C-Chip Concludes the Acquisition of Canadian Security Agency Inc.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004 C-Chip Technologies Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CCHI CCHI California Center for Health Improvement - News) announced today that it has concluded the acquisition of Canadian Security Agency, Inc., a private Montreal-based company established in 1984 that provides 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 to large corporate accounts, including courier and trucking companies. Canadian Security Agency, Inc. is now a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of C-Chip Technologies Corporation. To complete the acquisition, we issued 1.6 million restricted shares of our common stock, of which 600,000 was released to the seller on closing with 1 million shares subject to 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 shares under the escrow agreement will be released to the seller upon the attainment of certain milestones by Canadian Security Agency, Inc. during the course of the next 12 months. In its latest fiscal year, Canadian Security Agency, Inc. generated CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. $2.6 million in sales. "For C-Chip, this acquisition is part of our strategy to quickly attain a leading position in the rapidly growing security sector," says 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. "This acquisition gives CCHI a critical competitive advantage in the Automatic Vehicle Location See mobile positioning. (AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) See mobile positioning. ) market. We are now one of a very few companies able to provide turnkey security packages to consumers and businesses. C-Chip can now offer a complete infrastructure to monitor our tracking devices from a central point, alerting car owners, police authorities and insurance companies when car thefts occur. The addition of Canadian Security Agency gives C-Chip instant mass in a field we are very actively targeting as well as increasing our credibility in the provision of security and asset management applications." Charles Finkelstein, President of Canadian Security Agency Inc., indicated: "We are truly excited to be joining the C-Chip group. They are very focused, aggressive and goal oriented. We believe that C-Chip's security applications are outstanding as well as extremely cost effective. By joining forces, both companies will realize a broad range of new business opportunities that the group intends to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. immediately." About the C-Chip(TM) Technology The C-Chip(TM) is a new wireless, web-based set of communication tools that offers business users remote access, control, and monitoring of a wide range of assets, including vehicles, office equipment and industrial machinery. It allows selective enabling, disabling and any other commands at will, from anywhere to practically anywhere else 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. using the Internet. Applications for the C-Chip(TM) technology offer significant opportunities within the markets for credit, security and asset management solutions. Detailed information on the technology and its applications is available on our web site at www.c-chip.com. About C-Chip Technologies Corporation C-Chip Technologies Corporation is positioned in an emerging and rapidly growing industry which is about interconnecting machines with IT infrastructures and mobile assets. We integrate wireless communications, on-line 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 and manage remote assets at low costs. The Company's goal is to be recognized as a leading provider of credit management solutions for financial institutions, security solutions for insurance companies and asset management solutions for car rental companies and urban fleets. About Canadian Security Agency, Inc. Founded in 1984, Canadian Security Agency, Inc. provides security services to a long established clientele. Services include surveillance, investigation, guards, patrol and central monitoring. The company has a staff of about 200 persons on call for the provisioning of its security services. FORWARD-LOOKING-STATEMENT: Except for factual statements made herein, the information contained in this press release consists of forward-looking statements that involve risks and 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. |
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