Civitas Group to Represent e-Smart
March 02 2005 - 9:48AM
PR Newswire (US)
Civitas Group to Represent e-Smart Companies Connect on Security
Issues WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- e-Smart
Technologies, Inc. (OTC:ESMT) ("e-Smart" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce that the Company will be represented by the
Civitas Group, llc., a Washington, D.C. based strategic advisory
and investment services firm, specializing in the homeland and
national security markets. The Civitas Management Team is comprised
of prominent and highly respected individuals with many decades of
experience in Washington across all branches of government. Charlie
Black, Chairman of BKSH & Associates and senior Republican
strategist and government relations adviser and Samuel R. Berger,
Chairman of Stonebridge International LLC and former National
Security Adviser, serve as Co-Chairmen of the firm. Robert Swindell
serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Civitas. Mr.
Swindell spent 17 years as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers,
most recently as head of U.S. technology banking. "We are pleased
to have the opportunity to work with the outstanding team at
Civitas, which has a record that clearly demonstrates a strong
commitment to its clients and an exceptional ability to bring
together the right people with the right technology with the U.S.
Government in the homeland and national security area," said Mary
Grace, President and CEO of e-Smart. e-Smart is the exclusive
licensee in the U.S.A. and Asia of the Super Smart Card(TM), the
Super Smart Passport(TM) and the Biometric Verification Security
System(TM), also known as the "BVS2"(TM). The Company seeks to be a
leading provider of high technology security systems that can be
used to combat fraud and terrorism throughout its licensed
territories. e-Smart's systems and products enable government
agencies and commercial enterprises to continuously and securely
verify the identity of citizens, personnel, customers and any other
persons seeking physical or logical access. e-Smart Technologies
offers what experts believe to be the highest form of
identity-based and credential-based security available with no
profiling or erosion of civil rights. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Statements in this news release that relate to future plans,
financial results or projections, events or performance are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While these statements
are made to convey to the public the Company's progress, business
opportunities and growth prospects, readers are cautioned that such
forward-looking statements represent the management's opinion.
While management believes such representations to be true and
accurate based on information available to the Company at this
time, actual results may differ materially from those described.
For more information about e-Smart Technologies, please visit
http://www.e-smarttechnologies.com/. DATASOURCE: e-Smart
Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: e-Smart Media Relations,
+1-703-768-7477, ; or Kirk Brewer of CoreCom Partners, IR and
Corporate Relations, +1-214-213-5495, for e-Smart Technologies,
Inc. Web site: http://www.e-smarttechnologies.com/
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