http://www.financevisor.com/market/news_detail.asp • February 04, 2006

HOTBRICK NETWORK SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCED TODAY A DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH MATRIX UY

Los Angeles, CA (FV Newswire) - HotBrick Network Solutions, a leading supplier of managed firewall appliances, today announced a distribution partnership with Matrix UY, for their security solution products.

Announcing the partnership, Mr. Heiko Stuven, President of HOTBRICK Corp. stated, "HotBrick’s new partnership with Matrix affirms our determination to provide customers with timely solutions that address managed security appliances. We believe by leveraging Matrix’s established distribution network, the partnership will allow us to strengthen our presence in Uruguay."

As the authorized distributor of HotBrick’s products, Matrix will provide the first line of support to resellers and customers, delivering value added sales and marketing expertise as well as solution training.

"We are excited to have formed a partnership with HOTBRICK and are confident of our success in garnering market share with their range of solution based products. We look forward to adding significant value to our enterprise customers in the market of Uruguay that we serve," said Mr. Michael Richard, Director, Matrix UY.