entnester, et al:

Here is the response I received from IR on my similar query:

This is the link to my original email:

http://agoracom.com/ir/patriot/forum...

Cheers,

DG

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Dear Mr. :

Sorry for the delay in responding - trying to formulate a succinct response to this extensive query.

The obvious answer is that Patriot is looking to leverage all of its relationships and synergies among products/services whenever possible.

For example, the acquisition of Iameter products and services was a clear compliment to the existing relationships that Crossflo has in the healthcare markets, including HP.

The relationship between the Avot and Crossflo technologies are less conducive to marketing as a package. There may be a link that facilitates marketing in similar target audiences, but not as strong or as obvious.

Hope that is helpful and I have passed this along to Rick to keep him aware of the shareholder questions I receive.

Best regards,

Angela Hartley

Investor Relations