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Global ePoint, Markland Technologies and Global Matrechs Announce New Feb. 16 Date for Trilogy Capital's Online Homeland Security Forum; Jack Mallon, Noted Authority on Homeland Security, to Deliver Keynote Address

LOS ANGELES, Feb 9, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global ePoint ( GEPT ), Markland Technologies ( MRKL ) and Global Matrechs ( GMTH ), emerging growth companies in the homeland security industry, have announced a new Feb. 16 webcast date for Trilogy Capital's online homeland security forum. In the forum, representatives of the participating Companies will present an overview of strategic plans, while prominent homeland security industry authority Jack Mallon will deliver the forum's keynote address.

Mr. Mallon is Managing Director of Mallon Associates, a division of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, an investment bank that provides financial services to security industry companies. His keynote address will focus on the state of the homeland security industry during 2004, including an investment-oriented analysis of how the security industry performed with respect to appreciation of stocks. Mr. Mallon will discuss the past year's mergers and acquisitions, including the performance of foreign stocks and a range of other developments in the industry. He will also provide his projections for trends in the $150 billion homeland security industry for 2005.

"The security industry was the source of some of the best-performing investment opportunities of 2004, with many of them far outpacing the marketplace average," said Mr. Mallon. "The Dow rose only about 3% for the year, while the Nasdaq composite and Standard & Poor's gained about 8%. But our tracking showed the security industry rising an astonishing 46.3% for the year, with most of the big gainers consisting of microcap stocks. It's an exciting marketplace with great potential."

The Trilogy homeland security forum will consist of over-the-Internet video presentations from representatives and officers of three innovative homeland security companies. The webcast, approximately 30 minutes in length, is open to all interested investors. To view the conference, register online as explained below. The forum employs a fast-moving, informative format to provide interested investors with general understanding of the Companies' markets, strategies and goals.

The forum will begin at 12 noon, ET, on Feb. 16. To view the conference, register at www.trilogy-capital.com. Simply log on a few minutes before the start of the Forum and you will be able to view the webcast. The conference will be moderated by A.J. Cervantes, president of Trilogy Capital Partners. It is free of charge and open to all interested investors. If you are unable to view the initial webcast, it will be archived for replay at http://www.trilogy-capital.com.

About the Companies:

About Mallon Associates


Mallon Associates, a division of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, is an investment bank that focuses exclusively on the security industry. It provides key financial services to meet the needs of security industry companies by assisting clients in the acceleration of growth opportunities and enhancement of shareholder value. Its services include raising public and private capital, mergers and acquisitions, trading, market making, research and sales capabilities through its alliance with C.E. Unterberg, Towbin. The Company publishes the prominent financial newsletter Mallon Security Report, which tracks hundreds of security industry companies on stock exchanges around the world.

About Global ePoint, Inc.

Global ePoint's growth catalyst, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the design, manufacturing, sales and distribution of digital video surveillance systems for the law enforcement, military, aviation and homeland security markets. On the cutting edge of digital technology and seeking to expand its product line, Global ePoint is developing new compression technologies and next-generation, secure network digital video systems and servers for a wide range of new markets, concentrating primarily on security and homeland defense applications. As a solid recurring revenue stream, the Company also manufactures customized computing systems for industrial, business and consumer markets, as well as other specialized electronic products and systems. Complete vertical integration -- from design and manufacturing to sales and distribution -- allows the Company to capture efficiencies and maintain cost advantages in these growing markets, particularly homeland security. For more information, please visit http://www.globalepoint.com. For investor-specific information, see www.trilogy-capital.com.

About Markland Technologies

Markland Technologies, Inc. is committed to setting next-generation standards in defense and security through the provision of innovative emerging technologies and expert services. The Company is engaged in the identification of advanced technologies currently under development in laboratories, universities and in private industry, and in the transformation of those technologies into next-generation products. Markland's solutions support military, law enforcement and homeland security personnel to protect the nation's citizens, borders and critical infrastructure assets from the threat of terrorism and other dangers. Through strategic development, Markland focuses on the creation of dual-use technology and products with applications in both the defense market and civilian homeland security and law enforcement fields. The Company is a Board Member of the Homeland Security Industries Association, and is a featured Company on HomelandDefenseStocks.com; additional details can be viewed at http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/Companies/MarklandTech. For more information about the Company and its products, please visit the Markland home page at http://www.marklandtech.com. For investor-specific information, see www.trilogy-capital.com.

About Global Matrechs

Following the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company's hosting and website maintenance business to Tulix, Global Matrechs operates one business, its licensed technologies business. Through its licensed technologies business, Global Matrechs seeks to convert the licenses it has acquired in emerging technologies in the nuclear energy storage and containment, Homeland Security, environmental and chemical industries into manufactured products primarily through sub-licenses of those technologies to manufacturers. For investor-specific information, see www.trilogy-capital.com.

About Trilogy Capital Partners

Trilogy Capital Partners is a Los Angeles-based financial services company engaged in merchant banking, strategic planning, financial marketing and communications. Based on the simple concept that many well-run public companies are not realizing their full value in the marketplace, Trilogy has aggregated highly experienced executives into a formidable financial and marketing team, which help investors identify and maximize prospective high-return opportunities. Trilogy is committed to identifying companies with strong management, a compelling business model and, most importantly, companies that may be seriously undervalued. For more information on Trilogy or its portfolio of clients, please visit www.trilogy-capital.com.

SOURCE: Trilogy Capital Partners, Inc.

Trilogy Capital Partners, Inc.
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