MetiLinx and HBR Technologies Partner for Adaptive Infrastructure Management Solutions

Carrollton, Texas, May 12, 2003 -- HBR Technologies (HBR), a national provider of network and security consulting products and services, announced today a partnership with MetiLinx, Inc., the leading provider of Adaptive Infrastructure Management solutions for complex IT environments, to accelerate deployments of MetiLinx solutions.

HBR Technologies (HBR), a national provider of network and security consulting products and services, announced today a partnership with MetiLinx, Inc., the leading provider of Adaptive Infrastructure Management solutions for complex IT environments, to accelerate deployments of MetiLinx solutions.

The partnership will allow both companies to share expertise and assist mutual customers in meeting and exceeding their computing objectives as well as in lowering their overall cost of operations. In addition, the HBR agreement offers MetiLinx customers the ability to establish a networked server environment using HBR expertise and objectivity, which will produce efficiencies, productivity gains, lower costs, and will support their organization into the future.

MetiLinx significantly reduces the resources and expertise required to manage complex networked server environments by automating many system management tasks, and shortens the time required to diagnose and resolve problems and to avoid potential problems and downtime," said Jeff Romick, Vice President of HBR Technologies. HBR will be instrumental to the deployment needs of customers that have chosen MetiLinx as the foundation for their networked server environment strategy."

MetiLinx software enables businesses to manage, integrate and optimize their IT systems for the highest efficiency levels at the lowest possible cost. The companys solutions include both adaptive intelligence and dynamic management to direct transactions around ailing, poor performing, busy or downed servers, all in real-time. The result is a self-healing and self-managing networked server environment that enables customers to achieve:

· Reduced total cost of operations by 25% to 50%

· Increased overall system performance in excess of 40%

· Increased system reliability, availability and uptime to 99.999%

HBR Technologies provides value-added systems consulting services that allow clients to maximize their technology investments. HBR will help drive MetiLinx solutions to market including:

· IT / Server Consolidation

· Capacity Management and Planning

· Integrated Systems Management and Troubleshooting

· Capacity on Demand

· System Performance Optimization

· High Availability and Disaster Recovery

· IT Cost Allocation and Chargeback

HBR recognized that our suite of products and solutions address the complex demands of the distributed enterprise," said Carlos Collazo, Chairman, CEO and founder of MetiLinx. Our relationship with HBR is a critical piece of accelerating MetiLinx go-to-market success in strategic regions in the United States since HBR provides an impressive list of tier one customers who understand that as the world changes, they must be better positioned to change with it."

About HBR Technologies

HBR Technologies, established in 1984 and headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, is one of the oldest technology consulting and reseller firms in the world. The company was founded on, and continues with, a commitment to provide outstanding personal service to clients. HBR has a proven track record of helping companies, government agencies, and educational institutions nationally. Clients rely on HBR Technologies for designing, acquiring, implementing, and / or supporting their technology infrastructure. The products and services include security solutions, business consulting, technology assessments, LAN/WAN/MAN, Network Management, Disaster Recovery / Avoidance Planning, Wireless, Voice, Data, and Video Communication Services, Outsourcing of Technicians, Systems Engineers, and Project Managers, National Rollouts, Hardware and Software Acquisition, Thin Client, Mobile Computing Solutions, Storage, IP / Standard Telephony, Programming and E-Commerce Development, Network Optimization, Network Monitoring, Standard and Extended Warranty Repair Services, Maintenance Agreements and Out of Warranty Break Fix. For more information on HBR Technologies, contact Jeff Romick at 972.380.8085 or visit their Web site at http://www.hbrtech.com.

About MetiLinx

MetiLinx, Inc. is a leading provider of system optimization software and Adaptive Infrastructure Management solutions for complex IT environments. Its solutions address some of the most pressing issues facing CIOs today - IT and server consolidation, server farm management and budgeting conflicts between managing existing systems and developing new IT capabilities. MetiLinx' unique ability to virtualize and optimize server operations helps end-users regularly achieve reduced total cost of operations by 25 percent to as much as 50 percent, increased overall system performance in excess of 40 percent, and increased system reliability, availability and uptime to 99.999 percent. MetiLinx is a privately held company headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., with offices throughout North America and Europe. For more information, visit www.metilinx.com.