Appiant Technologies' Subsidiary in Singapore Awarded Government Supply Contract; Potential Value of Contract is $17 Million.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 NHancement Technologies Inc., (Nasdaq:NHAN), now doing business as Appiant Technologies Inc., a unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. and unified information (UC/UI) service provider, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary in Singapore, Infotel, has been selected as one of nine vendors for the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (Abbreviation: IDA; Chinese: 新加坡资讯通信发展管理局; Malay: Penguasa Pembangunan Infokom Singapura (IDA Ida (ē`dä), city (1990 pop. 91,859), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is an agricultural market and railway junction. ) Period Bulk Tender for Cable and Network Infrastructure Systems. The value of the contract is S$20 Million over 12 months, with the option of a government extension for an additional S$10 Million for a total of 18 months (approximate equivalent of contract plus optional extension in US$ = $17,305,000). Infotel was acquired by Appiant Technologies in 1998 for the company's virtual private network expertise and to create a presence for Appiant in the Asia-Pacific marketplace. As a first time applicant, Infotel was the only new vendor to be accepted for this Period Bulk Tender. A Period Bulk Tender supply contract in Singapore is similar to a Government Service Agreement (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The scope of the contract includes the design, supply, delivery, installation, test, and commission of cable and network infrastructure systems, project management services and maintenance services. A total of 14 categories of cable and network infrastructure products have been awarded to Infotel. These include routers, switches, structured cabling Structured Cabling is defined as building or campus telecommunications cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements (hence structured) called subsystems. systems, remote access servers, route servers, server and firewall load balancers, wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , network analyzer A specialized hardware device or software in a desktop or laptop computer that captures packets transmitted in a network for routine inspection and problem detection. Also called a "sniffer," "packet sniffer," "packet analyzer," "traffic analyzer" and "protocol analyzer," the network , RMON probes and bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. appliances. "As one of the successful vendors in the IDA Period Bulk Tender, Infotel is able to provide our comprehensive and cost-effective network infrastructure solutions to the Singapore Government," said Ben Hau, senior manager, Infotel Networking Systems division. "Infotel is an authorized reseller of products from companies like Cisco, Sitara, Intel and 3Com. Working with these world-class networking partners will strengthen our position as a provider of innovative technology solutions to the Singapore Government." "This contract provides Appiant an important avenue to penetrate the government sector and expand our already strong presence in Asia-Pacific," said Doug Zorn, president and chief executive officer of Appiant Technologies. "As we illustrate our ability to provide reliable communications services, we look forward to working closely with the Singapore government as they address their evolving communications needs, which, we believe, are perfectly addressed by Appiant's inUnison UC/UI offering." About Infotel Technologies Since its inception in 1984, Infotel has quickly grown in size and stature to become a leading solution provider in the information and communication industries. The company is now widely recognized in Asia and respected for using the cutting edge technology to provide its customers with innovative solutions. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.infotel.com.sg. About Appiant Technologies Inc. Nhancement Technologies Inc., now doing business as Appiant Technologies Inc., (Nasdaq:NHAN), is a software development company that delivers unified communications and unified information software applications to service providers. Through Appiant's technology, WSPs, CLECs, LECs, ISPs and ASPs may offer consumers and enterprise employees the ability to manage in real-time, all of their telephone, email, voice mail, faxing, notification, personal, affinity group A special interest group. This is a marketing term for a group of people with similar interests. and Internet information. Appiant's enabling technologies include a speech recognition engine that allows seamless access to Appiant's distributed portal architecture that in turn integrates information from multiple sources. In addition, Appiant's channel management capabilities allow users to have effective access to this information on the road as effectively as in the office. Appiant's inUnison(TM) portal combines its enabling technologies with other software components to allow all of this information to be managed in real-time and in a highly personalized manner using virtually any device such as a PC, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , telephone, or cellular phone. Appiant Technologies is a Cisco Ecosystem partner and a CISCO Powered Network Member. Appiant has headquarters in Pleasanton, Calif., and has offices throughout the United States and abroad. For more information visit the company's Web site at www.nhan.com. Note: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Forward-looking statements in this announcement are made pursuant to the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve risks and uncertainties that may result in such expectations not being realized. Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to bring products to market; its ability to acquire or maintain market share; anticipated revenues being realized or growing as anticipated; the anticipated success of the company's applications and services in the marketplace; or the anticipated success of its business model. inUnison(TM) is a trademark of Appiant Technologies. |
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