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SCATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ANNOUNCES EXPANSION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Jeff Holth
248.371.0315 Ext. 122
sales@scate.com
www.scate.com

Ignite 2006 Fuels Rapid Growth

(Orion, MI – July 6, 2006) SCATE® Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has added 8 new sales staffers, and that is has finalized plans to open regional sales offices in Tempe, AZ as well as London, Ontario Canada. SCATE® has also signed distribution agreements in Japan and Brazil and is in the final stages of negotiations with a German distributor.

The company plans to open the Tempe, Arizona and London, Ontario offices in Q4, 2006. Additionally, SCATE plans to open a sales center in Hyderabad India and a European headquarters office in Nottingham England, both by Q4 2006.

In addition to the staffing and facility upgrades, SCATE® has also selected two Information Technology veterans to lead and develop its sales organization. Mr. Michael Nunnery (formerly Marketplace President for IKON Office Solutions and Regional Sales Manager for Electronic Data Systems) has joined SCATE as its Vice President of Business Development. Mr. David Gonynor (formerly VP & General Manager for Entex/Siemens and CEO/Founder of The LEAD Group) has been appointed SCATE’s Executive Director of Sales. Both Michael and David bring a unique combination of business savvy and Information Technology organizational development skills to the SCATE team.

The company’s rapid development has been driven by the rapidly-expanding popularity of its flagship software product, Ignite™ 2006, which allows any non-technical computer user to capture any business process or procedure in a few simple steps without advanced computer skills. A 30-day trial of Ignite™ 2006 can be downloaded from http://www.scate.com/downloads/trial/download.html.

“We are excited by the opportunities that Ignite 2006 has afforded us, and we eagerly anticipate the implementation of our expansion plans. The remainder of 2006 will be a period of intense growth, but we are well prepared to meet the challenge” said Dan Rea, SCATE® COO.

SCATE® Technologies, Inc. is a privately-held Orion, Michigan-based technology company that focuses on making complex software applications simple to use and applicable to any industry. These technologies are changing the way companies do business by saving them time, costs, and enabling them to rapidly capture and share best practices.

SCATE is a registered service mark of SCATE® Technologies, Inc. Ignite and the Ignite logo are trademarks of SCATE® Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SCATE® Technologies, Inc. - 40 Engelwood Dr. - Suite B - Orion, MI 48359 248.371.0315 - http://www.scate.com

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