Aton International, Inc. Announces Its Membership in the
Microsoft Certified Partner Program

LOS ALTOS, California, USA — January 1, 2003 —Aton International, Inc., Specialists in Device Integration, Data Access and Data Transformation, today announced it is a new member in the Microsoft Certified Partner Program. Aton International, Inc. which offers products and services for enterprises, developers and original equipment manufacturers, has been named as a Microsoft Certified Partner due to its proven competence in developing products for Microsoft Windows Pocket PC 2002. Membership in the Microsoft Certified Partner Program will provide Aton International, Inc. with resources to help it develop and market new products to integrate with robust Microsoft solutions that will help speed customers’ time to market and reduce costs

     Constance Kobylarz, CEO, Aton International, Inc. commented “Being a member of the program gives us early access to product information, so that when our customers are ready to take advantage of the latest Microsoft technology solution we already have included key features into our products to speed integration. Our company has already begun to utilize the substantial resources of the Certified Partner Program to plan the next versions of our data access products.”

     The Microsoft Certified Partner Program allows Aton International, Inc. to utilize the Microsoft Certified Partner logo, which is an easy way for customers to recognize Aton International, Inc. as certified by Microsoft Corp. Microsoft offers a variety of resources to program members, including training, technical support, early access to Microsoft products and peer-networking opportunities that allow a variety of partners to come together and provide end-to-end customer solutions.

     “When customers are looking to implement a Microsoft technology solution for their business, their best bet is to turn to an expert - a Microsoft Certified Partner,” said Rosa Garcia, general manager of the Partner Programs Group at Microsoft. “Microsoft provides its Certified Partners with in-depth access to existing and emerging Microsoft technologies and related training and resources to help ensure that they have the technical intimacy needed to deliver quality solutions. Today, Microsoft recognizes Aton International, Inc. for demonstrating this level of expertise and welcomes it as a new Microsoft Certified Partner.”

     Aton International, Inc. has been assisting organizations for the past 20 years to seamlessly merge devices and systems for reliable data delivery. The company offers products and services designed to meet the device integration, data access and data transformation needs of original equipment manufacturers, enterprise application integrators and software developers. Our software products offer cost-effective, reliable solutions for host access from Pocket PC devices, desktops and servers which can be used off the shelf or incorporated into a custom application. Our services team helps OEMs integrate a wide array of devices and develop software for high tech products.

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Constance Kobylarz, CEO, Aton International, Inc. 650-938-9328, constance@aton.com