com About Markland Technologies http://www.marklandtech.com Markland Technologies is committed to helping secure America by providing innovative emerging technologies and expert services to meet the country's needs to protect our people, our borders and our infrastructure assets. The Company is a member of the Homeland Security Industries Association http://www.hsianet.org. "Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document as well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statements of Markland Technologies officials during presentations about Markland Technologies, are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the 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 (the "Act"). Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates", or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. ), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future actions, which may be provided by management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Some of the factors that could significantly impact the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: insufficient cash flow to continue to fund the development and marketing of the Company's products and technology; a rejection of the Company's products and technologies by the marketplace, and; disputes as to the Company's intellectual property rights. Forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about Markland Technologies, its products, economic and market factors and the industries in which Markland Technologies does business, among other things. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and Markland Technologies has no specific intention to update these statements. More detailed information about those factors is contained in Markland Technologies filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For full details, click here: http://www.marklandtech.com For full details, click here: http://www.investorideas.com/Companies/MarklandTech/NewsReleases.asp |
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