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Elcom International Inc
13 February 2006



Elcom International, Inc.
13 February 2006

North Lanarkshire Council Goes Live On eProcurement Scotl@nd Programme


Scottish Council Deploys PECOS via Scottish Executive's eProcurement Initiative


NORWOOD, MA, February 13, 2006 - Elcom International, Inc. ("Elcom" or the
"Company") (OTCBB:ELCO) and (AIM:ELC and ELCS), a leading international provider
of remotely-hosted eProcurement and eMarketplace solutions, is pleased to
announce that North Lanarkshire Council, which serves 321,000 people in the
heart of Scotland, has gone "live" as part of the eProcurement Scotl@nd
programme.

The North Lanarkshire Chief Executive Gavin Whitefield, said, "The North
Lanarkshire Council is pleased to join eProcurement Scotl@nd and begin using
PECOS Internet Procurement Manager as part of the programme. eProcurement
Scotl@nd will help automate our procurement of indirect products across various
departments and provide more efficiencies to existing processes. Using the
eProcurement Scotl@nd procurement service will allow us to offer a better
service to our constituents as well as make our government functions more
efficient for the betterment of Scotland through eCommerce."

Robert J. Crowell, Elcom International's Chairman, said, "We are pleased to
welcome North Lanarkshire Council to the expanding community of councils using
the eProcurement Scotl@nd programme. We look forward to working closely with
Capgemini UK plc ("Capgemini") and the Scottish Executive to maximize the
benefits for all of Scotland's agencies and councils as the eProcurement
Scotl@nd programme continues to reach the remaining areas of Scotland not yet on
the national service."

The North Lanarkshire Council implementation is part of the contract awarded by
the Scottish Executive to Capgemini in November 2001 for the provision of an
eProcurement service capable of being used by any public sector body in Scotland
(www.eprocurementscotland.com). Under the terms of the contract, Elcom provides
the hosted eProcurement platform and Capgemini provides systems integration and
implementation services.

Elcom Product Offerings

For detailed information on Elcom's PECOS(TM) technology and optional Dynamic
Trading functionality, please visit Elcom's website at http://
www.elcominternational.com/products.htm


For additional information regarding eProcurement Scotl@nd, please visit their
website at www.eprocurementscotland.com


About North Lanarkshire Council
Based in the heart of Scotland, North Lanarkshire has a population of around
321,000 and is the fourth largest unitary in the country. The council covers
some of the largest towns in the region such as Motherwell, Cumbernauld and
Coatbridge.  Additional information is available at www.northlan.gov.uk

About The Scottish Executive

The Scottish Executive is the executive function for the government of Scotland
created by devolution in 1999. The creation of a Scottish Parliament and the
establishment of the Scottish Executive began a new era in the government of
Scotland. The Scottish Executive works with Scottish Ministers to create a 21st
century modern government to improve the well being of Scotland and its people.
The Scottish Executive manages an annual budget of approximately #20 billion
and is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern
to the people of Scotland, including government administration, health,
education, justice, rural affairs, transport and many other affairs affecting
Scotland and its people. The Scottish Executive Website is at
www.scotland.gov.uk

About the Capgemini Group

Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of Consulting, Technology, and
Outsourcing services, has a unique way of working with its clients, which it
calls the Collaborative Business Experience.  Through commitment of mutual
success and the achievement of tangible value, Capgemini helps businesses
implement growth strategies, leverage technology and thrive through the power of
collaboration.  Capgemini employs approximately 60,000 people worldwide and
reported 2004 global revenues of 6.3 billion euros.


More information about individual service lines, offices and research is
available at www.capgemini.com.


About Elcom International, Inc.

Elcom International, Inc. (OTCBB:ELCO and AIM:ELC and ELCS), operates elcom,
inc. ("Elcom"), an international B2B Commerce Service Provider offering
affordable solutions for buyers, sellers and commerce communities to automate
many or all of their procurement processes and purchase most or all of their
goods and services in a 'private' eMarketplace system. PECOS, Elcom's
remotely-hosted flagship solution, enables enterprises of all sizes to achieve
the many benefits of eProcurement and eMarketplace

functionality, with the system hosted by Elcom at its own data center,
eliminating the burden and cost of in-house programming, IT infrastructure and
ongoing catalog content and system management. More information is available
from Elcom's integrated web site at: www.elcominternational.com


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statements, other than statements of historical fact, including, without
limitation, those with respect to the Company's objectives, plans and strategies
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forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that the
Company's expectations are, or will be, correct. These forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause the
Company's future results to differ materially from those anticipated, including:
(i) the possibility that the Company will have to raise additional working
capital to fund operations during 2006 and the availability of any such funding
to the Company; (ii) its history of ongoing operating losses; (iii) the
substantial number of common shares issued in the Company's recent Regulation S
issuance and the possible impact on the market for the Company's shares; (iv)
the ability of the Company to perform under its contracts with Capgemini UK plc
and PA Shared Services Limited ("PASSL"), a member of the PA Consulting group of
companies; (v) the overall marketplace and clients' acceptance and usage of
eCommerce software systems, eProcurement and eMarketplace solutions including
demand therefor by both Scottish and U.K. public entities; (vi) the costs of
building the Zanzibar eMarketplace system versus the revenues derived therefrom;
(vii) the impact of competitive technologies, products and pricing, particularly
given the substantially larger size and scale of certain competitors and
potential competitors; (viii) control of expenses; (ix) the consequent results
of operations given the aforementioned factors; and (x) other risks detailed
from time to time in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-QSB and in its other SEC reports and statements. The Company
assumes no obligation to update any of the information contained or referenced
in this press release.













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