March 20, 2004

Press Release

“Outperforming The Future^®” Becomes A Registered Trademark of Quazant^®

HOUSTON, March 20, 2004 / Press Release / -- The United States Patent and Trademark Office has officially recognized “Outperforming The Future^®” as a registered trademark of Quazant^®.  The USPTO provided Quazant with its official Certificate of Registration, which documents “Outperforming The Future^®” as an officially registered and recognized trademark, thereby affording the company all the protection associated with such a registration.

Federal registration has several advantages including public notice of our claim of ownership of the mark, a legal presumption of ownership nationwide, and the exclusive right to use the mark on or in connection with the goods or services set forth in the registration.

The United States Supreme Court has made the importance of trademarks rather clear. It stated, "The protection of trademarks is the law's recognition of the psychological function of symbols. If it is true that we live by symbols, it is no less true that we purchase goods by them. A trademark is a merchandising short-cut which induces a purchaser to select what he wants or what he has been led to believe he wants. The owner of a mark exploits this human propensity by making every effort to impregnate the atmosphere of the market with the drawing power of a congenial symbol. Once this is obtained, the trademark owner has something of value".

Quazant^® is a software development and services hybrid company, whose technology improves transaction processing performance.  With offices in Houston and Chicago, Quazant^® also provides custom software development and business consulting services.  More information about Quazant^® can be found at www.quazant.com.

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