GiveMePower Accepted As Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner: GiveMePower First CAD Software Vendor To Become Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2003--GiveMePower Corporation (OTCBB:GMPW) today announced it has been accepted as a Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT) Windows(R) Embedded Partner, the first computer-aided design (CAD) software vendor to be distinguished as a member of this prestigious Microsoft partnering program. The Windows Embedded Partner Program (WEP) is a strategic worldwide initiative dedicated to providing partners with increased business opportunity, market awareness and technology advantage for Windows CE .NET and Windows XP Embedded computing solutions. The largest program of its kind, WEP includes many of the world's leading hardware and software companies, including Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Macromedia, NEC, Rockwell, Siemens, Samsung, TDS, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, Trimble Navigation, and ViewSonic. "It is a testament to our technology and our development team that we are the first, and to date only CAD vendor to become a Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner," states Bill Walton, President and CEO of GiveMePower. "Becoming a Windows Embedded Partner allows us to reach virtually all of the world's leading mobile device manufacturers who can benefit by including our Windows CE .NET-based CAD technology as a value-added component on their devices." Leveraging the Company's position as the only current provider of full-featured 2- and 3-dimensional CAD and digital blueprint processing for Windows CE .NET computing, GiveMePower gains access to a wide range of Microsoft resources designed to assist the Company in bringing their PowerCAD CE mobile and wireless CAD solutions to market faster. Key benefits available to the Company include:
-- Listing GiveMePower in the Windows Embedded Marketplace, reaching thousands of potential partners and customers who may be interested in embedding PowerCAD CE as a value-added component on their Windows CE .NET hardware devices.
-- Promoting GiveMePower solutions through the Microsoft WEP InfoBlast newsletter, reaching 3,500+ partners and Fortune 1,000 companies who have requested to receive the latest Windows Embedded product news.
-- Increasing GiveMePower exposure to key press, analysts and customers by issuing Microsoft supported press releases promoting the latest PowerCAD(R) embedded solutions.
-- Using the Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner logo, distinguishing GiveMePower as a member of the industry's largest partner base with specialized development expertise on Windows Embedded platforms.
-- Submitting GiveMePower customer case studies, eligible for exposure on Microsoft.com.
-- Generating more sales leads and gaining greater market exposure by participating and exhibiting along side Microsoft in the Microsoft booth at Windows Embedded trade shows.
-- Advertising in the Microsoft Windows Embedded Resource Guide, with a circulation of 100,000 copies between trade magazines and Microsoft Windows Embedded trade shows.
For more information on GiveMePower products and services, or to download free trial versions of GiveMePower products, call 1-888-97-POWER (toll free U.S./Canada), or visit the Company's Web site at www.givemepower.com. For more information on Microsoft Windows Embedded partners, visit www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/.
About GiveMePower Corporation
GiveMePower develops, markets and supports affordable, high-performance desktop and mobile/wireless software solutions for the $17.5-billion CAD/CAM software industry. A Microsoft Mobile Solutions and Windows Embedded Partner, GiveMePower is the first company to offer full 2- and 3-dimensional, AutoCAD(R) compatible design and digital blueprint processing for Windows CE(R) and Windows CE .NET(R)-equipped mobile computers, including Pocket PCs, Pocket PC cell phones, tablet PCs, handheld PCs and industry specific devices utilizing Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile(TM) operating systems. More than 200,000 users and business partners in 40 countries around the world power their designs and collaborate on their projects using GiveMePower technologies. All trademarks property of their respective owners. (C)2003 GiveMePower Corporation . All Rights Reserved. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are "forward-looking" statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of the Company could differ from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the continued demand for the Company's products and services, worldwide economic conditions, changes in governmental regulations and policies, the emergence of competitive products and services, unforeseen technical issues and those risk factors contained in the Company's filings with the SEC.
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CONTACT: GiveMePower Corporation Mel Kenyon, 888-97-POWER or 403-287-6001 Email: media@givemepower.com or GiveMePower Corporation Investor Inquiries, 866-666-5172 or 888-977-6937 Email: ir@givemepower.com Web site: www.givemepower.com
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