Aligo Acquires H2 Technologies; Significantly Increases HVAC and Construction Customer Base, Marketshare and Presence

Aligo Acquires H2 Technologies; Significantly Increases HVAC and Construction Customer Base, Marketshare and Presence Combined Business Provides a Strong Platform for Growth Within the Service Management Software Market SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Aligo, Inc., a global leader in mobile field force software solutions, today announced it has completed the acquisition of H2 Technologies, a leading developer of service management, dispatching and mobile field service software specifically designed for service and specialty contractors. Aligo and H2 Technologies are privately held companies and the terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Former H2 Technologies CEO, John McCarthy, has been named Vice President of Sales and will spearhead Aligo operations in Atlanta, Georgia. With the acquisition, Aligo increases its customer base to over 1,200 and augments its robust channel relationships with the assets of the newly combined company. Aligo's expanded distribution channel now includes tier one organizations such as AT&T, ESRI, GIAC, Geac Commercial Systems, Intel, Intuit and Intuit Master Builder, USA Mobility, Microsoft Business Solutions, Motorola, Nextel, and Sun Microsystems. "The acquisition of H2 is strategic to advancing Aligo's drive to deliver mobile technology to small and medium service businesses," said Emerick Woods, president and chief executive officer, Aligo. "H2 Technologies is a strong, innovating force in the field service vertical and their market presence extends our ability to mobilize the HVAC, electrical, plumbing and related specialty contracting industries." The transaction follows nearly five years of growth for Aligo and the successful execution of key milestones in providing web-based, mobile software solutions to global enterprises. New customer acquisitions increased 100% in 2004 and include Zimmer Orthopedics, Bristol Myers Squibb, State of Massachusetts, EIE Electric, Sana Security, Trenery Homes, Talbot Electric, Intellimation, Major Security and Overhead Door Company. With the launch of WorkTrack, a hosted solution for managing time, location and productivity of mobile field employees that leverages location-based services (LBS), the combination with H2 Technologies catapults Aligo's growth and market presence with deep industry expertise and sophisticated service management features built over fifteen plus years. "By joining forces with Aligo, H2 can now accelerate the development of leading mobile solutions for service and specialty contractors," said John McCarthy, former chief executive officer of H2 and newly appointed vice president of sales at Aligo. "We are excited to choose a path of growth and innovation for H2, for our customers and for our employees." H2 Technologies develops and markets the award-winning Servicom(TM) line of service and work order management, dispatching and mobile field service products. The company's service management technologies advance communication between the back office and field workers to satisfy customer needs and streamline operations of HVAC, electrical, plumbing and other service-oriented contracting businesses. Servicom integrates with a variety of other "best of breed" technologies, including the most widely used accounting, job-costing and ERP systems in the industry from leading vendors such as Microsoft Business Solutions, Geac Commercial Systems, Intuit QuickBooks and Intuit MasterBuilder, Best Software Timberline, MAS-90, and Peachtree, and others. About Aligo Aligo, the global leader in mobile field force management solutions for services industries, provides GPS-based time, job, dispatch and location tracking capabilities to reduce payroll, overtime and administrative costs while increasing the productivity of field employees. Aligo's mobile field force applications are based on the award-winning Omni Mobile Platform that ensures availability and speed, standards-based security and delivers scalability while accurately tracking and managing field employees and assets. Aligo empowers service industries such as HVAC, installation, security, electrical, landscaping, construction and building trades with timely, reliable, secure data and integrated transaction capabilities needed to take productivity to new heights. Worldwide customers include Sun Microsystems, Acme Mechanical, City of Nagahama, ChoicePoint, Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Talbot Electric, State of Massachusetts, Inter-Tel and Bristol Myers Squibb. About H2 Technologies H2 Technologies, founded in 1985, is an Atlanta-based service management software company for specialty contracting trades including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, construction, and other field service industries. H2 service work order processing, dispatch, CRM and billing products are used across North America by residential, commercial and industrial field service contractors to streamline daily operations and efficiently schedule, process and bill service work orders. Source: Aligo, Inc. CONTACT: Corinne Sklar of Aligo, Inc., +1-415-593-8200, or press@aligo.com Web site: http://www.aligo.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment