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Third Party International, Inc. Announces Agreement with Alias, Ltd. to Manage New Product Introduction in North America For I-SketchÔ

For Immediate Release
March 31, 2002

Press Contact:
Cheryl Teigen
Press Contact for TPI
1-503-230-7938
nickv@thirdpartyintl.com
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Third Party International contracts to manage marketing campaign for the introduction of a new application, I-Sketch, from Intuit, Ltd. www.alias.ltd.uk

Portland, Oregon – Third Party International, Inc. (TPI), a business development, and marketing services firm for high tech companies, announces an agreement with Alias, Ltd. to manage the introduction of I-Sketch, a new Windows® based plant design application, in North America. I-Sketch is a software application used in the creation of as-built piping isometrics in existing or new industrial plants.

Activities

Third Party International, Inc. will develop and manager a direct marketing campaign to value added resellers, engineering design firms, and owner operators in the plant design market. The campaign will be a multi-faceted campaign including telephone, email, mail, traditional advertising, and seminar based activities. The objective of the campaign will be to educate each sector of the market as to the availability, benefit, and use of I-Sketch’s automated isometric design capability.

The goal is within 12 months to contracted with and trained 20 or more VARs throughout North America, and have introduced I-Sketch to every major owner operator, and engineering service provider in the plant design market. It is estimated that there are 42,000 industrial plants in North America and over 3000 in the planning. Current trends indicate over 1500 maintenance projects worth $5.3 billion, and over 5000 new projects worth $330 billion in planning or process. TPI estimates that I-Sketch could be used for automated design of piping isometrics on all of these projects.

Company History

Since 1985 Third Party International, Inc. has been working with high-tech companies to introduce product and services to the worldwide business-to-business market. Specializing in the technical software applications and technical markets, TPI has worked with over 300 applications to introduce product, expand markets, and help Software and Hardware companies grow to meet expanding demand in over 50 countries. TPI provides marketing and response services, executive consulting/coaching, business development & marketing consulting, and management of public relations campaigns.

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