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Harry Patz / 360.595.6022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 1999
TINY WASHINGTON TOWN FIELDS WORLDWIDE BUSINESS
ALERT Technology Group, Inc. may be based in a rural town with only 165 residents
(Acme*, Washington), but its ability to recruit, train and manage elite teams of
hand-picked industrial disaster prevention experts has worldwide implications.
ALERT’s President & CEO, Harry Patz, the veteran technical rescue expert from
Acme who founded the company, recently put his unique "Prevent Team" concept
together based on input from executives of several major multi-national companies.
"While most crisis management consulting firms are reactive in nature (i.e. good at
picking up the smoldering pieces), our focus is primarily proactive, and helps
organizations prevent, or lessen the crushing financial and human costs of industrial
disasters and accidents. In that context, clients can spend one dollar with us, and save
at least ten by preventing an incident. It’s a very cost-effective, technologically
advanced and fully integrated approach tailored to meet the specific needs of each
organization", stated Patz.
ALERT’s Prevent Teams, comprised of specialists from allied organizations around
the country, are trained to look at virtually every vulnerable aspect of an organization,
and recommend cost-effective preemptive cures. "As an example, while one of our
industry-specific senior engineers is scrutinizing the operations side of an organization,
one of our seasoned CPA’s is examining its financial vulnerability, while one of
Alert’s attorneys checks the organization for potential legal liabilities.
Concurrently, a senior software expert closely examines the vulnerability of their total
communication system, and a former Navy SEAL officer looks at the company’s overall
physical security. We then present the organization’s CEO and Board of Directors with
a highly detailed Report Card, plus a series of cost-effective recommendations that can
save lives, jobs, money and market share. It’s a state-of-the-art, holistic approach
that makes financial sense for all concerned, especially shareholders. I think it’s
fair to say that this is the most sophisticated risk management system available in the
market today", Patz stated.
Shown in a recent meeting in Bellingham, WA, Patz (on the far right), pours over a
detailed site map from an industrial client with colleagues (left to right) John Gargette,
an internationally-known emergency response software expert who serves as Vice President
of Essential Technologies, Inc., Harte Bressler, CPA, of Metcalf, Hodges & Co.,
ALERT’s chief financial advisor, and Jamieson Allen (of San Diego, California), who
serves as ALERT’s Vice President. "We are excited about our concept’s
reception in the marketplace, " stated Patz, "and we are capable of fielding
from four to six Prevent Teams right now, virtually anywhere in the world."
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*NOTE: Acme is located 32 miles East of Interstate 5 at the foot of Washington’s
North Cascades (known as "America’s Alps"). The picturesque community is
also home to a company with an international reputation for electronic testing and
certification since Acme is one of only three sites in the USA with minimal
electronic/magnetic resonance interference from the earth. This also factors into
ALERT’s plans for further expanding its worldwide communications capabilities.

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Harry Patz / 360.595.6022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 5, 1999
LOCAL WASHINGTON BUSINESS IS A FINALIST FOR MAJOR LOS ANGELES CONTRACT
Harry Patz, President & CEO of ALERT Technology Group, Inc. of Acme*, Washington,
today announced that his firm is one of only two companies competing as finalists for a
major contract to develop a comprehensive safe community and crisis emergency management
plan for the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission/Housing Authority.
"This opportunity allows the ALERT team to bring to bear all of its years of
expertise in these highly specialized areas. We are very proud to be involved at this
level."
ALERT, formed by Patz in 1995, offers fully integrated and automated risk management
and hazard prevention solutions for government and business, worldwide. The company also
recently added a unique "Y2K Hazard Checkup" program to its list of
capabilities. This program, which offers a three-day turnaround, allows small and
mid-sized organizations a highly cost-effective way to use ALERT’s expertise to check
for Y2K compliance.
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*Note: Acme is located 32 miles East of Mount Vernon, Washington, near the foothills of
the North Cascades.

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Harry Patz / 360.595.6022
18 February, 1999
Clark Nuber and ALERT Technology Group form strategic alliance
"Adding another arrow to its quiver," Clark Nuber, the Bellevue-based
corporation best known for its innovative CPA services and highly specialized business
niche consulting, today announced the formation of a unique strategic alliance with ALERT
Technology Group, Inc. Based in Acme, Washington, ALERT offers domestic and international
organizations a state-of-the-art array of fully integrated risk management technologies
designed to prevent extremely costly business interruptions due to industrial disasters.
The companies, which will remain fully independent, formed the mutually beneficial
alliance to combine their complementary "brain trusts" in helping Northwest
clients deal with the financial complexities of organizational risk management planning on
a cost-effective basis.
Headquartered in Bellevue, WA., Clark Nuber employs over 75 professionals with
expertise in the areas of management consulting, estates and trusts, technology
consulting, not-for-profit, state and local taxes, high net worth and individuals, family
businesses, construction, real estate and manufacturing.
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