Ultrexx Corporation partners with WELS to deliver Expert System solutions to Seaports, Utilities and Asian markets.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1997--Ultrexx Corporation, (symbol ULTX on NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). bulletin board, www.ultrexx.com) announced today that it has entered into a comprehensive teaming agreement with WELS Wels (vĕls), city (1991 pop. 52,594), Upper Austria province, W Austria, on the Traun River. It is an industrial and rail center and an agricultural market. Research Corporation (www.weatherpro.com) based in Boulder, Colorado. This teaming arrangement would cover joint project development and marketing agreements that focus on the utility and seaports management sectors as well as international markets in Southeast Asia and India. "This partnership offers us the opportunity to demonstrate our expert system, Internet/Intranet and system integration expertise in managing and presenting high resolution Weather data. We now can offer our clients unmatched decision-making, planning and management support in Weather and Environment sensitive industries such as Utilities and Seaports worldwide," Mr. Krish R. Krishnan, Executive Vice President of Ultrexx Corporation stated in Seattle today. WELS Research Corporation (Wels) products include WeatherPro, RoadPro, WeatherPro Plus and National Weather Service (NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) ) Hourly Observations. The basic weather forecasting system was originally developed in over five years of research for the US Air Force. It was subsequently commercialized by WELS through further funding and developmental support by the National Academy of Sciences and the Strategic Highway Research Program. Through a similar teaming arrangement with GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Government Systems, WELS is currently working on an integrated Road Weather Information System (RWIS RWIS Road Weather Information System RWIS Raw Water Intake Structure RWIS Rectangular Windowed Integration Sampler ) for the State of Minnesota. The RWIS, and road sensor supporting technology are being developed and installed under the umbrella of the national Intelligent Transport Infrastructure (ITI (Information Technology Industry Council, Washington, DC, www.itic.org) Formerly the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA), founded in 1916. ITI is a membership organization composed of approximately 30 large high-tech companies. ). The WELS products have been tested, validated and endorsed enthusiastically by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT CDOT Colorado Department Of Transportation CDOT Chicago Department of Transportation (Illinois) CDOT California Department of Transportation CDOT Connecticut Department of Transportation ). For example, during the evaluation WELS predicted precipitation correctly 96% of the time for over 33,000 forecast periods in a multi-state area which ran from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to Minnesota to Colorado. WELS is also currently teamed up with Arapaho Citrus Management, Fort Pierce, Florida Fort Pierce is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, USA. It is also known as the Sunrise City, sister to San Francisco, California, the Sunset City. The population was 37,516 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 37,959. to provide integrated weather support for large corporate farms. AustroControl of Vienna contracted with WELS to install WeatherPro 1.0 for the 1996/97 winter. The international market offers significant opportunities for the WELS systems, particularly when integrated with a smart front-end expert system such as Ultrexx's CruxpertTM that is Internet/Intranet deliverable by virtue of its JavaTM-based engine. Mr. Ram Menon, 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 Ultrexx Corporation, who is currently on a business development tour in Asia when contacted in Kuala Lumpur stated, "The tried and tested PC-based Weather information management and prediction systems that Wels has developed is very relevant to Asia, particularly in high-growth industrial sectors concerning new infrastructure such as airports and seaports, as well as traditional sectors such as agriculture. We see such products and strategic alliances coupled with our low-cost labor pool in India as further strengthening our position as a one-stop solution provider in these growing economies. The Multimedia Super Corridor technology initiative and the Seaports here in Malaysia are such areas of focus where there is an ideal fit for our products and services." Cruxpert, Version 1.4, a Rapid Application Expert System Development Tool deployed on the Internet, is the flagship product of the Ultrexx Corporation. Ultrexx corporation also provides software development and knowledge engineering services through its offices in Seattle and Bangalore, India. CONTACT: Muirfield Investors Jerry Cornwell, 800/544-1521 |
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