The Québec government renews the SmartGuide(TM) annual maintenance contract

MONTREAL, Feb. 15 /CNW Telbec/ - Alphinat Inc. (TSX-venture : NPA) is pleased to announce that the Québec government has renewed the annual maintenance contract for the SmartGuide(TM) license used to deploy e-government services to better serve constituents and enterprises.

The "ministère des Services Gouvernementaux" acquired the government license of SmartGuide in 2007 in order to deploy e-government services allowing constituents and entrepreneurs to interact in a more efficient fashion with government. Since then, over thirty Web applications have been deployed online by various ministries and agencies of the Quebec government.

"We are pleased with this vote of confidence from the Quebec government and look forward to continuing to participate in modernizing government operations" says Philippe Lecoq, President and CEO of Alphinat.

About Alphinat

Alphinat Inc. develops, markets and supports software technology that enables non-technical managers to configure and deploy Web applications and utilities to helps organisations and governments better serve clients. This technology uses sophisticated data organisation and processing software to automate interactions between systems, employees, clients, suppliers and partners. The software is consistent across organisational entities and information processing platforms, permitting a high level of collaboration in delivering complex service outcomes using existing legacy systems.

Alphinat technology could also prove useful to the healthcare, banking, insurance, telecommunications and other sectors, in modernising, automating and rendering cost-effective a number of business processes at a fraction of the cost associated with conventional customized solutions. For more details about Alphinat or its software suite, please visit www.alphinat.com.

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For further information: Mr. Philippe Lecoq, Chief Executive Officer Alphinat Inc., [phone] ext 22