Security Technology Ventures, LLC ("STV") Announces Key Senior Advisory Board Appointments
February, 2002
Cupertino, California

Security Technology Ventures, LLC ("STV") is pleased to announce that M. Sam Araki, President Emeritus, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, General Jos. Foss, USAF (Ret.) and General Richard D. Hearney, USMC (Ret.) have joined the Company's Senior Advisory Board.

M. Sam Araki, Chairman of STV's Advisory Board, continues to consult Lockheed Martin Corp. and a venture-backed high technology company specializing in airport security and logistics tracking. Mr. Araki is a Board Member of the Hakone Foundation. He has also been active in education issues, having presided as co-Chair of the State of California's prestigious "Incentives for the Improvement of Pupil Academic Achievement" Committee.

General Richard D. Hearney, a Senior Advisor to STV, is the CEO and President of the Business Executives for National Security ("BENS") He was the V.P. of Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group for the Boeing Company and was a regional V.P. of Business Development for McDonnell Douglas. His distinguished military career at the U.S. Marine Corps included positions as Assistant Commandant; Deputy Commander, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Desert Shield and Desert Storm); Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. European Command and Deputy Chief of Staff for Requirements, Programs and Aviation, Headquarters.

Senior STV Advisor, General Joe Foss, is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, former governor of the State of South Dakota, past president of the NRA, television series host, and former commissioner of the American Football League. General Foss, along with his wife, Donna, is also a celebrated author. His inspirational speeches have touched the lives of thousands of men and women in the US Armed Forces.

Security Technology Ventures, LLC seeks investments in companies specializing in software, hardware and services related to the securities technology industry. The purpose of STV is to seek out the latest advances in surveillance, secure communications, bomb and bio-agent detection, biometrics, identification and security infrastructure.

For more information on STV, please contact Peter Coe Verbica, Managing Director, at peterv@securitytechventures.com or visit the Company's website at www.securitytechventures.com.