McLEAN, Va., May 30, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- KnowledgeMax, Inc. (OTCBB:KWMX) is pleased to announce the company's first conference call for shareholders and members of the investment community after market close on Thursday, June 6, 2002.
The conference call, hosted and moderated by Mr. George Tsiolis of Agora Internet Relations Corp., will begin at 4:15 PM EDT on June 6, 2002 and will include addresses by KnowledgeMax CEO & Chairman Lin Pearce and President Jim Speros. The range of topics to be discussed include the recently completed merger between KnowledgeMax, Inc. and Sideware Systems, Inc., the company's recently announced intention to delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange and management's strategy to create and enhance shareholder value.
"With the merger now complete, KnowledgeMax has emerged from its quiet period and is ready to open up the lines of communication with shareholders," stated Lin Pearce. "We recognize that each and every one of our shareholders is a valuable component of our success going forward and keeping them informed, within the limits of securities regulations, is a definite priority."
It is anticipated that management commentary will last approximately 20 minutes, followed by a 15-minute question and answer session. Investors are urged to take advantage of this opportunity by asking probative and relevant questions, but are cautioned that management cannot answer questions pertaining to financial projections or otherwise yet unreleased information. Interested parties can participate in the conference call by dialing 310-914-4300 pass code 7764#.
Following the conference call, all investors and interested parties are invited to provide further commentary and discussion at the company's official on-line investment discussion forum at www.agoracom.com. To find the discussion, select KnowledgeMax from the "choose a forum" pull-down menu.
KnowledgeMax also wishes to advise investors of a recent reorganization of its Investor Relations resources. Specifically, Mr. Lou Capannelli is now in charge of all investor relations activities pertaining to brokers, funds and institutions. As such, from this date forward, all individual investor questions must be directed to the company's on-line investor relations representative, Agora Internet Relations Corp., by posting to the company's on-line investor discussion forum, or by e-mail to: KWMX@Agoracom.com. Agora will do its best to promptly respond to all inquiries.
About KnowledgeMax, Inc. (http://www.knowledgemax.com)
KnowledgeMax is based in McLean, Va. The company's new OTCBB trading symbol effective 5/22/02 is KWMX. KnowledgeMax provides organizations with eBusiness systems for purchasing knowledge and learning products and services. KnowledgeMax has developed a unique customizable "Knowledge Resource Center" which is a user-friendly, one-stop system for providing employees of Fortune 1000 companies with books, online courses, training videos, audio, and other knowledge and learning resources. Complementary premium services allow for the efficient management and delivery of client-developed content and "information on demand." Some of its customers include IBM (NYSE:IBM), Accenture (NYSE:ACN), the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). KnowledgeMax also owns a minority interest in Canadian-based Chalk Media Service Corp. (http://www.chalk.com)
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This document contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. For example, statements of expected synergies, growth and revenue opportunities, management and organizational structure are all forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that the market for the sale of certain products and services may not develop as expected; that development of these products and services may not proceed as planned; that Sideware and KnowledgeMax are unable to transition or obtain customers, successfully execute their integration strategies, or achieve planned synergies; other risks that are described from time to time in Sideware's Securities and Exchange Commission reports (including but not limited to the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and subsequently filed reports). If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions prove incorrect, Sideware's results could differ materially from Sideware's expectations in these statements. For further discussion of important risk factors that may materially affect management's estimates, Sideware's or KnowledgeMax's results, and the forward-looking statements herein, please see the risk factors contained in Sideware's SEC filings.