Aquentium, Inc. and Its Subsidiary, H.E.R.E. International, Inc. to Exhibit Rapidly Re-Deployable Housing Structure at 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference in San Francisco, California

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., April 12, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Aquentium, Inc. (www.aquentium.com) a diversified holding company trading under the symbol (OTC: AQNM) announced today that the company and its subsidiary, H.E.R.E. International, Inc. will be exhibiting at the 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference in San Francisco, California.
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The conference, April 18-21 at Moscone Center, joins the annual meetings of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Seismology Society of America (SSA), and California Office of Emergency Services (CA OES). The latest findings will include a release of the most accurate estimate of the deaths and damage today's Bay Area would sustain in a repeat of the 1906 earthquake; USGS's "QuakeMotion" video which depicts how the Bay Area would fare in a 1906-like earthquake; and the 10 action steps our communities must take to avoid a catastrophic disaster.

"Our rapidly re-deployable disaster relief housing structure will be on display to help show the Bay Area and the rest of the world how we can be better prepared for the next Big One," said Mark Taggatz, President & CEO of Aquentium, Inc.

More than 2,500 delegates from around the world will gather in commemoration of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake at the 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference -- the largest earthquake conference ever held. Earthquake professionals and policymakers from the Executive Branch, Congress, and the Bay Area will examine the latest analyses of the threat of a 1906-size earthquake and the best practices in use to determine new policies needed for increased preparedness.

Speakers include Secretary of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Jim DeMint (R-SC), Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), State Senator Don Perata President Pro Tem, Mayor Gavin Newsom, former FEMA Director James Lee Witt, and Public Policy Institute of California Research Director Mark Baldassare, as well as over 1600 earthquake professionals from around the world representing the fields of earthquake science, engineering, emergency management, risk management, and education.

"I'm thrilled to participate in the 1906 Earthquake Conference, which celebrates our advancements in earthquake preparedness but also questions how we can be even better equipped," added Taggatz.

Company & Investor Contact:
Mark Taggatz, President & CEO
Telephone: (760) 329-4139
Email: mtaggatz@aquentium.com

Note: Certain statements in this news release may contain "forward looking" information within the meaning of rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The company currently has no orders for their housing product.

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