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Empower TechnologiesT Announces Appointment of New Director
Richmond , British Columbia - September 7, 2005 - Empower Technologies Corporation ("Empower") is pleased to announce that Mr. Charles Walker has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Walker has been president of The Walker Group of Companies since 1968. The Walker Group provides various financial services to clients and has been an innovator of service programs and affinity products in the automotive, electronics and appliance industries throughout North America . Mr. Walker was part of the management team that built Seaboard Life Insurance Company where he initiated the SAL Group, one of Canada 's leading providers of creditor group life and disability insurance, and related after-sale products for the automobile markets. Prior to this Mr. Walker held various management positions with Ford Credit as well as serving on the Board of Directors of the BC Lions Football Club for 9 years where he was the President of the football team from 1986 to 1989.
About Empower TechnologiesT
Founded in 2000, Empower Technologies is a developer of Linux-based operating software and 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 LinuxDAT 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 (LEOsT) based on Texas InstrumentsT 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 developer of Linux-based operating software and embedded system technologies and solutions for consumer electronics manufacturers and developers.
Empower's brands are "LinuxDAT" and "LEOsT" (www.linuxda.com), Linux-based embedded operating systems and "PowerPlayT" (www.powerplaydevices.com), smart consumer electronics.
About The Walker Group
The Walker Group provides various financial services to clients and has been an innovator of service programs and affinity products in the automotive, electronics and appliance industries through out North America . The Walker Group also created the Buyers Assurance program for American Express. (www.cwalkergroup.com)
Contact Information:
Media Enquiries:
Paul Leung - Chairman, President & CEO (604) 278-3100 or pcleung@empowertechnologies.com
Investor Relations: Coal Harbor Communications, Suite 900 - 555 Burrard Street ,
Vancouver , BC V7X 1M8 - info@coal-harbor.com
Tel (604) 662-4505 Fax: (604) 662-4547 Toll-free: 1+ (877) 642-6200
More Information on Empower Technologies: www.empowertechnologies.com
LinuxDAT O/S and LEOs Sales Enquiries: sales@linuxda.com or Tel 425-881-0909
Paul Leung
Chairman & 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.
PowerPlay, LinuxDA, and LEOs are the trademarks of Empower Technologies, Inc. All other brands are trademarks of their respective owners.
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. |
