Injunctions Sought Against Former Company Director and
Corporate Officers of Trident Technologies for Breach of
Fiduciary Duty Relating to Pro Mag and Sea Patch


FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2001--21st
Century Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:TEXN) today announced,
through its General Counsel Robert Warren, that it has filed
today a multicount federal lawsuit against Douglas N. Spring
and Buren Palmer II.

The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of Texas,
Fort Worth Division under the caption 21st Century
Technologies Inc. and Trident Technologies Inc. (Plaintiffs)
vs. Doug Spring and Buren Palmer (Defendants).

The full text of the Complaint filed on behalf of the
Plaintiffs is a matter of public record and copies of the
Complaint as well as all subsequently filed documents may be
obtained from the Fort Worth office of the Clerk of the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Texas upon
payment of prescribed fees.

An authenticated copy of the Complaint will be filed by the
company via Edgar on form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. and will be available
at the SEC Web site, www.sec.gov.

A copy of the Complaint will also be available at the
company's Web site at www.texn.com or by contacting Jennifer
Runyon, information officer at 702/866-5915 or by e-mail at
jenny@texn.com.

Due to SEC restrictions on the form, content and manner of
public disclosure of material matters regarding publicly
traded companies, the company has adopted a zero tolerance
policy with respect to unauthorized disclosures in any
media, including the ubiquitous Internet chat rooms.
Therefore, information regarding the lawsuit should be
obtained from one of the above sources.

The lawsuit seeks, among other things, a temporary
restraining order, and thereafter preliminary and permanent
injunctions against Defendants Spring and Palmer prohibiting
them from transferring or using the Plaintiffs' proprietary
information, including its magnetic patch technology, and
further requiring the Defendants to transfer all
intellectual property rights relating to the Sea Patch and
Pro Mag technology to the Plaintiffs, and returning any
other property of the Plaintiffs that is in the possession
of the Defendants to the Plaintiffs.

The Sea Patch and Pro Mag make up the newest generation of
magnetic cam on/cam off devices developed by the company
under an exclusive license granted by the Las Alamos
National Laboratories in 1995.

The Complaint alleges that Defendants Spring and Palmer
entered into a written contract with the company to further
develop and market the technology already under license from
the Los Alamos National Laboratories and while acting as
employees and corporate officers of its wholly owned
subsidiary Trident Technologies Inc. (and in the case of
Defendant Spring as a member of 21st Century's board of
directors) refined the Sea Patch and Pro Mag technology.

The Complaint further alleges that Defendants Spring and
Palmer refused to assign certain intellectual property
rights related to the Sea Patch and Pro Mag technology after
being repeatedly requested to do so and instead, while still
employed as officers of Trident and while Spring was still a
director of the company, attempted to sell the technology
and patent rights to third parties without the company's
knowledge or consent.

The summons and Complaint will be immediately served upon
the Defendants. According to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, the Defendants will have 20 days to answer the
Complaint. At this time, no hearing date has been scheduled
on the application for a temporary injunction.

Attorney Warren stated that the "lawsuit culminates an in-
depth review of all of the facts, witness interviews,
corporate records, and the existing law regarding the
corporate ownership of patents developed by employees both
as a matter of employment contract law and common law causes
of action such as breach of fiduciary duty.

"As a public company, it was necessary to take the
appropriate action after a full consideration of the
possible alternatives to litigation. Given the amount of
money that the company has invested in this technology and
its market potential, a definitive resolution of this
dispute is of paramount concern. A final judgment in the
U.S. District Court is the best way to resolve this."

Warren stated that the company had retained the services of
the Dallas office of the Baker & McKenzie law firm to handle
the litigation. All inquiries regarding the litigation
should be addressed to Warren.

The Sea Patch and Pro Mag are key components in the
company's line of maritime, inland barge, oil storage and
hazardous materials (or HAZMAT) products. In March, 2000,
the Sea Patch was certified by the American Bureau of
Shipping, which is the largest classification society for
maritime products in the United States.

The company has taken possession of the Trident products and
assets previously located in Baton Rouge, La., and relocated
the Trident sales office to Virginia Beach, Va. The company
believes that this litigation will be resolved in its favor
and does not believe that there will be any significant
delays in the production of the Sea Patch or Pro Mag at its
manufacturing facility in Haltom City, Texas.

All customers who have ordered either product have been
contacted and advised of the status of their orders and the
reasons for any delay in delivery. A direct mail campaign to
fire departments in nine states who are members of the
beneficial fund allowance program will not be interrupted.

In addition, the company is currently conducting an
intellectual property rights audit among its employees in
order to assure the continued security of its trade secrets
in each of its subsidiaries, including Innovative Weaponry
Inc., which manufactures patented night sights using tritium
(a radioactive isotope) for no light or low light sighting,
and Unertl Optics, which manufactures optical sights for the
military and law enforcement.

Financial statements in this news release other than
historical facts are "forward-looking" statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as
that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such statements
about its future expectations, including future revenues and
earnings, and all other forward-looking statements (i.e.
future operational results and sales) involve risks and
uncertainties and are subject to change at any time. The
company's actual results could differ materially from
expected results.

CONTACT:

21st Century Technologies Inc.

Robert Warren, Esq., 817/838-8011 (Corporate Counsel)

KEYWORD: TEXAS VIRGINIA LOUISIANA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA







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