Marathon Technologies Partners with Carotek; Marathon FTvirtual Server Software Enables Simple, Affordable Continuous Uptime for Windows Environment

Business Wire, May 19, 2005

LITTLETON, Mass. -- Marathon Technologies Corporation, the only developer and supplier of fault- and disaster- tolerant solutions for industry standard Microsoft(R) Windows(R) environments, announced today that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Carotek, Corporation, Inc., a leading provider of products and services in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, computer and systems integration used in industry and business. Through this agreement, Carotek will sell Marathon FTvirtual Server(TM) software product line to meet its customers' needs for simple, affordable, continuously available Windows servers.

"Carotek custom builds and integrates complex packages that improve the efficiency of our industrial customers," said Bobby Thomas, VP & Division Manager, Carotek. "Through this partnership, we can protect these Windows-based systems from downtime due to faults and failures."

"We are pleased to be partnering with Carotek," said Gary R. Phillips, President and CEO of Marathon Technologies. "This partnership allows us to make Marathon FTvirtual Server software product line available to industrial customers throughout the Southeast."

About Marathon Technologies

Marathon Technologies Corporation (www.marathontechnologies.com) is the leading provider of software that delivers simple, cost-effective, continuous uptime for Intel based servers. Marathon FTvirtual Server software product line unites two unmodified industry-standard servers into a Windows business continuity (99.999 % available) solution that appears to applications, networks, OS, and system administrators as a single fault tolerant server. Marathon software keeps applications running nonstop through failures and disasters with no failover or interruption in service with no loss of application data, no need for transaction rollback, and no loss of performance. Marathon is a privately held, venture-backed corporation based in Littleton, Massachusetts, USA, with offices worldwide. For more information, call 1-978-489-1100 or 1-888-682-1142.

About Carotek Inc.

Founded in 1965, Carotek (www.carotek.com) serves industrial customers throughout the Southeast. With over 150 highly trained employees, Carotek is one of the country's strongest engineering level agents, distributors and added value packagers. From the simple to the complex, Carotek offers a broad scope of products and services in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, computer and systems integration used in industry and business. For more information, call (704) 844-1100.

Marathon and Marathon FTvirtual Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of Marathon Technologies Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C)2005 Marathon Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved.