Kirk Communications Selected by Raleigh Based Technology Company

Portsmouth, NH., May 2, 2006 - Kirk Communications, one of the leading public relations and integrated marketing agencies in the United States, has been selected by CipherOptics to lead their integrated marketing efforts.

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, CipherOptics is a leading provider of high-speed data protection gateways. The company has increased its sales twenty fold over the past two years. Kirk Communications was selected because of their ability to work with new electronic mediums and create effective, hard hitting campaigns that generate quality leads for the client company.

Kirk Communications is also working with CipherOptics to integrate other mediums into their marketing mix such as webinars, key word buys and outbound electronic HTML campaigns.

"Kirk Communications acts as an internal resource for us," said Katy Dunn, CipherOptics' director of marketing. "Marketing campaigns run in cycles. By partnering with Kirk, we can vary our campaign activity without hiring additional staff; we can capitalize on new revenue opportunities, and position ourselves for future organizational growth."

About Kirk Communications
Based in Portsmouth, N.H., Kirk Communications is a leading provider of integrated marketing solutions that include public relations, campaign design, management, and graphic design. Kirk Communications clients include CipherOptics, Telindus, and Aegis partners. For more information, visit www.kirkcommunications.com