As printed in the Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta) Saturday, May 5, 2001

NTG Clarity Networks Inc. delivers focused network and infrastructure solutions to telecommunication service providers with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Egypt and Calgary. It's a company that has been profitable for the last three years and with zero debt. Much of its success is due to a strong management team, established clientele, 1600% revenue growth since 1997, and 200% employee growth since 1999.

The company designs, builds and maintains high-speed wireless data networks. NTG Clarity's operation and support system includes:

• Audit and assessment
  
  
• Networking and engineering
  
  
• Marketing
  
  
• Sales
  
  
• Call Centre
  
  
• Network management center
  
  
• Installation and implementation
  
  
• Circuit design and provisioning

NTG Clarity's founder, Ashraf Zaghloul sees the industry as cyclical. "Stock is going down however there is a lot of growth in the industry. There is a demand every time we use a computer."

Technology has made an impact on the world. There are still a number of people who have yet to adopt the new technology but look at the number of home computers that are out there. How many people are hooked to the internet? How many have e-mail on their laptops? How many have cell phones? How many have hand-held wireless units? A casual observation will determine the degree to which the market is growing.

Zaghloul admits there is not enough wireless expertise out there. "NTG Clarity Clarity is always looking for strong technical people. If there is a good technical person, we will always hire them and find a project for them once they prove themselves."

NTG Clarity offers a complete range of standardized and customized training programs to its employees. Their business and networking programs include:

• CISCO
  
  
• MSCE 2000 Certification
  
  
• MCDBA Certification
  
  
• E-Commerce (Web design, Development and Java)
  
  
• Comp TIA Certification (A+/Network+/Server+)
  
  
• Novell (CNE 5.0)

Zaghloul observes that international companies of the Third World are going into wireless from day one because it's the least expensive option. NTG Clarity Clarity has also recognized the rural community as a viable market rather than just focusing on large urban centers.

Industry predictors expect more than 40 million wireless broadband subscribers across the globe with revenues in excess of $16 billion by 2005. That means people are the industry's greatest asset.

Calgary is ripe for the technology boom. The city's astounding growth is a large factor. Companies need people for e-commerce developers, RF engineers, application development architects, and virtually every aspect of the wireless market. Besides attractive salaries, many companies are providing stock options to lure its IT professionals.