NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 3, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- U.S. technology firm ZKid Network Company (OTCBB:ZKID), provider of an unique Internet service offering a self-contained community that is the "Home of the Safe Internet for Children," today announced a joint marketing program with National Scientific Corporation (OTCBB:NSCT), maker of the Gotcha!(tm) wireless child safety monitor. Under the program, NSC intends to include valuable services from the ZKid Network with its Gotcha!(tm) child safety products.
CEO of ZKid Network Company, Jon Darmstadter, said, "Our KidsKeep(tm) safe Internet program is now available. ZKid Network is pleased to be teaming up with National Scientific as we get the word out about our new technology that makes the Internet a much safer place for kids and their parents. We think the fit with NSC's Gotcha!(tm) products will make an appealing bundle to the many parents and grandparents who care deeply about the safety and security of children."
Over the next year, through select premium channels of distribution, National Scientific plans to add services from the ZKid Network's KidsKeep(tm) safe Internet program with NSC's Gotcha!(tm) products. At the same time, ZKid Network plans to offer to select customers discount coupons for the purchase of NSC's Gotcha!(tm) products. Both companies will explore some additional cross promotions of one another's technology via the Internet and other avenues, including direct television sales.
Michael Grollman, CEO of National Scientific Corporation, added, "There is a natural synergy between our two company's products and philosophies. Both National Scientific and ZKid Network are interested in protecting children. NSC helps children stay safe in real-world crowded places, like shopping malls and other crowded areas, with our new Gotcha!(tm) child safety monitor. The ZKid Network helps children stay safe in the virtual world, while surfing the Internet with their KidsKeep(tm) safe Internet program. What's more, no company in the world today can offer a child safety bundle like this one. We think it will garner a great deal of interest from new customers."
ZKid Network Company is a proprietary software company dedicated to providing a totally safe environment for children. ZKid's software provides safe Internet, e-mail and chat room capabilities as well as fully animated original education/entertainment content for children ages 4-10. Subscribers can participate in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) specifically designed to provide children with a safe, secure, and fun virtual world, where they can explore, create, and communicate. It also empowers and involves parents, giving them tools to interact with their child's computer experiences. For additional information, visit their web site at www.zkidnetwork.com.
National Scientific Corporation designs and builds versatile wireless platforms for location-sensitive applications. The Company is a technology leader in combining systems for indoor and outdoor positioning. For more information about NSC, its people, and its technology please visit the Company's web site at www.national-scientific.com.
Certain information and comments contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Factors set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, its subsequent Form 10-QSB filings together with other factors that appear in this press release or in the Company's other SEC filings could affect the Company's actual results and could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of the company, in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.