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Check
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0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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Date
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TIME
AND DATE
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10:00A.M.
Central Time, on Friday November 14, 2008
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PLACE
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Holiday
Crown Plaza
14702
Park Row
Houston,
Texas 77079
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ITEMS
OF BUSINESS
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· To elect
five members to the Board of Directors, for a term of one
year.
· To
transact such other business as may properly become before the 2008 Annual
Meeting
and any adjournment or postponement.
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RECORD
DATE
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You
can vote if you were a stockholder of record on September 16,
2008.
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PROXY
VOTING
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It
is important that your shares be represented and voted at the 2008 Annual
Meeting. You can vote your shares by completing and returning
your proxy card or by attending the 2008 Annual Meeting. See
details under the heading “How do I vote?” in the “Questions and Answers
about the 2008 Annual Meeting and Voting” section of this Proxy
Statement.
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WHO
IS REQUESTING YOUR PROXY?
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Reliability
Incorporated (the “Company”) has not had a Shareholders Meeting since
2005. While an Annual Meeting was called by the Company for
October 23, 2008, its existing management did not seek proxies from its
shareholders. When the Meeting lacked a quorum, the Annual
Meeting was adjourned until the new November 14, 2008 Annual Meeting
date. Jay Gottlieb (the “Solicitor”), the undersigned, is the
largest shareholder in the Company, has filed this Proxy Statement with
the SEC so that he could seek election of a new Board of Directors and now
solicits your vote in favor of a new management slate described
herein.
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JAY
GOTTLIEB, Shareholder/Solicitor
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November
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INTRODUCTION
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2
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE 2007 ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING
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2
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Why
did I receive these proxy materials?
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2
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What
do I need to attend the 2008 Annual Meeting?
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3
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Who
is entitled to vote at the 2008 Annual Meeting?
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3
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What
is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as
a beneficial owner?
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3
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How
do I vote?
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3
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What
can I do if I change my mind after I submit my proxy or voting
instructions?
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4
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What
shares are included on the proxy card?
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4
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What
are the voting requirements to elect director, and for any other business
that may properly come before the 2008 Annual Meeting?
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4
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Who
will pay for the cost of this proxy solicitation?
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4
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Who
will count the vote?
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5
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PROPOSAL
1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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5
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Director
Nominees
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5
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Reason
Favorable Vote Is Sought By Solicitor for New Board Slate
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5
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Vote
Required
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6
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Biographical
Information of Solicitor’s Candidate Directors
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5
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Role
of the Board of Directors
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6
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES
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6
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Voting
Securities; Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s Common
Stock
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6
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Committees
of the Board of Directors
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7
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Fiduciary
Responsibilities of New Management
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7
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Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
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8
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No
Other Business
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8
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CLASS
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SHARES OUTSTANDING
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Voting
Common Shares
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6,335,965
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Preferred
Shares
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-0-
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•
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Delivering
written notice of your revocation
to:
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Submitting
a later dated proxy; or
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•
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Attending
the 2008 Annual Meeting and voting in
person.
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·
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Mr.
Gottlieb (the “Solicitor”), a shareholder since 2006, has waited for
management to increase shareholder
value.
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However,
over the past seven (7) years, the value of the Company’s common shares
has not increased.
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In
fact, during that period, the Company in the Solicitor’s judgment has
basically degenerated to the point that it is essentially a shell
corporation with only nominal cash and a stated plan of operation to seek
to consummate a merger or business combination
transaction.
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Despite generally favorable
market conditions over the period, the Company has neither consummated
successfully any transaction nor generated any operating
revenues.
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In
fact the shareholder book value has declined at year-end 2000 from
$27,000,000 to $48,000 as of June 30, 2007. The Solicitor
believes that REAL needs a new management
team.
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If
this slate is elected as the Solicitor expects, it will pursue the
following plan of action:
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§
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Approval
of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, increasing
the authorized number of shares of Common Stock from 20,000,000 shares to
300,000,000 shares
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Take
immediate steps to have a cash infusion made into the
Company
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§
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Reincorporating
the Company in the State of
Delaware
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§
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Reducing
the number of Board seats from 5 to
3
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Director/Shareholder
(1)
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Common
Stock Beneficially Owned (3), Approximate
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Percent
of Class
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Larry
Edwards (2)
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C.
Lee Cooke, Jr. (2)
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15,000 | .22 | % | |||||
Thomas
A. Langford (2)
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35,000 | .52 | % | |||||
Philip
Uhrhan (2)
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20,000 | .29 | % | |||||
David
C. Kurland (2)
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Jay
Gottlieb (4)
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940,220 | 14.84 | % | |||||
William
Vlahos
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616,000 | 9.7 | % | |||||
Minerva
Group
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457,000 | 7.21 | % | |||||
Gregg
Schneider
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412,500 | 6.51 | % | |||||
Directors,
Management and 5% Shareholders as a Group (9 persons or
entities)
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The
Solicitor of this proxy recommends a vote FOR Proposal 1.
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Please
Mark
Here
for
Address
Change
or
Comments
SEE
REVERSE SIDE
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£
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1.
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To
elect the following directors to serve for a term of one year
and until their successors are elected and qualified:
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FOR
ALL
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WITHHOLD
FOR
ALL
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*EXCEPTIONS
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01
Jay Gottlieb
02
Michael Pearce
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Gregg Schneider
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Joshua Krom
05
Ron Gutterson
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*Exceptions
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2.
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The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees listed in Proposal
1. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted as specified above.
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE DIRECTOR
NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1.
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3.
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`n
their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon matters not
known to the Board of Directors a reasonable time before the date of the
accompanying proxy statement, approval of minutes of the prior annual
meeting, matters incident to the conduct of the meeting and to vote for
any nominee to the Board whose nomination results from the inability of
any of the above named nominees to serve.
In
addition, the proxies are authorized, in their discretion, to vote upon
such other matters as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting.
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£
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I
plan to attend the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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PLEASE
RETURN YOUR EXECUTED PROXY TO
JAY
GOTTLIEB IN THE
ENCLOSED
SELF-ADDRESSED, POSTAGE PREPAID
ENVELOPE
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Signature
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Signature
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Dated:
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November
__,
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,
2008
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