Fortress Technologies Expands Team, Appoints New Vice President of Sales

LANSDOWNE, VA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2009) - Fortress Technologies, the leader in secure tactical wireless communications, today announced the appointment of Doug Krueger as Vice President, Sales. In this role, Mr. Krueger will oversee the entire Fortress sales function -- strengthening Fortress' well-established presence in the federal market and continuing the rapid growth of the company.

"Government's need for rugged, mobile tactical communications, especially for military, homeland defense, and emergency response applications, has never been greater," said Janet Kumpu, President, Fortress. "As a result, Fortress is seeing substantial growth in this space and is perfectly positioned for further expansion. Doug Krueger brings years of federal experience to our company that we will leverage to meet our aggressive sales goals. We welcome him aboard."

Prior to joining Fortress, Mr. Krueger served as Vice President, North America Government Operations for Tumbleweed Communications, where he realigned sales resources to quickly expand the company's government presence and significantly grew new business. He also held executive-level positions at Juniper Networks, Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc.

"Working in the federal networking arena for the past 10 years enabled me to keep up-to-date with the most innovative, emerging companies in this space," said Krueger. "Fortress is a clear leader in this distinct community, providing standards-based secure wireless solutions that enable government agencies to meet their mission-critical challenges. I am excited to join such a fast growing, successful organization."

About Fortress Technologies

Fortress Technologies develops secure wireless networking products for government markets. With a solid history of delivering reliable, policy-compliant solutions that are rugged, proven, and easily deployed, Fortress has established itself as the clear leader in secure wireless networking. Across the public sector, both military and civilian customers rely on Fortress to securely deliver mission related information that supports critical decision making, situational awareness, and force protection. Currently deployed in some of the world's most demanding environments, Fortress products support vital operations including deployable communications, outdoor network extensions, and vehicle based networks.

For more information visit www.fortresstech.com or call 813-288-7388.

Contact Information: Contact: Chris Whalen Fortress Technologies 813-288-7388 cwhalen@fortresstech.com A.J. Guenther ConnellyWorks, Inc. 571-323-2585 ext. 2130 aj@connellyworks.com