Exhibit 99.1


MARKLAND TECHNOLOGIES COMPLETES $6.2 MILLION IN EQUITY FINANCING; FINANCING
PROCEEDS TO BE UTILIZED TO ELIMINATE DEBT AND FACILITATE FUTURE ASSET
ACQUISITIONS


RIDGEFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004--Markland Technologies,
Inc.(NASDAQ-OTCBB:MRKL) (OTCBB: MRKL http://www.marklandtech.com), an integrated
homeland security company announced today that it has raised a total of $6.2
million through private placements of its equity securities. In March 2004 the
company's management decided to raise equity capital with the common stock
trading at an average price of approximately $1.33 per share. On April 2, 2004,
the Company closed on a private placement of $2 million dollars for Common Stock
at a price of $0.60 per share, with an equivalent number of warrants with an
exercise price of $1.25. On April 19, 2004, the Company closed on a private
placement of $2 million dollars for Common Stock at a price of $0.80 per share,
with an equivalent number of warrants with an exercise price of $2.00. The
Company also announced that prior to April 2, 2004 it raised $2.2 million
through private placements of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. The
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock at a
discount to the prevailing market price. In addition, the company announced that
the holder of its Series C Convertible Preferred and its $500,000 note has
converted its entire position into Markland Common Shares. The number of
outstanding shares of common stock (primary) after the completion of these
financing transactions is less than 19 million shares.


Markland has utilized approximately $1.4 million of the net equity financing
proceeds from these private placements to repay all its long term notes,
including repayment of a note due and payable to BayView Capital LLC for the
October 2003 purchase of Science and Technology Research Inc. The company
intends to use the remaining proceeds for working capital and to pursue the
company's accelerated revenue growth business plan through acquisitions of
revenue producing assets focused in the Homeland Security marketplace. As
previously announced, company management believes it will have substantial
revenue increase for this calendar year through a combination of organic growth
and acquisitions.


About Markland Technologies


Markland Technologies, Inc(NASDAQ-OTCBB:MRKL) is committed to helping secure
America by providing innovative emerging technologies and expert services to
meet the country's needs to protect our people, our borders and our
infrastructure assets. The Company is a Board member of the Homeland Security
Industries Association (http://www.hsianet.org).




"Forward-Looking Statements"


Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document as
well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statements of
Markland Technologies officials during presentations about Markland
Technologies, are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Forward-looking statements
include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to
future events or conditions, which include words such as "expects",
"anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates", or similar
expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance
(including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business
strategies or prospects, and possible future actions, which may be provided by
management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Some of
the factors that could significantly impact the forward-looking statements in
this press release include, but are not limited to: insufficient cash flow to
continue to fund the development and marketing of the Company's products and
technology; a rejection of the Company's products and technologies by the
marketplace, and; disputes as to the Company's intellectual property rights.
Forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and projections
about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions
about Markland Technologies, its products, economic and market factors and the
industries in which Markland Technologies does business, among other things.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and Markland
Technologies has no specific intention to update these statements. More detailed
information about those factors is contained in Markland Technologies filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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