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Geeks On Call Rejects Claims

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Posted 10 December 2008 @ 05:32 pm ET

NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Geeks On Call Holdings,Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GOCH), a premier national provider of professionalIT solutions to small business and residential customers through its nationalnetwork of franchise and Company-owned locations under the trade names GeeksOn Call(R), 1-800-905-GEEK(TM), CallTheGeeks.com(TM) and Call The Geeks(TM),announced today that the Company had been served with individual lawsuits fromseveral franchisees. All of the suits were filed by the counsel for arecently formed franchise association. The suits, all substantiallyidentical, claim that Geeks on Call is responsible for a financial downturnallegedly experienced by the Plaintiffs. The suits point to the recentintroduction of CalltheGeeks.com as a cause of diminished revenue.

CalltheGeeks.com, remote technical support, is not offered in areascurrently served by franchises. Company records show that many of thefranchisees who filed suit are, in fact, showing year to date revenueexceeding prior year revenue. Current economic data indicates that the smallbusiness community is choosing to repair rather than replace computers, atrend that bodes well for our franchisees within the IT sector.Unfortunately, rather than working with the Company to seek out and capitalizeon this opportunity, these franchisees chose to file suit.

Mark Baumgartner, General Counsel for Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc. stated"the allegations in the Complaint are without merit. Numerous Plaintiffs hadpreviously been notified that they were in breach of their franchiseagreements. We know that many of these Plaintiffs have been more focused ondisparaging the Company than on building their business. Unfortunately, theirdisparagement harms the Company and the Geeks on Call franchise community as awhole."

The Company is also aware that some of the Plaintiffs, on behalf of thegroup, approached a former employee to assist them in building a competitivebusiness model in violation of the franchise agreement. Today, the Companywas granted an injunction preventing the former employee from giving thePlaintiffs any of the Company's proprietary information.

The Company is reviewing an action plan to aggressively protect theintegrity of the system, the Geeks on Call brands, and franchise partners andserve the best interests of its shareholders.

About Geeks On Call

Geeks On Call is a wholly owned subsidiary of Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc.(OTC Bulletin Board: GOCH). Founded in 1999, the Company is a pioneer in themobile, rapid-response on-site IT service concept. Under the trade names GeeksOn Call(R), 1-800-905-GEEK(TM), and CallTheGeeks.com(TM), the Company'scertified IT professionals service small businesses and residential customersthrough its national network of franchise and Company-owned locations. Theyprovide computer privacy and security solutions, hardware and networkinstallations and troubleshooting, as well as repairs, upgrades andconsulting. Geeks On Call also co-markets through endorsed vendorrelationships with other Franchisors, who offer GOC services to theirfranchisees as a value-added benefit. Over 250 independently owned andoperated franchises have been granted, with new franchise and Corporatelocations opening regularly. For more information, including franchising orValue-Added Benefit Program opportunities, call 1-800-905-GEEK or visithttp://www.geeksoncall.com. Send an email of inquiry toendorsedvendor@geeksoncall.com.

Contacts Investor Relations: Jennifer Allesandro Geeks On Call I/R (757) 531-7410 jennifer.allesandro@geeksoncall.com Media Relations: Shana Keith Porter Novelli (404) 995-4557 shana.keith@porternovelli.comSOURCE Geeks On Call


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