Seattle, WA - June 30, 1999 - Silicon Valley Research Group Inc. (www.siliconvalleyrg.com) announced today the appointment of Bob Astop as Chief Financial Officer to the rapidly expanding firm.

A former GM of Canac/Microtel, a telecommunications equipment and services provider, Astop is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and financial planner with over 25 years experience in business development, contract administration and financial planning to the high technology sector.

"With his extensive experience in project planning, contract negotiating and project budgeting of multi-million dollar contracts, we think he is just the person we need to help us take our company to the next level", says President and Founder Al Nazarelli. "Bob will definitely be instrumental in managing the exponential growth of our company."

"I'm very excited to be affiliated with a company that has developed such as solid reputation for such leading edge work", says Astop who currently also serves as a Director of Cyrus Manufacturing.

Founded in 1994, Silicon Valley Research Group Inc. has become a global leader in the technology market research and strategy development field, working with world renowned firms including Microsoft, Attachmate, Altera, Mitsubishi Electronics, Acer and Macromedia.

From their base in Seattle and Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Research Group Inc. clients extend across the globe including New York, NY; Austin, TX; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; Canada; Israel and Singapore.

For more information contact:

Bob Sandler
EQUS Group Inc.
pr@siliconvalleyrg.com