dataCon Achieves Prestigious Lockheed Martin STAR Supplier Status through Unwavering Dedication to Quality in Manufacturing and Delivery

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, May 01, 2006 - dataCon, Inc., a leading supplier of mission critical advanced electronics solutions, announced today that Lockheed Martin awarded dataCon the STAR Supplier Best-in-Class Product Award for the second time. This prestigious award is presented only to an elite group of Lockheed Martin suppliers that distinguish themselves as top-performers in the defense and aerospace industry.

For over twenty years, dataCon has worked in collaboration with Lockheed Martin to maintain standards of excellence in the development, manufacturing and delivery of products intended for deployment by the U.S. Armed Forces. This most recent award recognizes dataCon's outstanding performance rankings in quality, on-time delivery, affordability, and management of the manufacturing of high reliability (Hi-Rel) backplane assemblies for the U.S. Navy's Aegis Combat System and other programs throughout their MS 2 sourcing center.

dataCon's President, John A. Marshall, said, "We are honored to receive this prestigious Star Award. It is a true reflection of the work ethics of our employees and their unwavering dedication to deliver the highest quality products and service."

About Lockheed Martin

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 135,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2005 sales of $37.2 billion.

About dataCon, Inc.

dataCon, Inc is a leading supplier of mission critical advanced electronics solutions supporting the U.S. Armed Forces and the Healthcare industry. dataCon teams with defense OEM's supporting phased array radar, reconnaissance, ground-based radar, and undersea systems along with open architecture communication networking systems. The company's key Healthcare segments are cardiology, neurology, and respiratory medical instrumentation.

dataCon's technology leadership team supports risk mitigation for OEM's production or quick turn system integration services, on-time delivery and quality. dataCon manufactures and tests the latest state of the art electronic rack assemblies to include custom/COTS VME, PCI and cPCI backplanes, PCBA's, power supplies, and cables.

For more information about dataCon, Inc., visit http://www.data-con.com

Contact: John Marshall, dataCon, Inc., (781) 273-5800