WASHINGTON, DC -- 03/18/08 --
Fortified Holdings Corp. (OTCBB: FFDH)
("Fortified" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its business
unit, Fortified DataCom, has signed an agreement with International Golden
Group L.L.C. ("IGG") of Abu Dhabi, in the UAE.
International Golden Group (IGG) is a prominent organization within the
Middle East specializing in investments and the distribution of
state-of-the-art equipment to various industry sectors. IGG is well known
globally for its ability to conduct specialized industrial projects in the
UAE marketplace. It has always entered into long term strategic business
alliances with local and international companies relying on highly
dedicated and experienced personnel along with an equally professional
worldwide network of agents and affiliates committed to providing
unsurpassed service levels to its military, law enforcement, industrial and
commercial customers.
Fortified DataCom will immediately make available to IGG its NOMAD C4 and
EX series of Mobile Incident Command units, its advanced mobile mesh
networking technologies and VantagePoint Geospatial(TM) awareness and
mapping software product lines. Fortified plans include expanding the
offering through IGG to include NOMAD Mobile Rugged servers and remote
video surveillance solutions later this year.
As part of Fortified's commitment to new customers within the Middle East,
the company is announcing plans to establish a service and support
capability within Abu Dhabi during the second quarter of 2008.
Fortified Chairman Brendan Reilly stated, "We could not be more pleased
with today's news. IGG is a well respected company with access into the
largest potential customer base for our products in the Middle East.
Combined with our recently announced distribution partnership in South
Africa, Fortified's agreement with IGG demonstrates our shift from a
domestic focus into becoming a global distribution company." Mr. Reilly
added, "We believe that the growth of our business will continue to come
from our existing customers including FEMA, the U.S. Army, the Department
of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard, however based on product
inquiries from Africa, the Middle East and even China in the last three
months along with the changing economic conditions within the United
States, we further believe that an opportunity for breakthrough growth will
come from our current international expansion."
The agreement is effective immediately.
Fortified Holdings Corp. (OTCBB: FFDH)
Fortified Holdings Corp. is a diversified internationally focused holding
company with a portfolio of dynamic and rapidly expanding industry leading
subsidiaries servicing the needs of first responders, the military, relief
organizations, high-risk industries and similar sectors. The current and
proposed business units and the portfolio companies within them will all
share a common goal of designing, developing, manufacturing and globally
marketing products and solutions designed to enhance the ability of
personnel in this sector to collaborate, to provide improved security
services, and to respond to individuals and communities in need at times of
crisis.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains
certain "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, expectations,
beliefs, plans and objectives regarding future activities. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of Fortified Holdings to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include general economic and
business conditions, the ability to acquire and develop future assets, the
ability to fund operations and changes in consumer and business consumption
habits and other factors over which Fortified Holdings Corp., or any
affiliates, has little or no control.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Fortified Holdings Corp.
Brendan Reilly, CEO
Investor Relations Contact
Bakerview Investor Relations Inc.
Email Contact
1-800-713-3170
www.fortifiedholdings.com
