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Empower Technologies Announces Reorder of POWERPLAY Vs PDA (LinuxDA O/S Embedded) by Canada’s Future Shop stores
Richmond, BC – January 21, 2004 – Empower Technologies (“Empower”) is pleased to announce Future Shop has reordered the PowerPlay Vs (embedded with LinuxDA O/S) after its first retail launch in Canada in December, 2003.
“This is the confirmation of our embedded LinuxDA O/S acceptance in the marketplace. We were up against some of the biggest and most experienced competitors in the PDA market in the 2003 Christmas season. This is a vote of confidence by some of the most sophisticated consumers in the world – Canadians. We now have a proven track record to be able to deliver, service and support both our retailer and our product end user. It is very exciting to be able to have the first reorder from the largest electronic retailer in Canada right after the holiday”,
said Paul Leung, president of Empower Technologies.
About Empower Technologies
Founded in 2000, Empower (TSX.V:EPT) is an innovative company that introduced to the world Linux DA O/S, the first and only complete Palm® Handheld compatible Linux Operating System scaled down for the Motorola Dragonball CPU platform. Empower is committed to being the leading provider of Linux-based embedded system technologies and solutions for consumer electronics manufacturers.
Empower’s brands are “LinuxDA” (www.linuxda.com) a Linux-based embedded operating system and “PowerPlay” (www.powerplaydevices.com) smart consumer electronics.
Contact Information:
Media Enquiries:
Paul Leung - Chairman, President and CEO: pcleung@empowertechnologies.com
or via Tel @ (604) 278-3100
Investor Relation:
David Flynn - Principal: dflynn787@rogers.com or via Tel @ (416) 346-7725
More Information on Empower Technologies: www.empowertechnologies.com
LEOs ® Sales Enquiries:
sales@empowertechnologies.com or via Telephone @ 604-278-3100
Paul Leung
Chairman, President and CEO
Empower Technologies Corporation
The statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward looking statements. Such statements are based on management's estimates, assumptions and projections using available information. The company cautions that actual financial results could differ materially from the current expectations due to a number of factors.
The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed transactions and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
LEOs , PowerPlay and LinuxDA are the trademarks of Empower Technologies, Inc. All other brands are trademarks of their respective owners. |
