Technical Communities and LadyBug Technologies Sign Exclusive Government Services Partnership

Government users, military personnel, and federal contractors can now save money when buying LadyBug’s technical products

SAN BRUNO, CA and SANTA ROSA, CA, DECEMBER 17, 2008 —Technical Communities, leading service provider for technical organizations that sell to U.S. government agencies, military organizations, and prime federal contractors, announced today a new exclusive government services partnership agreement with LadyBug Technologies, manufacturer of the PowerSensor+TM line of “no-cal, no-zero” USB power-measurement instruments.

The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to provide government organizations with LadyBug Technologies’ PowerSensor+TM line of miniaturized USB power meter-sensors. These 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz power sensor products feature unmatched 1.95% (+/-0.086 dB) accuracy, a highly compact meter-sensor package, unmatched set-up and testing speeds, and unprecedented ease of use. PowerSensor+TM products address key aspects of general-purpose scalar measurements as well as CW, pulse, and other modulated signal power measurements. Compared to other power-measurement solutions, the PowerSensor+TM line offers dramatic improvements in overall cost, flexibility, and performance, with units capable of a ground-breaking 2,000 settled readings per second at -50 dBm. Detailed LadyBug product information is available at ladybug.testmart.com.

“We are pleased to form this partnership with Technical Communities,” said Richard Hawkins, President of LadyBug Technologies. “We are closing 2008 with our strongest performance yet in terms of sales and profitability, and look forward to Technical Communities’ revenue contributions going forward,” he added.

“Technical Communities is excited to offer the federal government cost effective RF and microwave test equipments,” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. “Our goal is to continue to optimize the GSA buying and selling experience for organizations such as LadyBug Technologies.”

LadyBug Technologies’ products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities, which will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services around them. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing through the GSA’s e-commerce web site, gsaadvantage.gov, and the company’s own online marketplaces,gsamart.comtestmart.com, and navicpmart.com.