Canterbury Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Assets of U.S. Communications, Inc. Pro Forma Revenues Would Increase by $10,000,000.MEDFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1999-- Canterbury Information Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CITI CITI Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (Columbia University) CITI Center for Information Technology Integration (University of Michigan) CITI Collaborative IRB Training Initiative ) - announced today that a Letter of Intent had been signed to acquire certain assets and assume certain limited liabilities of U.S. Communications, Inc. ("USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ") 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 Condor Technology Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNDR CNDR Conductor (railroads) CNDR Consiliul National al Dizabilitatii din Romania (Romanian) ), subject to due diligence and a definitive purchase agreement. USC contains three profit centers which blend with the existing business of CALC/Canterbury Corp. These are: (1) technical computer training for network and Internet engineers - USC is a Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Solutions Provider and Certified Technical Education Center; (2) computer project consulting - USC supplies document imaging and management solutions; and (3) USC is a "Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). " (VAR) of computer hardware for Hewlett Packard (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HWP), IBM (NYSE:IBM), and Compaq Computer (NYSE:CPQ). Since no current Canterbury subsidiary operates as a VAR the possibility of cross marketing between USC and the three existing Canterbury subsidiaries is substantial. In addition, USC is based in Annapolis, Maryland which provides Canterbury physical access to a brand new market, extending our reach from our present locations in the states of New York and New Jersey. Stanton M. Pikus, Canterbury's President, was quoted as saying, "This acquisition should increase our future revenues from more than $12,000,000 to more than $22,000,000, and add significant net income to our bottom line. It also adds an additional business segment to the information technology products and services that we can offer to our existing and future corporate, governmental and professional customers." The Company's performance and financial results could differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements due to general financial, economic, regulatory and political conditions or additional factors unknown to the Company at this time, as well as more specific risks and uncertainties such as those set forth in documents filed by the Company with the SEC (including, but not limited to, its most recent reports on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q and Form 10-K, copies of which are available upon request or over the Internet at www.sec.gov). Given these risks and uncertainties, any or all of these forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect. The World Wide Web addresses for the Canterbury Companies are: -- Corporate - www.canterburyciti.com. -- ATM/Canterbury Corp. - www.atmcan.com -- CALC/Canterbury Corp. - www.calc.com -- MSI/Canterbury Corp. - www.msitrain.com. |
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