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SkyBitz President and CEO to Speak at Morgan Keegan's Annual Security, Safety and Defense Conference

STERLING, Va. – August 2, 2010 – SkyBitz®, the leader in remote asset tracking and information management solutions, announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Homaira Akbari will speak at Morgan Keegan’s Security, Safety and Defense Conference. Dr. Akbari will be one of four presenters discussing the positive impact of “Transportation Safety Technologies” on improving security and safety of transportation assets, cargo and freight. Morgan Keegan’s Security, Safety & Defense Conference is the industry’s longest running and most comprehensive event and will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at the Palace Hotel in New York. The conference is widely recognized as a premier venue at which industry practitioners, institutional investors, private equity professionals and venture capitalists collaborate on new business initiatives and investment opportunities.

The companies participating in this year’s conference represent a highly diverse collection of market leaders, ranging from major defense contractors to highly specialized technology vendors and service providers at the forefront of the defense, security and safety industries.

Dr. Akbari has more than 17 years of strategic, sales and marketing, product development and operational experience across many critical high-technology industries including software applications, IT services, security systems for homeland defense, telematics and location-based services, and telecom. Dr. Akbari has held senior management positions in TruePosition - a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, Microsoft, Thales, Cambridge Strategic Management Group (CSMG), and worked as a scientist at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research. She draws on her international experience including nine years in Paris, London, Beijing and Cape-Town.

Dr. Akbari holds a Ph.D. with honors in particle physics from Tufts University and an MBA with distinction from Carnegie Mellon University. She is the author of more than 50 scientific articles in international journals and a frequent speaker at industry conferences and tradeshows. She serves as a judge at MIT $100K Business Plan Competition, is a member of the Advisory Council of the Johns Hopkins Department of Physics and Astronomy and The Loudoun County CEO Cabinet, and is a contributor to several non-profit organizations. Washington Business Journal named Dr. Akbari among its "Women Who Mean Business" in 2008.

SkyBitz is a leader in global remote asset management solutions, providing real-time information on the location and status of assets. More than 700 enterprises rely on SkyBitz technology to achieve total asset visibility, improved security, lower operating and capital expenses, and enhanced customer service. SkyBitz delivers its solution via SkyBitz Insight, a secure web-based application that is fully customizable and requires no software downloads. SkyBitz is a privately held company backed by CIBC Capital Partners, Highstar Capital, Inverness Graham Investments, Motorola Ventures and ITV, a fund of Cordova Ventures. For additional information, visit: www.skybitz.com.