David Smith Named as Chief Executive Officer for HBMG Inc

Business Wire, March 28, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas -- David Smith, formerly the Vice President of Consulting, Alliances and Education at Technology Futures Inc., has been named as the chief executive officer of HBMG Inc., an Austin based Information Technology Services, Telecommunications, Consulting, Application Integration, Enterprise Content Management, Security Services, and Strategic Insights and Futures firm.

In his new role, Smith will supervise the growth and development of the Austin firm throughout the American and international commercial and government markets.

"We are elated to have the services and expertise of David as our chief executive officer," said Manuel Zarate, HBMG's founder and the chairman of the board. "He is a futurist, high tech manager and technologist with over 30 years of experience in the commercial and e-government sector. He is an expert at relating these emerging trends to the specific interests of clients and providing a future-focused analysis of what developments and opportunities can be expected in the near and more distant future in a particular industry or organization. He'll be an asset to our company."

"I joined the team at HBMG because I see that their company combines expertise in the areas of strategic insights, communications, security, business processes and information technology to deliver business solutions," Smith said. "In the short amount of time that I have been with the company, I have already visited some of our key customers and they have told me that HBMG has constantly delivered solutions that impressively integrate people, processes and technology."

Before joining Technology Futures, Smith has served in a variety of technology and consulting positions. He also served as the Assistant Dean of the University of Texas Information Technology and Services College from 1976 to 1983.

About HBMG Inc.: Founded in 2001, the company now has more than 60 employees with millions in annual revenue. Headquartered in Austin, the firm has offices in California, Oregon, Washington, Louisiana and San Antonio, Texas. HBMG provides Information Technology Services, Telecommunications, Consulting, Application Integration, Enterprise Content Management, Security Services, and Strategic Insights and Futures to a wide variety of corporate and government clients.