Alternet Systems, Inc. (ALYI) to Present on New Security Division to Support Mobile Commerce and Payment Services in $4 Billion Market

MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - April 23, 2010) - Alternet Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: ALYI) today announced the Company is scheduled to release a strategic presentation on their recently launched mobile security division. Alternet is a leading enabler of secure mobile commerce and payment transactions in the Americas and the Caribbean. Alternet recently launched its subsidiary, International Mobile Solutions (IMS) and appointed security industry veteran Juan Cubides to lead the division (news: http://tinyurl.com/yysagh6). More information on IMS's products and services can be found at www.internationalmobilesecurity.com. The presentation is scheduled for release next Wednesday, April 28^th, and will be made available for on-demand review at www.alternetsystems.com. 

Alternet also recently announced pursuing a confidential target acquisition to support the IMS subsidiary operation. The target acquisition would provide IMS with mobile security-related intellectual property. IMS was created in late 2009 to address security concerns when deploying mobile commerce and transaction services. IMS's aim is to expand Alternet's mobile security services to the global mobile security market, which is expected to surpass $4 billion dollars in 2014, according to an ABI Research study published in January 2010.

About Alternet Systems Inc. (www.alternetsystems.com)

Alternet Systems Inc. (OTCBB: ALYI), a US corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida, is a leading enabler of Mobile Commerce services in the Americas and Caribbean. Alternet has regional presences in 17 countries throughout the region through a network of fulfillment partners and agents. Alternet's subsidiaries provide a comprehensive suite of hosted and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for the Utility, Transportation, Financial, and Telecommunication, and Retail industries. Alternet subsidiaries include Utiba Americas, a joint venture with Utiba Pte Ltd., the leading provider of mobile payment and financial transaction software and Tekvoice Communications, an established provider of hosted Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) billing services.

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Contact Information:

Media Contact at Alternet:
Erin Clancy
VP Marketing
marketing@alternetsystems.com

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