| Company Contact: For Immediate Release GTA Signs Agreement with PAN AMP AG Hannover, Germany - March 26, 2001 - Global Technology Associates, Inc. (GTA), a worldwide leader in cost-effective network security solutions, today announced at CeBIT 2001, the signing of a significant distribution and marketing agreement with PAN AMP AG, of Hamburg Germany. Under the terms of the agreement PAN AMP will become the exclusive distributor of GTA's products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. PAN AMP AG already the established market leader of Internet filtering software in the German-speaking world will now expand its role in Internet security with GTA's firewall products. GTA's line of GNAT Box Firewall products will be added to PAN AMP"s fully-coordinated package of network management and Internet filtering administration tools. Nick Squire, Channel Sales Manager for GTA, said, "PAN AMP's drive to deliver solutions rather than force products is a major factor in this relationship. The combination of GTA's GNAT Box Security Team systems and PAN AMP's understanding and influence over the territory will offer the market broad coverage of comprehensive Internet security solutions." About PAN AMP AG PAN AMP AG founded in 1998, is headquartered
in Hamburg, Germany with a network of more than 20 system houses throughout
Germany, Austria and
Switzerland that deliver computer hardware and software systems. PAN
AMP has a focus on Internet security solutions, which include it's
own STAFT® content/copyright
security technology and SurfControl, plc.'s CyberPatrol content filtering
software. About Global Technology Associates, Inc. Global Technology Associates, Inc., is a world leader in cost-effective network security solutions; its products include firewall/VPN appliances and firewall/VPN system software. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the privately held company has since 1994 been the developer of firewalls that lead the market in price/performance. GTA has international distribution partners in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia/Oceania. ### For more information, contact Monika Baumann, Global Technology Associates, Inc. at (407) 380-0220 (monika@gta.com), or visit http://www.gta.com. |