Merilus Opens for Trading On the Berlin Stock Exchange for European Investors.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 28, 2001

Merilus Inc (OTCBB:MERH)(Berlin Stock Exchange:MJ9) is pleased to announce that it has been accepted, listed and is trading on the Berlin Stock Exchange as of December 27, 2001.

The company is trading under the symbol "MJ9" and its German Securities Identifications "WKN" number is 588691. This listing is one step in achieving Merilus' corporate strategy to move towards a more senior exchange listing by the end of 2002. The Berlin Stock Exchange listing will provide superior access for new shareholders in the European community.

"The European investment community is very active in the technology industry and many investors have displayed a keen interest in Merilus but have been unable to invest," stated Merilus CEO, Dana Epp. "With the new Berlin Stock Exchange listing, European investors now have easy access to invest in our company and our current stockholders will enjoy improved liquidity as well".

The Berlin Stock Exchange announced its partnership with Nasdaq Europe last November. This partnership is the first time that a link has been created between an international market and the German Securities market.

About Merilus Inc.

For the past 4 years, Merilus Inc has been delivering intelligent digital security products that make networking safer and more efficient for organizations connected to the Internet. Merilus produces both the FireCard line and Gateway Guardian lines of computer network security products. Both products offer sophisticated security systems that are powerful yet easy to use and include firewall and virtual private networking (VPN) capability. Merilus products answer a growing demand from the small to medium enterprise (SME) market that has been underserved by many of the major digital security appliance and software manufacturers. The Insight Market Research Corporation predicts a sharp jump in dedicated VPN access this year with the VPN market reaching $16 billion by 2005. FireCard and Gateway Guardian products are currently being utilized in a wide spectrum of industries including government, education, health services, manufacturing, financial services, professional services, research companies, accounting services, ISPs, media and federal agencies. More information about Merilus security products can be found at www.merilus.com.

About the Berlin Stock Exchange

The Berlin Stock Exchange is primarily targeted at private investors, listing more than 10,000 stocks from over 60 countries, more than any other market worldwide. Since 1999, all Nasdaq stocks have been listed in Berlin; no other European exchange trades all Nasdaq stocks. As the first German Exchange to make this move, the Berlin Stock Exchange has made broker order books available via the Internet. This means that investors can trade immediately in the prices entered by market specialists (Maklers) and published on-line. As of September 2001, this order book transparency not only exists for equities but also for certificates and -- in the near future -- warrants. For further information please visit www.berlinerboerse.de.

THE SEC AND NASD HAVE NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE. Forward-looking statements and comments in this press release are made pursuant to safe harbor provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Certain statements which describe the Company's intentions, expectations or predictions, are forward-looking and are subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the impact of rapid technological and market change; general industry and market conditions and growth rates; international growth and global economic conditions, particularly in emerging markets and including interest rates and currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the impact of consolidations in the technology industry. These risks may further be discussed in periodic reports and registration statements to be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future.