Barbedwire Technologies Extends Global Presence

Leader in Security Appliance Solutions Provides Local Presence in Pakistan

Tracy, CA, March 22, 2004 -- Barbedwire Technologies Corporation, the emerging price leader in high performance security solutions for medium and enterprise class networks, today announced the launch of its Asia-based center headquartered in Karachi. Barbedwire-Asias office will comprise of sales support and product development staff whose charter is to provide regional expertise, solutions support, and development for industrial-strength security networks.

Barbedwire Technologies was founded in 2000 with the vision of providing organizations with a secure framework for securely managing their network resources. By leveraging the strength of commercial developments, Best-of-breed security products from multiple vendors, Barbedwire enables any Enterprise to facilitate their security, increase productivity, and reduce security management expenses.

The Network Security needs in the Pakistani corporate arena are growing at a tremendous rate which drives the need for advanced protection solutions. Barbedwire solutions fill a critical gap in the market and we are pleased to represent Barbedwire Technologies in the region," said Zafar Moti, CEO of ZMCS (Pvt) Ltd. Zafar noted that even before the start of the marketing activities, several large solutions providers have already expressed interest in selling Barbedwire products.

Zia Iqbal, CEO of Barbedwire Technologies, is pleased that the execution plan is on target. We have secured corporate communication systems globally for over three years now. Our continued drive to address vulnerabilities on mission critical systems has proven successful and enabled our growth. Barbedwire-Asia enables very strategic access to Asias systems integrators."

Barbedwire currently has sales, marketing, engineering, and support offices in California, Belarus, Canada, United Kingdom, and now Pakistan. For more information regarding Barbedwire Technologies, please visit www.barbedwiretech.com

About Barbedwire Technologies

Barbedwire Technologies provides high performance security solutions for mid-market class networks with prices that almost any size organization can afford. BT features the STAR Engine for SEMS, the IP Warrior Secured by Check Point appliance and the modular DP Inspector appliances for FW, VPN, IDS, VA, WiFi, and Web filtering including Antispam, Antivirus, and URL filtering. For additional information, please visit us at www.barbedwiretech.com or call 1-866-667-0565.

About ZMCS (Pvt) Ltd.

ZMCS (Pvt) Ltd is a private consortium with established business interests in the Pakistani commerce scene for the last 50 years. Besides corporate membership of the Karachi Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Ltd, ZMCS has diversified its interests in construction projects all over South Asia and Middle East regions and has recently invested resources in Networking infrastructure and Telecommunication ventures like Ufone with PTCL. For additional information, please call 92-21-2410307.