Major UK plc appoint Simentra for Civil Contingencies initiative

Both the inward investment unit and corporate development arm of a major UK plc continue their work with Simentra for international business acceleration opportunities in the Civil Contingencies market in the USA and UK.

San Jose, Bracknell, Belfast, Sydney, Johannesburg 15th July 2005

Simentra Ltd, a company providing a low-risk, cost effective and fast route to the international market for early stage and venture capital backed high-growth technology firms, today announced the appointment by a major UK plc to support continued developments in the UK Civil Contingencies arena. The engagement will try and harness both UK and USA technology solutions that will generate continued revenue opportunities for the provision of emergency preparedness and response implementations.

The program combines the services offerings and the ICT solutions from the UK plc that are currently in pilot phase with the UK government agencies and regional resilience teams. Simentra have already brokered and sold USA based technology firms products and services to the UK and brought partnership opportunities that will help inter agency collaboration and improved response mechanisms to emergencies, natural disasters and terrorism attacks.

Simentra Government Business Unit will provide a unique series of high profile meetings in the industry for qualified company prospects who seek to learn more about the UK plc offering and their program for UK market entry.

Gareth White, CEO Simentra who will work in conjunction with the international team at Simentra in the USA said:

"Through this initiative Simentra are extremely well placed to use the power of the UK plc brand to change the experience of the UK resilience forums and offer exciting new technology solutions in response to the requirements of the UK Civil Contingencies Act. USA based operators with unique technology solutions will maximise the potential of UK market entry strategies by having direct access to influencers in government, commercial and research facilities in the UK security sector ."

The UK plc commented that the Simentra international business acceleration model continued to support the promotion of a new range of technology solutions to industry decision makers, analysts and international companies that would match their vision of future sector opportunities in USA Homeland Security and UK Civil Contingencies.

About Simentra Ltd

Simentra Ltd is an International Risk Assessment company dedicated to providing intelligent and cost effective solutions to government, private corporations and the emergency services sector. The company Charter Series offers a range of assessment, fusion and training products and services to mitigate the risks associated with modern society and business practice and prepare for associated response protocols. Simentra is a subsidiary of AssetCo PLc in the UK www.assetco.com . Simentra has offices in Belfast (Northern Ireland), London (UK), and Houston (USA).

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