Matrikon buys out Indian joint venture company

EDMONTON , Nov. 11 /CNW/ - Matrikon Inc. (TSX:MTK) announced that it purchased the remaining 51% of Matrikon-SoftDEL India Private Limited from joint venture partner SoftDEL Systems Pvt. Ltd . on November 11, 2009 for CAN$575,000.

The company, with approximately 30 full time staff, will be operating as Matrikon India going forward.

"We initiated this joint venture in July 2008 , at the peak of the resource markets," stated Ian Brown , Matrikon's vice president of Europe , Middle East & Africa . "Due to the changing global economic situation since then, we have not been able to expand the operation as we originally intended, by providing access to qualified engineers in the event of labour shortages outside of India . Where we have succeeded is in leveraging the talented resources in India to supplement our global research and development teams. Moving forward, Matrikon India will continue to expedite our R&D efforts while building the skill set to support our growth in the Middle East , where we anticipate growing demand for our products and services.

"We anticipate that the economy will recover over the next year, and as it does, Matrikon India will be prepared to meet our global resourcing needs."

Anand Vishnubhotla, a Matrikon employee of over 11 years, has been managing the operation since the joint venture was formed and will continue as General Manager. Matrikon India will be integrated into our Europe , Middle East & Africa (EMEA) business.

Ian continued: "I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome the employees of Matrikon India . We look forward to growing together in the coming years."

Forward Looking Statements

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Other factors could adversely affect our results. For more information, please see the discussion on the principal risks that could affect our results, beginning on page 45 of Matrikon's 2009 Annual Report.

The assumptions in this news release pertaining to: our positive outlook for 2010, our belief that business opportunities remain strong and that opportunities in our pipeline will materialize as contracts, global economic and political stability will remain at current levels, that our clients will continue to invest in initiatives that support efficiency and reduce costs, foreign exchange rates do not fluctuate excessively, and that we will continue to be able to inspire, motivate and maintain our employee base at a sufficient level to deliver on our objectives.

When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Matrikon, investors should carefully consider these factors, as well as other uncertainties and potential events, and the inherent uncertainty of forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by the company or on its behalf.

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About Matrikon

Matrikon (www.matrikon.com) is a provider of industrial intelligence solutions that transform production data into the knowledge needed to anticipate problems and optimize operations - empowering and sustaining the achievement of operational excellence. With offices throughout North America , Australia , Europe and the Middle East , and clients who are industry leaders in the process industries, power generation and mining, Matrikon's reach is global. Matrikon has been empowering excellence since 1988, and is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol MTK.

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