Brook Group Served by Sidus Group

Ellicott City, MD, May 10,2004 — Brook Group, a leading provider of Web site and Web application development services, announced today that it has selected AlwaysOnline.net as its Internet Service Provider for numerous sites developed and managed by Brook Group.

Brook Group’s sites will be hosted at AlwaysOnline’s high capacity data center in Annapolis, Maryland (MD). This is the premier facility for server colocation in the Central Maryland region. This new Data Center also supports the Chesapeake Innovation Center (CIC), a Technology facility focused on advancing Homeland Security. The CIC is a technology initiative sponsored by Anne Arundel County and several large organizations, such as: National Security Agency, Nokia, and other prominent firms. Brook Group also designed and developed the CIC Web site.

Brook Group’s provides a hosted version of its Tacklebox Content Management System (CMS). Tacklebox hosting clients will also take advantage of the secure infrastructure at the new data center.

AlwaysOnline.net provides dedicated server, server colocation and managed hosting. Corporate Offices are located in Crofton, Maryland (convenient to Baltimore, Washington, DC and Annapolis, MD).

About Brook Group

Brook Group, LTD is a leader in the field of Web application development, information architecture, user interface design, and site hosting, providing high quality interactive services to a broad range of clients, including: VeriSign, AOL and its affiliates, Calvert School, and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Energy. Brook Group holds a GSA Schedule, and is a certified minority business enterprise. Tacklebox® content management system is a Brook Group software product. Brook Group’s sister company, Brandville, is a brand identity firm that provides graphic identity consulting and logo design services.

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