Comport Partners with ProtectPoint Security, Inc.

Partnership with ProtectPoint Security, Inc. enhances Security Practice Offerings

Fort Worth, TX (July 15, 2005)   - Comport Network Services and Solutions of Fort Worth, TX, a premier provider of Network Technology Solutions for business and municipalities today announced an agreement signed with Fort Lauderdale, FL - based ProtectPoint Security, Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"Comport is expanding its Security Practice service offerings to enable its clients to focus on their core business instead of monitoring and responding to security-related network disruptions. Teaming with a highly-qualified Managed Security Services Provider like ProtectPoint is a perfect complement to our existing Security Practice offerings and professional services. We have complete confidence in their ability to provide world-class services to our clients. Securing a network isn't a point-in-time event, it is a continuous effort that can be daunting even for the largest corporations. ProtectPoint has demonstrated to us their ability to meet that challenge for our customers." said Brian Childers, President of Comport Network Services and Solutions.

CEO of ProtectPoint, Steve Harris added, "Providing clients with effective, reliable network security requires a dedicated team effort. We are pleased to partner with an organization such as Comport. By combining our security professionals and 24/7 Managed Security Monitoring with Comport's Technology professionals, clients can feel confident that their networks are being secured by a dedicated and qualified team. We expect this to be an extremely successful relationship for both organizations."

About Comport Network Services and Solutions

Comport Network Services and Solutions is a premiere network consulting and engineering company focusing on the planning, remote management, design, implementation and optimization of converged networks (voice/data/video) and emerging technologies. Comport provides professional services for clients ranging from municipalities to small and medium-sized companies to complex enterprise networks. Services include Servers, Thin Clients, Switches, Routers, Workstations, Firewalls/VPNs, Wireless, Anti-Virus/Anti-Spam Filters, and Managed Intrusion Prevention and Detection Service. Additional information is available at www.cns2corp.com

About ProtectPoint Security, Inc.

As a leading Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP), ProtectPoint Security, Inc. has developed a suite of innovative managed security solutions to cost effectively monitor and respond to internal and external network threats in real-time 24/7/365. By employing best practices combined with proprietary methodologies ProtectPoint identifies security events before systems are compromised, eliminating time-consuming and costly security incidents. ProtectPoint's managed security solutions offer a comprehensive set of security services: Intrusion Detection/Prevention, firewall, VPN, content filtering, bandwidth reporting, virus scanning, spam elimination and vulnerability scanning. ProtectPoint Security, Inc. is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Additional information about ProtectPoint is available at www.ProtectPoint.com.