Mauritius & SW Indian Ocean

COLUMBIA, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 10/01/09 -- Fortress International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIGI) ("Fortress"), a leading provider of Consulting and Engineering, Construction Management and 24/7/365 Site Services for mission-critical facilities, today announced that Jerry Gallagher, CEO and President of Total Site Solutions, a Fortress International Group company, is being featured in a Green Data Centres panel discussion today from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. local time at the Data Centre Strategies Mauritius 2009 organized by BroadGroup. Mr. Gallagher's presentation highlights the different types of mission-critical data centre facilities and opportunities for green initiatives and energy efficiency.

Data Centre Strategies Mauritius 2009 is a conference designed to showcase the unique capabilities of the island for new data centre development around the Cybercity built south of the capital city. Mr. Gallagher's presentation highlights the different types of mission-critical data centre facilities and opportunities for green initiatives and energy efficiency.

Data Centre Strategies Mauritius 2009 is scheduled for September 30 - October 1, 2009 at the Four Points by Sheraton Cybercity Hotel in Ebene, Mauritius.

About Fortress International Group, Inc. and Total Site Solutions:

Total Site Solutions, a Fortress company, is leading mission-critical facilities into a new era of maximum uptime and efficiency. As experts in critical facilities infrastructure, TSS provides Consulting and Engineering, Construction Management and 24/7/365 Site Services for the world's most technology dependent organizations. Serving as a trusted advisor, TSS delivers the strategic guidance and pre-planning that makes every stage of the critical facility lifecycle more efficient. For those who own, lease or manage mission-critical facilities, TSS provides innovative end-to-end capital management, energy, IT strategy, procurement, design, construction, implementation and operations solutions that optimize performance and reduce cost.

Total Site Solutions is headquartered in Maryland, with offices throughout the U.S. For more information, visit: www.totalsitesolutions.com or call 888-321-4877.

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