C-Chip Acquires Avensys, a Fiber Optics Sensor Company with Revenues of CDN$13.4M in 2004.MONTREAL -- C-Chip Technologies Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CCHI CCHI California Center for Health Improvement )(Frankfurt:CCHI) A Major Step Forward in the Broadened Mission to Global Risk Management C-Chip Technologies Corporation (OTCBB:CCHI) (Frankfurt: CCP-WKN: 255471) is pleased to announce that it has concluded the acquisition of Avensys Inc. (www.avensys.ca), a leader in risk management monitoring solutions for commercial and industrial buildings, infrastructures and various environments. In consideration for the acquisition, C-Chip issued 10,400,000 of its restricted common shares to over 70 selling shareholders of Avensys. Under an escrow agreement Escrow Agreement A certificate provided by an approved bank that guarantees the indicated securities are deposited at that particular bank. Notes: For example, an investor who writes a call option and can present an escrow agreement is considered covered. , the restricted shares issued by C-Chip will be released to the shareholders of Avensys over an 18 month period. The transaction between C-Chip and the shareholders of Avensys is valued at $9.75 million Canadian dollars Noun 1. Canadian dollar - the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin" loonie dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents . In its latest fiscal year, ended May 2004, Avensys reported revenue of $13.4 million Canadian dollars and was profitable. Stephane Solis, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of C-Chip stated: "Avensys will become a central part of C-Chip's risk management offerings with important potential cross-effects for our overall security portfolio. The Avensys technology is an important tool in providing real-time early warning and measuring for potential natural and industrial disasters and other conditions. Furthermore, Avensys presents significant potential for long term growth through its world leading R&D program in optical sensing optical sensing, in general, any method by which information that occurs as variations in the intensity, or some other property, of light is translated into an electric signal. This is usually accomplished by the use of various photoelectric devices. technologies. With already sizeable revenue in a very fragmented but rapidly growing market for environmental monitoring solutions, it is our intent to position Avensys as an agent of growth through both organic expansion and market consolidation initiatives. I am thrilled to welcome Avensys in the C-Chip family." Avensys offers leading edge fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber sensor technology to monitor a variety of environments, including air, water, soil as well as buildings and infrastructures. The reputation of Avensys has been built on years of experience in solving environmental monitoring problems, from micro scale in-building sensing systems to the real time monitoring of temperature, humidity, pressure or chemical levels to macro scale wireless landslide landslide, rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rock from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are the rapid downhill movement of large masses of rock with little or no hydraulic flow, and flood warning systems in different countries. Through integrated solutions and services branded under the name SenseYourWorld(TM), Avensys combines skills, staff and the knowledge to integrate multiple monitoring technologies to deliver real-time, automated, cost-efficient data to business users requesting increased market intelligence. Projects conducted by Avensys have included: - Complete suite of fiber optic wireless & Internet monitoring solutions for the environment and geotechnical industries with beta sites in place for strain sensing solutions in China and the USA. - Complete integrated wireless solutions to monitor various gas emissions from client's landfills for methane and other gases. - Implementation of a manual on site water level monitoring system for different rivers in British Guyana. - Implementation of a dedicated phone line system to monitor land slide risks on the hills surrounding Hong Kong. - Implementation of a Dial Up based system for the monitoring of road conditions in Quebec (Temperature/Ice). "Avensys currently benefits from operating the largest manufacturing capacity of Fiber Bragg Gratings A short length of optical fiber that filters out a particular wavelength. Periodically spaced zones in the fiber core are altered to have different refractive indexes slightly higher than the core. in the world, which is the underlying technology for its temperature, pressure, humidity and strain sensors and the basis for future chemical sensors. Avensys' future generation of sensors will leapfrog ahead of existing measurement methods currently based on laboratory tests," further commented Stephane Solis, President and CEO of C-Chip. With over 1000 established customers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia, Avensys benefits from an excellent reputation as well as a strong clientele base to create market traction for its products and solutions. Avensys has offices in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and an R&D laboratory in Trois-Rivieres. The Avensys acquisition is the third to be completed by C-Chip since its announcement earlier this year that it would enlarge TO ENLARGE. To extend; as, to enlarge a rule to plead, is to extend the time during which a defendant may plead. To enlarge, means also to set at liberty; as, the prisoner was enlarged on giving bail. its mission. From the outset, C-Chip's mission had centered on developing risk management solutions. This has included the development of cutting edge anti-theft systems An anti-theft system is any device or method used to prevent or deter the unauthorized appropriation of items considered valuable. Theft is one of the most common and oldest criminal behaviours. for the automotive and power sport vehicle markets, as well as web-based asset tracking and Credit Management systems which give credit granters the ability to monitor and control their leased or financed assets. Subsequent events have reinforced our opinion that the Security industry, and the broader Risk Management industry, offer significant opportunity for growth. The new broadened goal is to quickly attain a leading position within this industry, through internal growth and an aggressive acquisition program. Our growth model is simple; in the Risk Management industry, consolidation through an acquisition policy presents an excellent growth opportunity. There are substantial hedging opportunities in buying privately-held companies, as there is a clear discrepancy between the value assigned to publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in that sector and what they can be purchased for on a private basis. In seeking to maximize shareholder value, our management intends to make the most of this discrepancy. About C-Chip Technologies Corporation C-Chip Technologies Corporation operates in the risk management industry, offering both solutions and security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the . C-Chip itself is positioned in an emerging and rapidly growing industry that is about interconnecting machines with IT infrastructures and mobile assets. We integrate wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , online transactions, software applications, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. technology, the Internet and, when location is required, GPS technology to enable business users to efficiently access, control, manage and monitor remote assets at low costs. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Avensys, C-Chip also offers risk management solutions enabling business and corporations to monitor different types of environments, including Air, Soil, Water as well as buildings and infrastructures. Through wholly-owned subsidiaries, Canadian Security Agency (2004) Inc. and Chartrand Laframboise Investigation, C-Chip also provides corporations and institutions security services including corporate investigation, surveillance, electronic monitoring and protection of personnel and premises. C-Chip's goal is to be recognized as a leading provider of security services and risk management solutions used by corporations and institutions. Detailed information on our risk management solutions, their applications and our security services is available on our web site at www.c-chip.com FORWARD-LOOKING-STATEMENT: Except for factual statements made herein, the information contained in this press release consists of 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. that involve risks uncertainties, including the effect of changing economic conditions, competition within the credit and security industry, customer acceptance of products and other risks and uncertainties. Such forward looking statements are not guarantees of performance, and C-Chip Technologies Corporation results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and C-Chip Technologies Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release. C-CHIP TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. :CCHI) (FRANKFURT:CCHI) |
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