Empower Technologies Retains Coal Harbor Communications Inc. for Investor Relations
Richmond, British Columbia –April 8, 2005 - Empower Technologies Corporation (“Empower”) (TSXV: EPT) is pleased to announce, subject to regulatory approval, that it has retained the services of Coal Harbor Communications Inc. (“Coal Harbor”) to provide investor relations services for Empower.
The principal of Coal Harbor, Mr. Dale Paruk, has many years of experience in investor relations and is also a public relations professional. Coal Harbor will distribute news and information regarding Empower and provide consistent and timely contact with the Company’s shareholders, other investors and industry professionals.
Coal Harbor maintains its offices in Vancouver, British Columbia and works closely with financial analysts, advisors and investors in Canada and the United States.
Coal Harbor will receive a fee of $7,000 per month. The term of the contract is three months and may be extended by mutual agreement. Coal Harbor Communications Inc. and Dale Paruk are at arm’s-length to Empower. Coal Harbor is also to receive, subject to regulatory approval, stock options for 60,000 shares exercisable for six months, subject to certain vesting provisions.
About Empower Technologies™
Founded in 2000, Empower Technologies is a provider of Linux-based embedded system technologies and solutions for the consumer electronics industry and the intelligent appliance market.
Empower is an innovative company that introduced to the world LinuxDA™ O/S, the first and only complete Palm® Handheld compatible Linux Operating System scaled down for the Motorola Dragonball CPU platform. Empower recently developed a new embedded CPU platform for its LinuxDA Embedded O/S (LEOs™) based on Texas Instruments™ OMAP5910 dual core CPU platform. By uniting top professionals from within the computer industry and developing quality partnerships and strategic alliances, 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.
Empower Technologies
Contact Information:
Media Enquiries:
Paul Leung - Chairman, President and CEO: pcleung@empowertechnologies.com
or via Tel @ (604) 278-3100
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. |
