ALYA Signs its First Distributor and Sale to Central Europe
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 1998--ALYA International,
Inc. ("ALYA" or the "Company") announced today that it has signed a distributor
contract with Podnik Vypoctovej Techniky Bratislava a.s. ("PVT") of the Slovak
Republic.
This marks ALYA's entry into the central European market and is the Company's first
distributor in this region. This is the Company's fourth distributor to sign a contract
representing current year commitments of $1,675,000.00 in the first 30 days since
ALYA launched its Advanced Security Management System in January. Several
others are pending.
The contract was signed by Ing. Vladimir Benicek, Chairman of the Board of
Directors, and Ing. Kamil Kyselica, Chief Financial Officer and Vice-Chairman of the
Board of Directors, on their recent visit to ALYA's offices.
PVT provides private data networks and network services, has 1,200 employees and
branches in every major city in Slovakia. PVT had revenues for 1998 of approximately
SK$ 750,000,000 (US$ 15,000,000). The Company provides WAN and LAN
networks, is an internet provider (36 locations) and sells hardware and software for
Compaq, HP, Lexmark, Cisco, U.S. Robotics, Nokia, Cray, ZyXEL, Microsoft and
others. PVT provides networks to its clients, helping them to secure and organize data.
With ALYA's Advanced Security Management System these clients will also be able
to secure people and property through their networks.
PVT is currently participating in the first installation project of ALYA equipment which
is scheduled for completion by the end of April. The second installation is expected to
be PVT's own 12-story head office complex in Bratislava.
ALYA International, Inc. (OTC/BB Symbol: ALYA) is a leader in software design
using Microsoft's(R) Windows NT(R), Echelon's(R) LonWorks(R) technology and
Local/Wide area networks communication protocols. ALYA's first product,
O.P.E.N.cortex(tm) is a development platform based on these de facto standards
directed to companies implementing applications for end users such as building
management systems and process control applications. ALYA has utilized this platform
in the design of its second product O.P.E.N.centrix(tm), an application for Security
Systems and Building Access. LonWorks technology is a de facto standard in the
building automation and process control industries providing a new standard for open
architecture and interoperable control systems. LonWorks is endorsed by the
LonMark(R) Association, supported by Motorola(R), Honeywell Inc.(R), Johnson
Controls, Inc.(R), Olivetti (R), BTE(R) and Toshiba Corporation(R). ALYA is one of
the first companies to develop "plug and play" open architecture (ALYA's
O.P.E.N.(tm) "Open Platform for Essential Networks") hardware and software for the
security and control industries.
Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts, including any
statements about expectations for fiscal year 1998 and beyond are forward-looking
statements, involving certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause the
company's actual results to differ materially from management's projections, estimates
and expectations include, but are not limited to, delays in the receipt of orders or in the
shipment of products, any delay in execution of the Company's divestiture plan, and
other factors referred to in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
CONTACT:
ALYA International
Investor Relations
Toll-free: 1.888.595.6444
E-MAIL: stock@alya.com
WebSite: www.alya.com
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