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HOUSTON, May 24, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SCAN USA Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharp Holding Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SHAR) announced today that the SCAN service has been expanded to alert the public of registered sex offender movement into their neighborhoods. The new predator alert feature of SCAN is available in California, Florida and Texas today and will be phased in nationally over the next eight weeks. SCAN is a national alert service that allows local police and fire departments, public safety agencies, schools and hospitals to send emergency alerts and critical safety information to the PCs, mobile phones and PDAs of neighborhood residents who may be at risk.
SCAN is provided to both public safety agencies and citizens completely free of charge through corporate sponsorships. SBC Communications, Inc. and SCAN USA Corporation entered into a distribution agreement for the SCAN program. In addition to the national predator tracking service, SCAN provides over fourteen different types of alerts including weather, traffic, health, environmental and Amber Alerts. Users register by zip code and choose which alerts they want to receive and where they should be sent -- PCs, mobile devices, or fax. SCAN also provides a National Sex Offender Registry that can be queried by zip code for 49 states and DC. Oregon currently does not have a sex offender registry available on-line.
George Sharp, Chairman of Sharp Holding Corp. says SCAN was created to keep your family safe. "We provide a three step approach to personal safety; first, be aware, next take action, then continue to stay informed. In the case of sexual predators this means knowing if any now live in your neighborhood, taking steps to avoid them, then staying alert to any newly registered sex offenders moving close to you." The public demand for this type of notification, along with physical tracking of sex offenders has led to legislation in Florida and now in the US Congress after multiple murders of young girls by released sex offenders.
SCAN notifies you when a state's sex offender registry indicates that a predator is using an address in your neighborhood. "This is public information, but many don't know where to look or rarely take the time to go through the volumes of information available in states' online registries," said Russ Krauss, Chief Operating Officer of SCAN USA. SCAN consistently monitors those data sources and provides updated information on a daily basis. "That does not mean you'll be getting sex offender notices everyday; it means we'll be watching the states' registries for your area everyday and alert you if there is a change," Mr. Krauss added.
Don Clark, former FBI Special Agent-In-Charge, says "I strongly urge people to take advantage of this free program. The SCAN alert service is an essential tool to help identify registered sex offenders that may be living in your area now as well as those who may move nearby in the future. Even though we know how important it is to have this information, none of us have the time to research it daily. SCAN is the best way to stay informed."
"Police officers and deputy sheriffs agree -- you deserve to know when a sexual predator moves into your neighborhood. We hope everyone registers for SCAN (http://www.scanusa.com ) to begin receiving these alerts," says Monty Holden, Executive Director of California Organization of Police and Sheriffs (COPS).
About Sharp Holding Corporation: Sharp Holding Corporation invests in and manages start-up companies and new technologies that benefit society and are poised to capture significant market share. These technologies are typically very timely in terms of the needs of the marketplace -- and can therefore potentially generate substantial revenues in a short period of time. Sharp Holding Corporation's expertise in Internet-based security software development plus its corporate sponsor distribution programs are key elements in their various holdings, as evidenced by SCAN USA. Sharp Holding Corporation has additional technologies under development. For additional information or to enroll in the SCAN program, please visit http://www.scanusa.com .
In conjunction with the provisions of the "Safe Harbor" section to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, this release may contain forward-looking statements pertaining to future anticipated projection plans, performance and developments, as well as other statements relating to future operations. All such forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results and there can be no assurance that actual results will not materially differ from expectations. Further information is included in the Company's Form 10K, which is filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: SCAN USA Linda Spagnoli 281 752 8888 x0 Director of Communications Adreena Betti 281 752 8888 x222 VP Community Relations
SBC Communications Inc. Sue McCain 314.982.8664 Fleishman-Hilliard, Inc.
Don Clark 281 752 8888 x0 Kelley Moran (COPS) 916.608.0840
SOURCE SCAN USA Corporation
Linda Spagnoli, Director of Communications, or Don Clark, ext. 0, or Adreena Betti, VP Community Relations, ext. 222, all of SCAN USA Corporation, +1-281-752-8888; or Sue McCain of Fleishman-Hilliard, Inc., +1-314-982-8664, for SBC Communications Inc. or Kelley Moran of California Organization of Police and Sheriffs, +1-916-608-0840
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