Genovate Forges Two Powerful & Exclusive Training & Distribution Partnerships, in Asia-Pacific, with WestLake (USA) and Planet3 Wireless Inc. (USA)

Singapore, February 2003 – Combining expertise in leading Web Technology, and comprehensive IT services and training; WestLake Internet Training and Genovate today announced a strategic alliance to better serve current and prospective clients in the Asia Pacific region.

Working with clients as partners and collaborators, Genovate provides turnkey solutions and e-services, professional services, training and certification. "Our key strength is our ability to address the specific needs of the APAC market. WestLake's reputation for high quality web training content and certification programs is welcomed in the APAC countries," said Genovate's J. Anton Ravindran who is the CEO & Co-Founder. "We believe the broad market demand for Web based skills and the depth and quality of Westlake’s Web technologies content is a great combination. When our web development clients require skills in the latest technologies, we look to WestLake to provide combined and highly-targeted expertise and content." Although the actual dollar size of the market is anyone's guess, the demand for service-oriented architectures – a market based on enterprise software, including applications, development tools and infrastructure software – will reach US$100 billion by 2010, with a CAGR of 7 percent for the rest of this decade.

Genovate will provide the training to students and organizations in the local APAC markets including preparation for professional certification in Web development technologies as well as appoint Authorized Training Partners in Asia Pacific. According to Mark Rogers, WestLake's President, "Our globally-recognized certification will augment performance, provide a significant competitive edge, and foster individual professional development and career advancement. We're very happy to be working with Genovate in this important part of the world."

Research firm ZapThink has predicted that service-oriented architectures will become the dominant designs for networked business systems by 2006.

This partnership positions WestLake's superior Training Programs directly into Genovate's superlative modus operandi of Training. Genovate will also act as the Regional Distributor for WestLake's curriculum; which is a powerful alliance owing to Genovate's commanding presence in these markets.

Genovate and Westlake are committed to maintaining a dedicated team of instructors, who excel in their respective chosen professions, by ensuring that they are certified in a range of skill-sets and also possess relevant industry exposure and experience.

Both companies are excited at the numerous additional possibilities that will undoubtedly stem from this relationship, and desire to be the paramount providers of Web Training together.

Singapore, February 2003 – Genovate, in association with Planet3 Wireless Inc. (USA), has embarked on the first and only vendor neutral certified training Program on Wireless LAN in Asia-Pacific. The Program is a global certification endorsed by the Wireless LAN Association and offers a valuable mix of theoretical and practical skills. With the advent of Wireless Technologies impacting businesses significantly, both of these organizations are committed to addressing the increasing training needs of the market. The Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) "hot spots" that are starting to become prevalent in many other parts of the world, signal the definite need for more Wireless Education, and point to increased growth for the industry in Asia-Pacific, as well. "Planet3 Wireless has a proven track record in delivering high quality, value-added Wireless Training across a variety platforms, and an invigorating approach to disseminating this increasingly crucial knowledge", said Mr. J. Anton Ravindran, the CEO and Co-founder of Genovate. He also stressed "The demand for Wireless Services and Training is expected to increase manifold given that prepaid wireless connections grew to about 188.2 million at the end of December 2002 in this part of the world."

The Regional Academy that was established for the Asia Pacific Region, empowers Genovate to deliver the highest quality individual Certification, and also commissions them to acquire, educate and evangelize training partners towards the exciting new Technologies found under the Planet3 Wireless Inc. (USA) umbrella.

Genovate expects to train at least 30 students for the CWNA, and 10 students for the CWSP, over the next 4 Financial Quarters. These figures are expected to double in the following year given the tremendous surge in interest in Wireless Technologies.

The very first class under this new relationship, conducted recently, was a great success with the 9 attendees benefiting greatly from the training agenda.

Genovate is working towards growing the distribution of these Technological skills incrementally, throughout Asia Pacific (inclusive of the Australian territories).

Further to all of these exciting developments, Symbol Technologies has selected the CWNP Program to provide Wireless LAN Training and Certification to all of its premier 2000 + PartnerSelect Resellers and Solution Providers. Genovate has a long and valued partnership, as the Asia Pacific Training Provider, for Symbol CWNA's educational agenda.

There is every confidence that this alliance heralds the beginning of a new era in Wireless Training, in this part of the world, and presents a tremendous option for the insatiable needs of their training markets.