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OQO Announces Federal Government Market Strategy and Partnerships with Telos, Emtec Federal, and GCS

SAN FRANCISCO – August 21, 2007 – OQO Inc., creator of the model 02, the world’s smallest fully functional Windows Vista® PC and the first ultra mobile PC with embedded 3G mobile broadband, today announced its go-to-market strategy for the federal government market. The company has hired John Inkley as director of federal sales and partnered with federal IT resellers including Telos, Emtec Federal and Government Contracting Services (GCS), Inc.

“Government agencies depend on Telos to offer truly innovative products that satisfy our government customers’ unique and demanding requirements,” said Ralph Buona, vice president of Telos Managed Solutions. “The OQO offers tremendous flexibility and will be positioned as a cornerstone of several integrated product solutions we offer.”

OQO’s relationship with the federal market sector initiated with funding in 2004 from Washington D.C.-based Paladin Capital Group. Paladin’s management team includes the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the former Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), and the former Deputy Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

“As government agencies attempt to achieve operational efficiencies, they will look to technological advancements like the OQO model 02 in order to better equip mobile employees, whether military or civilian, to achieve success.” commented Lt. General (Ret.) Kenneth A. Minihan, a Paladin Managing Director and former Director of the NSA.

Recognizing the dependence of government workers on wireless networks and mobile devices, the OQO model 02, equipped with integrated EV-DO Wireless WAN capability from either Verizon Wireless or Sprint, enables users in the field with unprecedented access to information and empowers secure mobile computing. With a 1.5GHz processor, 60GB hard disk drive and 1GB of RAM, the model 02 harnesses the power of Windows® XP and Vista to run full versions of mission-critical applications such as FalconView and Groove.

As the director of federal sales, John Inkley will be responsible for leading sales initiatives across the public-sector market as well as managing crucial relationships with key industry resellers. Inkley has 20 years of experience in mobile and federal IT sales with companies including Palm Inc., CyberMedia Inc., and Digital Equipment Corporation.

“The UMPC space continues to gain validation as customers in the private as well as public sector fully realize the benefits of the ultra mobile form factor together with the ability to run sophisticated PC-based applications,” said John Inkley. “As the roles of federal employees continue to evolve, the flexibility and mobility offered by the model 02 enables the anytime/anywhere productivity they require.”

For more information on the OQO model 02 computer, please visit www.oqo.com.

About OQO

Based in San Francisco, California, OQO, Inc. leads the UMPC category with the ultra-small, powerful, ergonomic, and connected model 02 released in 2007 and is attributed with redefining mobile computing with its groundbreaking model 01 series released in 2004. The new OQO model 02 is a full-powered, full-featured Windows XP / Vista computer with embedded EV-DO wireless broadband capability and class-leading ergonomics, in a pocketable, dockable package that gives the mobile workforce true Anytime/Anywhere Productivity.