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To: GARY P GROBBEL who wrote (30725)	2/24/2005 11:27:11 AM
From: CusterInvestor	Respond to of 120411

Re EZEN: Catfish noted on the Microcap ihub board that time and date sales hinted at a possible short sale.

To: GARY P GROBBEL who wrote (30725)	2/24/2005 11:32:20 AM
From: GARY P GROBBEL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120411

MITK .70...you can't get a stronger endorsement of your technology for detecting fraud/counterfeit checks than this with Harland-also means MITK will be a plyer here IMO-new checking acct rules perfect for MITK- Harland Makes Equity Investment in Mitek Systems Wednesday February 23, 3:58 pm ET POWAY, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mitek Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MITK - News) today announced that it has entered into agreements for John H. Harland Company (NYSE: JH - News) to purchase up to 2,142,856 shares of Mitek's authorized and unissued Common Stock for up to $1,500,000, or $0.70 per share. In addition, Harland will receive up to 321,428 Warrants to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.70. (Logo: newscom.com "We offer the most advanced software for detecting forgeries and counterfeits," Mitek's President and CEO, James B. DeBello said. "The investment from Harland will accelerate our ability to introduce our next generation of sophisticated forgery detection software." Harland previously announced that it is partnering with Mitek to introduce self-authenticating checks for preventing the most difficult-to-catch check fraud -- the forgery of the maker's signature. Harland will validate the authenticity of the maker's signature and the physical check document using Mitek's sophisticated image processing, data encoding and encryption, and validation software. Financial institutions, merchants and consumers lose billions of dollars every year as a result of lost, stolen or counterfeit checks cashed or presented by forgers. "Our goal is to prevent fraud in all financial transactions," Mitek's Vice President of Development, Murali Narayanan added. "We work closely with industry leaders such as Harland to deploy our software across all types of transactions." The stock purchase is intended to occur in two stages. The initial sale of 1,071,428 shares of Common Stock for $750,000 occurred simultaneously with the signing of the agreements. Harland received 160,714 Warrants in connection with the sale. The second round for the additional Common Stock and Warrants is expected to take place before August 31, 2005. That round is subject to certain conditions, including Mitek amending its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of its Common Stock. Mitek plans to call a special stockholders meeting to seek approval for such an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation. About Mitek Systems Mitek Systems (OTC Bulletin Board: MITK - News; www.miteksystems.com) is a leading provider of advanced recognition software used by financial institutions for forgery detection and document processing, used in the processing of more than 8 billion transactions per year