GAWK Rolls Out Fully-Encrypted Services for Clients

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 27, 2016) - GAWK, Inc. (OTC PINK: GAWK) announced the successful implementation of its Fully-Encrypted Hosted PBX Services product, wherein all calls initiated and terminated by GAWK are protected by GAWK's superior technology. GAWK's Hosted PBX delivers encrypted voice calls with secure voice encryption between endpoints on the network -- including desk phones, desktop, and, with the impending release of the Company's mobile app, encrypted voice communications will extend to all cellular devices.

Scott Kettle, CEO of GAWK, said, "We believe, for many reasons, that all phone calls should be encrypted. GAWK provides fully encrypted voice calling technology to all of our customers, which is, and will always be, a critical need for the business, financial, medical, legal and political communities. In this day and age, security is paramount within our communications, and GAWK is leading the way to insure that all corporate communications that traverse our network enter and leave with enhanced call encryption. GAWK helps safeguard business communications and helps prevent unauthorized interception of audio streams. GAWK's encrypted voice services are 'Always On' and included with every Hosted PBX deployment at no additional cost."

On May 24th, the Company filed its Annual Report for the year ended January 31, 2016, in which it reported that the Company's revenue for the year increased by 984%. GAWK's total assets increased last year to $7,249,750 from $3,297,640, or a rise of 219%, principally from three acquisitions made over the past 30 months.

GAWK's Cloud and Edge Data Center Services offerings are in 21 countries in addition to 31 major cities, with 16 cities in the US.

About GAWK, Inc.

GAWK, Inc. offers a suite of cloud communications, cloud connectivity, cloud computing, and managed cloud-based applications solutions to small, medium, and large businesses; and offers domestic and international voice services to communications carriers worldwide. It offers a suite of advanced data center and cloud-based services, including fault tolerant, high availability cloud servers, which comprise platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and a content delivery network; managed network services that converge voice and data applications, structured cabling, wireless, and security services, as well as include Internet access via Ethernet or fiber at speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps; and data center solutions, including cloud services, colocation services, and business continuity services, such as storage and security. www.gawkinc.com. Contact: GAWK Inc. Investor Relations -- 888.259.9173

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this release that are not strictly historical facts are "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements are based on GAWK's current assumptions, beliefs and expectations, and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause GAWK's actual results to be materially different from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some can be identified by the use of words such as "expect," "plan," "possibility," "offer," "if," "negotiate," "when," "believe," "will," "estimate," "continue," and similar expressions. Risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: ongoing and future intellectual property enforcement actions; the ability to successfully litigate or settle claims of patent infringement; GAWK's ability to obtain necessary financing, generate sufficient cash flow, and maintain appropriate indebtedness; and the increasing development of market competition in the area of telecommunications. These factors and others are described in more detail in GAWK's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks discussed in the "Risk Factors" section in GAWK's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of these reports can be found on GAWK's website (http://gawkinc.com) under the heading "Investor Relations." GAWK is providing this information as of the date of this release and, except as required by law, does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.