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Square-H Brands Joins Food Industry Movement To Provide Higher Quality Foods Using SureBeam(R) Electronic Pasteurization

Date: 04/30/01

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SUREBEAM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE

SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2001 - SureBeam Corporation (Nasdaq:SURE) -innovator of the nation's first electronic pasteurization system-today announced that California-based Square-H Brands, Inc., a manufacturer of high quality ready-to-eat processed meats and ready-to-cook marinated meats, has signed a multiyear agreement to evaluate the use of SureBeam's technology on its product lines.

Square-H joins the lengthening list of processed food producers who have signed agreements with SureBeam in anticipation of the FDA/USDA approval of SureBeam technology as a means to eliminate harmful bacteria in processed foods. According to the Centers for Disease Control, food-borne diseases strike 76 million Americans annually, leading to more than 5,000 deaths-predominantly among children, the elderly, and the unborn. The SureBeam(R) technology is designed to help decrease the incidence of food-borne illnesses.

"We put the safety of our customers and the quality of our products first," said Henry Haskell, Square-H Brands' President and CEO. "We want the American consumer to have the choice of buying a safer product and SureBeam's technology can provide them with that option. It's the best technology we are aware of for ensuring the safety of our products, and we believe that's what our customers deserve, want and will buy." Similar to a microwave oven, the SureBeam(R) electronic pasteurization system uses electricity as its energy source to pasteurize food after it has been processed and packaged. SureBeam's technology generates a beam of accelerated electrons (called an electron beam) from electricity. The beam is scanned across a food product, instantly eliminating the threat from harmful food-borne bacteria such as E. Coli O157:H7, Listeria, Campylobacter and Salmonella without compromising a product's quality.

Headquartered in Vernon, California, Square-H Brands products are available in 11 states throughout the west, as well as in Mexico and the Pacific Rim. The Bill Bailey's(R) brand includes a line of premium ready-to-cook marinated meats, and the Hoffy(R) brand offers a broad line of bacon and ready-to-eat hot dogs and sausage products.

"This new agreement with Square-H underscores that SureBeam(R) is the growing technology of choice for the food processing industry. It also represents another significant step towards making SureBeam the nation's premier company in the electronic food pasteurization market and the technology of choice for the American consumer," said Larry Oberkfell, President and CEO of SureBeam Corporation.

Reflecting a growing consumer demand, SureBeam electronically pasteurized products are sold across the nation in over 2,000 supermarkets, as well as by home delivery and through food service. SureBeam Corporation was created, built, and launched by The Titan Corporation (NYSE: TTN) in an initial public offering on March 16. Headquartered in San Diego, California, SureBeam is a leading provider of electronic pasteurization systems and services for the food industry. SureBeam's technology improves food safety, prolongs shelf life, and provides disinfestation. The SureBeam(R) patented electronic pasteurization process is based on proven electron beam and x-ray technology that instantly destroys harmful food-borne bacteria.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Examples of such forward-looking statements include the expected approval by approval of the FDA & USDA use of SureBeam technology on processed foods, anticipated use of the technology by processors, and consumer acceptance. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the risks associated with the Company's entry into new commercial food pasteurization markets that require the company to develop demand for its product, its ability to access the capital markets and other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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Media Contact: Wil Williams, Vice President Corporate Communications (858) 552-9724 or wwilliams@titan.com <mailto:wwilliams@titan.com>

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