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Concierge Technologies Adds Fiori Exec Pat Rodden To Board Of Directors Following Acquisition of Planet Halo.


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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2004

Concierge Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

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) announced today that Pat Rodden has joined its board of directors, bringing an impressive array of skills and experience to the group. Mr. Rodden joins the board following the recent acquisition of Planet Halo, whose primary product, currently in prototype form, is a hand-held, wireless instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or  device for email, browsing and cellular phone calls. The device, named the "Halo", is a fully interactive device with a QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys.  and color display. Planet Halo also holds exclusive North American North American

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 rights to Halomail, a wireless messaging gateway Hardware and/or software that converts one messaging protocol to another. It provides an interface between two store and forward nodes, or message transfer agents (MTAs). See messaging middleware.  that synchronizes contacts and email over the air. Other licensed versions of the gateway are currently operational in four other countries.

Prior to the acquisition of Planet Halo, Concierge Technologies had developed and marketed a finished product, the PCA (tool, programming) PCA - A dynamic analyser from DEC giving information on run-time performance and code use. , which exploits text-to-speech technology to "read" email over dial-up phone connections. Concierge is hoping to marry some aspects of its voice technology into the Planet Halo applications envisioned for future development.

Mr. Rodden will assume his duties immediately and join his fellow new board member Marc Angell, President of Planet Halo, in guiding the Company towards the commercialization of the Halo device halo device Orthopedics A device used to manage cervical spine injuries to minimize neurological damage, requiring long-term immobilization; in the halo device, pins are inserted on the outer skull for skeletal traction, using a 2-3 kg weight for upper cervical  and wireless gateway. Mr. Rodden has nearly two decades of unique experience developing products and strategies for leading consumer, sports, recreation and electronics companies. Rodden is a founding partner, director and head of operations for Fiori whose expertise has built the company into a leading consumer technology research and design firm that has garnered more than 25 international awards over the past 3 years alone, many on behalf of fortune 500 companies. Prior to founding Fiori in 1994, Mr. Rodden held various product development and program director positions at Virtual Vision, Precor, Paccar and Hughes. He graduated from California State University, Chico References

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 in 1984 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.

Allen Kahn, Chairman of the board of Concierge Technologies, commented "We are delighted to have Pat join the Concierge board. His industry connections, technical expertise in the area of product design and his demonstrated contributions to the development of the Halo prototypes will be a valuable asset to the team we are building. Improving our core management and adding key employees are vital steps to re-positioning the strategic focus of Concierge towards the Halo device, exploitation of currently existing proprietary technology and consideration of other expansion possibilities."

The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts 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.
 that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of our future performance, acquisitions or dispositions of interests, debt obligations, additional financing requirements, the effect of economic conditions generally and in the communications and information technology markets specifically, and uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.

About Fiori

Fiori, an innovative contextual research and product design firm, working with clients in the US, Europe, and Asia is the leader in gaining consumer insight and developing innovative solutions for complex consumer products and communications. Fiori is dedicated to providing clients with the consumer insight, strategic thinking and the innovative product solutions necessary to create high value and enduring relationships between brands, products and consumers. More information on Fiori is available at www.fioriinc.com or contact Steve Rodden, Marketing Director at 503.248.4764.
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