HomelandDefenseStocks.com Updates April 6th Homeland Security Online Conference; Tracking Trends in Spending and Technology

POINT ROBERTS, Wash.; April 01, 2005 - www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), an investor news portal for the homeland defense and security sector, is pleased to provide an update for investors and industry regarding the second HDS online Homeland Security Investor Conference, to be held April 6, 2005. The conference format will be an audio and accompanying PowerPoint presentation, featuring industry analysts and experts and presenting public companies.

Recent Additions Include: BlueBear Network International, Inc. (OTC.PK: BLBR), CryoPort, Inc. (OTC.PK: CYRX), Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC.PK: GWYI) Law Enforcement Associates (OTCBB: LENF).

The speaker's panel includes Roger W. Cressey, an on-air counterterrorism analyst for NBC News; Jack Mallon, Mallon Associates; Brian Ruttenbur, Equity Research Analyst - Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc.; Scott Sacknoff, President, The Spade Defense Index®; Dr. R. Soundararajan, President, Hanford Nuclear Services; and, W. David Stephenson, Homeland Security Consultant, Writer, and Lecturer.

Current list of participating public companies: Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD), BlueBear Network International, Inc. (OTC.PK: BLBR), CryoPort, Inc. (OTC.PK: CYRX), CombiMatrix (NASDAQ: CBMX), Electronic Sensor Technology (OTCBB: ESNR), FaceKey™ Corporation (OTC.PK: FEKY), Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC.PK: GWYI), Global Matrechs, Inc (OTCBB: GMTH), Hawk Protection Systems, Inc. (OTC.PK: HWPR), Law Enforcement Associates (OTCBB: LENF), Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MRKL), OnScreen Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ONSC), Strategy X, Inc. (OTC.PK: SRGX), Technest Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: THNS).

The HDS online conference is anticipated to be the most-visited online homeland security investment conference to date, with www.Military.com (the largest online military destination site), PrimeZone's Homeland Security Newsline (http://www.primezone.com/hs/), and www.Defense-Update.com, acting as media sponsors. The conference will also be advertised on the National Homeland Security Knowledgebase www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, recently acquired by HDS, and which currently averages over 900,000 unique visitors per month.

Early sign up is suggested: Free to investors and industry:
Forum/Conference link: http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/forums/Portals/homelanddefense2.aspx

The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the defense sector.

Participating Public Companies:

Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD) www.AethlonMedical.com

BlueBear Network International, Inc. (OTC.PK: BLBR) http://www.bbninternational.com/

CryoPort, Inc (OTC.PK: CYRX) http://www.cryoport.com/

CombiMatrix (NASDAQ: CBMX) www.combimatrix.com

Electronic Sensor Technology (OTCBB: ESNR) www.electronicsensortechnology.com

FaceKey™ Corporation (OTC.PK: FEKY) www.facekey.com

Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC.PK: GWYI) http://www.gwyi.com/

Global Matrechs, Inc. (OTCBB: GMTH) www.globalmatrechs.com

Hawk Protection Systems, Inc. (OTC.PK: HWPR). www.hawkps.com

Law Enforcement Associates (OTCBB: LENF). http://leacorp.com/

Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MRKL) www.marklandtech.com

OnScreen Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ONSC) www.onscreentech.com and www.redialert.com

Strategy X, Inc. (OTC.PK: SRGX) www.srgx.com

Technest Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: THNS) www.genextech.com

Industry Speakers: (more details: http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/forums/Portals/homelanddefense2.aspx)

Roger W. Cressey, President of Good Harbor Consulting, served in senior cyber security and counterterrorism positions under the Clinton and Bush Administrations. He is an NBC News consultant and has been a crisis manager in Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans. http://www.goodharbor.net/sides/aboutus-cressey.html

Jack Mallon, Mallon Associates, Investment Banker and Publisher of leading industry financial newsletter, Mallon's Security Report http://www.mallonassociates.com.

Brian Ruttenbur, Equity Research Analyst, Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc (http://www.morgankeegan.com): Homeland Security Technology

Scott Sacknoff, President SPADE Defense Index. The Spade Defense Index® (AMEX: DXS) is a modified capitalization-weighted index comprised of publicly traded companies that benchmarks the performance of companies involved with the defense, homeland security, and space marketplace.

Dr. R. Soundararajan - President, Hanford Nuclear Services, Inc. RMC Environmental and Analytical Laboratories

W. David Stephenson: Homeland Security Consultant, Writer, and Lecturer.

Media Sponsors:
Defense-Update.com www.Defense-Update.com

Military.com www.Military.com

Homeland Security Newsline - http://www.primezone.com/hs/



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Public companies that would like to present and participate please contact HomelandDefenseStocks.com.
Participating companies must adhere to all SEC disclosure requirements.

Contact:

Dawn Van Zant / Trevor Ruehs
Toll free: 800-665-0411
Email: dvanzant@HomelandDefenseStocks.com, truehs@HomelandDefenseStocks.com


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The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the defense sector.