Markland Technologies Inc. Appoints Two New Directors to Board Following Recent Acquisition.

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MRKL) (http://www.marklandtech.com), an integrated homeland security company, is proud to announce the appointment of Greg Williams and Dr. Joe Mackin, both of EOIR Technologies Inc , to the Markland Technologies Board of Directors. Markland recently announced the acquisition and purchase of Virginia based EOIR Technologies, Inc. (EOIR) (www.eoir.com). EOIR is a major technology and services provider to the DOD and Homeland Security marketplace and has unique expertise in the analysis and development of wide area remote sensors which utilize electro-optic and infrared technologies.

Mr. Williams's has been with EOIR for 11 years and is currently a Vice President of the Sensor Science and Remote Sensing Directorate of EOIR. Mr. Williams is responsible for contract capture and management for a variety of Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security customers and programs. Some of his current government programs involve the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), the Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) the Night Vision Electronics Sensor Directorate (NVESD) and the Army Research Lab (ARL).

Prior to joining EOIR Technologies, Mr. Williams was a CPA with a public accounting firm where he specialized in audits and tax issues for small to mid cap companies. Mr. Williams holds a BS in Psychology and an MS in Accounting from James Madison University. He is also a graduate of the US Army Engineer School and served as an Engineering Reserve officer in the United States Army.

Dr. Mackin has been with EOIR for 4 years and is currently an Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist for EOIR. Dr. Mackin is responsible for strategic technology development and Homeland Security initiatives as well as a key participant in corporate day to day operations at EOIR. He has served on numerous government panels and committees, and was most recently appointed as the Lead Sensor Scientist on the prestigious National Academy of Science (NAS) study called "Army S&T for Homeland Defense., published in June 2003.

Prior to joining EOIR, Dr. Mackin was an Assistant Sensor Systems Group Leader at MIT Lincoln Laboratories where among other things he served as the system integration lead for the Smart Sensor Web program. Dr. Mackin holds a PhD in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is retired as an officer in the United States Army.

Markland CEO/Chairman Robert Tarini stated, "It is both an honor and a privilege to have these two distinguished and accomplished gentlemen join our Board of Directors. It will provide significant depth and will lead the way to creating a corporate governance structure for Markland which is capable of supporting our efforts to obtain a major market listing for the company within this calendar year".

About Markland Technologies

Markland Technologies, Inc 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 Board member of the Homeland Security Industries Association (http://www.hsianet.org).

"Forward-Looking Statements"

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 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), 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: difficulties integrating our acquisition of EOIR, 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.

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