JBN,
I hope this will help TAVA.
Dorine
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Plant Y2K One Products Are Now Available to More Than
380,000 Smaller Manufacturing Firms
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ TAVA Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq: TAVA) a global supplier of automation and information technology
solutions for industry, today announced that it has reached agreement with the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership's nationwide network to provide access to
TAVA's PlantY2kOne(TM) product suite and database of Year 2000 compliance
information on factory automation equipment.
A program of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and
Technology, MEP centers provide business and technical assistance to smaller
manufacturers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
There are more than 400 MEP centers in the program with a target market of
more than 380,000 manufacturing firms with headcounts of less than 500
employees.
The TAVA/MEP program involves training MEP center staff in the use of the
PlantY2kOne(TM) tools and database access. The MEP centers will service their
local geographic markets, providing CD and database access to local small
manufacturers. The MEP centers will also provide program administrative
services such as invoice consolidation for TAVA.
John Jenkins, CEO of TAVA Technologies said, "We are very pleased to be
involved with MEP in this effort to reach this population of manufacturing
concerns. Given the pressing time frame and the massive numbers to address,
there is simply no way that TAVA could even begin to address this market
segment on its own. Many of these MEP centers are already actively working
with their clients to address Y2k readiness. In addition, we look forward to
working with MEP and its members to bring other automation and information
technology solutions to this segment of manufacturing industry."
More information on the program can be found at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology website at (www.nist.gov).
Statements made in this Press Release that are not historical or current
facts are "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements represent
management's best judgement as to what may occur in the future, but are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and
events to differ materially from those presently anticipated or projected.
These risks and uncertainties include those discussed in the "Management's
Discussion and Analysis" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998 and in any subsequent reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to which reference should be
made.
SOURCE TAVA Technologies, Inc.
-0- 11/09/98
/CONTACT: John Jenkins, CEO, or Doug Kelsall, CFO of TAVA Technologies,
Inc., 303-771-9794; or Investor Relations: Scott Liolios of Pacific Consulting
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