OATI Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Audit

MINNEAPOLIS — February 19, 2008 — Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the OATI 2007 SAS 70 Type II Audit. 2007 is the second straight audit period that received an unqualified Type II Opinion Report. This success shows the viability of the OATI systems and processes in use throughout the energy industry.

The SAS 70 Audit is a comprehensive and independent evaluation of the effectiveness of service organizations processes and controls. SAS 70 audits are accepted under the Sarbanes-Oxley act and represent that the controls necessary for a major service provider were operating and successfully tested.

The audits demonstrate OATI’s commitment to the energy industry and OATI customers in particular that OATI is committed to the physical and cyber security of customers’ vital business information in the OATI Data Center.

OATI (www.oati.com) provides state-of-the-art Energy Transaction and Risk Management, Transmission Scheduling, Congestion Management, Settlement and Compliance systems for the electric and gas industry. OATI webTrader, webTrans, and webTag product lines provide the tools for generation, trading, and transmission companies for seamless participation across energy markets and multiple commodities. OATI was formed in 1995 and has experienced steady growth to the present and is the leading Application Service Provider in the North American energy industry. OATI serves in excess of 600 client companies in the electricity and gas industries in North America. OATI is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For additional information regarding this news release please contact sales@oati.net.