July 5, 2003

Deepnines' CEO Sue Dark joins area board of directors

DALLAS, TEXAS - The AeA Texas Council and DeepNines Technologies, a leading enterprise network security company, today announced that Sue Dark, CEO and founder of DeepNines has been named to the Board of Directors of the AeA Texas Council. Ms. Dark brings over 25 years of technology development experience to AeA, which include her MIT Lincoln Laboratories/USAF and seminal Memorex team roots.

AeA, the voice of the U.S. technology community since 1943, has more than 3,000 member companies that employ more than 1.8 million people. These 3,000 companies span the technology spectrum, from software, semiconductors, medical devices and computers to Internet technology, advanced electronics and telecommunications systems and services. AeA members are made up of a unique alliance of high-tech companies and the organizations that help tie this innovative industry together.

Board members engage in committee discussions on numerous issues affecting high-tech business at the local, state and federal levels. Topics included financial and business policy, international policy, procurement, digital rights management and education. Each committee issues resolutions for their top legislative priorities.

"I am extremely excited about the opportunity to be a part of the Board of Directors of this highly influential technology association," stated Sue Dark, CEO and Founder of DeepNines Technologies. "I am looking forward to working with AeA members and helping to shape future AeA policies and initiatives."

DeepNines develops scalable security software applications. The company's patent-pending Sleuth9T Security System is a fully integrated, best of breed intrusion prevention and anti-virus software solution that sits in front of the router and instantly stops DoS, DDoS, port scans, and propagating attacks like Trojan horses, viruses and worms from entering a network or leaving.

"Sue Dark is a perfect addition to the AeA Board of Directors," stated Melissa Hendrick, Executive Director of the AeA Texas Council. "Her extensive expertise and experience in the security software industry makes her a great addition to the board. Ms. Dark will have an active voice in the technology sector not only in Texas, but across the nation."

About AeA Advancing the business of technology, AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. AeA represents more than 3,000 companies with 1.8 million employees. These 3000+ companies span the high-technology spectrum, from software, semiconductors, medical devices and computers to Internet technology, advanced electronics and telecommunications systems and services. With 17 regional U.S. councils and offices in Brussels and Beijing, AeA offers a unique global policy grassroots capability and a wide portfolio of valuable business services and products for the high-tech industry. AeA has been the accepted voice of the U.S. technology community since 1943. To learn more about AeA go to www.aeanet.org.

About Deep Nines Inc. DeepNines offers a scalable security platform for Global 2000 companies with a vertical market focus in education, government, telecommunications, energy and financial services. The DeepNines Security Edge PlatformT integrates intelligent firewall, intrusion prevention, best-of-breed secure content management, forensics and reporting. It operates outside the network infrastructure, improving organizations' security "deep into the nines." DeepNines' Security Edge Platform, the company's patent-pending security system, is a fully automated signature and behavior-based, intrusion prevention and traffic management system preventing known and unknown attacks from entering an organization's network. The Security Edge Platform runs on Solaris and Linux platforms from Sun Microsystems. To learn more about Deep Nines visit www.deepnines.com.