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Westlin Corp and SkyPort Partner to Offer Advanced Satellite Connections to the Bunker.


HOUSTON -- Westlin Corp (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:WSTN) is pleased to announce the availability of SkyPort Satellite services at the Westlin bunker site. SkyPort is a leading provider of fixed and mobile satellite communications services and has been recognized as the 2004 "Teleport Developer of the Year" by the World Teleport Association.

SkyPort's primary teleport facilities are located within Ellington Field For other places with the same name, see Ellington.

Ellington Field (IATA: EFD, ICAO: KEFD, FAA LID: EFD) is an airport located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of downtown Houston, within Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas.
 in Houston and will be initially connected to the Westlin bunker via a Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub.  fiberoptic connection. In addition, SkyPort broadband satellite equipment will be installed directly at the Westlin bunker.

The joint product offerings from this relationship include: broadband satellite connectivity, SkyPortVIP multi-party VideoNetworking(TM) solution, SkyPortSOS Secure Offsite Storage, Access to both Westlin's and SkyPort's VoIP network and gateways, and Westlin's full service Disaster Recovery solution all operated from Westlin's underground data center. The SkyPort/Westlin offerings present a single-source, turnkey solution for Homeland Security, Corporate Disaster Recovery solutions, and access to wide area alternate communications networks.

"The addition of SkyPort satellite technology with global reach to the Westlin bunker site is tremendous. Now customers have access to Westlin's and SkyPort's advanced Cisco AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco)
AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data
 platform from virtually anywhere in the Western hemisphere. By using the SkyPort's broadband links our customers now have an easier transition to the Disaster Recovery center in the event they need to temporarily relocate their primary site," according to David Herr, Chief Technology Officer at Westlin.

"The Westlin underground bunker is a key asset to SkyPort's mission in providing secure and reliable communications infrastructure for commercial and DOD/Homeland Security customers. This melding of technology, process and human resources in support of Disaster Prevention and Recovery events is unique in the industry. SkyPort and Westlin have leveraged our core competencies to make our customers mission critical information survivable sur·viv·a·ble  
adj.
1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment.

2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness.
 and accessible from anywhere," stated Roger Klotz, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  SkyPort International.

About SkyPort International, Inc.

SkyPort provides the industry's most secure, efficient and technically advanced satellite communications services to the world's most demanding carriers, businesses and government clients. Our private, satellite-based global-area network provides comprehensive IP data, video and voice transport and related services for energy exploration and production companies, government and defense organizations, healthcare and educational institutions and other enterprises seeking the benefits of end-to-end process automation and rapid, fault-free provisioning. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company has a highly experienced management and technical team including communications experts who pioneered space communications at NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASA
 in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Independent U.S.
. Visit SkyPort's Web site at www.skyportsecure.com.

CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:CTL See control key.

1. CTL - Checkout Test language.
2. CTL - Compiler Target Language.
3. CTL - Computational Tree Logic
) and others hold interests in SkyPort. CenturyTel, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, is the eighth largest local exchange telephone company, based on access lines, in the United States, with annual revenues exceeding $2.3 billion and serving customers in 22 states.

About Westlin Corporation

Based in Houston, Texas, Westlin Corporation (OTCBB:WSTN) is an Internet technology company engaged in a variety of business segments including secure collocation and disaster recovery services, wireless networks, advanced Voice over IP services, and information technology. The Westlin Corp's web site is www.westlin.com.

Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information contained herein, statements are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 provisions 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. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's actual results in the future periods to differ materially from forecasted projections. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, energy market volatility, product demand, market competition, and risk inherent to the company's research and development operations.
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