Australian IT Company Selects PSD Global for US Market Entry

July 15, 2008

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ALEXANDRIA, VA and SYDNEY, Australia – (PR Newswire)

Avalias, (http://www.avalias.com) an organizational preparedness solutions provider from Australia, has selected PSD Global (http://www.psdglobal.com), a leading international market-entry and economic development consulting firm to help them with their entry into the US market. PSD Global will help Avalias to build a sales and business development presence in the thriving emergency response market.

"We are delighted to be working with PSD Global as one of our partners and look forward to leveraging their superior network of contacts, in the emergency response market, one of our primary channels," noted Harold Wolpert, CEO of Avalias. "The opening of our USA subsidiary in the next few weeks will further strengthen our commitment to this important market."

Avalias is an international provider of simulation technologies for organizational preparedness to support a range of issues such as security and risk management, compliance, change management and business continuity by providing a mix of products and services which bring greater confidence and resilience to these organizations. Clients include local and federal government agencies as well as major corporations.

"PSD Global is looking forward to the opportunity to represent this cutting edge technology company in the US market. Australia is a hotbed of some of the most advanced technologies in the world and Avalias solutions are particularly well suited for the US market," commented Patrick Dine, President & CEO of PSD Global. Mr. Dine further stated that PSD Global is planning to build on its work with this and other top-tier Australian IT firms and intends to open its first office in the Asia-Pacific region in Sydney later this year to better serve the local market where the company now has a number of clients.

About Avalias:

Avalias provides the Avalanche ST(R) simulation platform enabling interactive scenarios to be developed, exercised and assessed for individuals through to complex multiple agency interaction. Avalanche ST(R) is a powerful tool that enables organizations responsible for preparedness to build their own specific scenarios and comprehensively test their resilience. The Avalias CrowdFlow (TM) technology provides visualizations of large crowds that assist with special event planning, evacuations and critical incident management. Avalias technologies enhance preparedness, responsiveness and organizational resilience for all hazards giving your people confidence in managing events, emergencies and other critical situations more effectively.

About PSD Global:

PSD Global (http://www.psdglobal.com) is an international business and economic development consulting firm. Their specialty is assisting small and medium size technology firms with their international sales and business development efforts including market-entry, market-specific business strategies, partnership development, marketing and lead generation. PSD Global serves clients around the world in a wide array of industries including, IT, security, and aerospace. The company also assists regional and federal government agencies with their international export/import promotion initiatives.