SWEENEY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. (SIL) WORLDWIDE MARKETING SERVICES 221 MAIN STREET, DANBURY, CT 06810 USA TEL: +01 203 748 1638/FAX: +01 203 743 9263 OVERVIEW SIL is an international marketing and research consulting firm based in the New York metropolitan region. The company was founded in 1983, and offers both qualitative and quantitative marketing research services for clients worldwide, including: * Focus group research * Executive and professional * Competitive intelligence interviewing * Consumer and business surveys * New product development * Advertising and communications * Product testing research * Sales tracking * Political and social polls * Awareness, attitude, and behaviour tracking research The company's professional affiliations include membership in: American Marketing Association [AMA] British Market Research Society [MRS] European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research [ESOMAR] European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association [EPhMRA] Qualitative Research Consultants Association [QRCA] Travel and Tourism Research Association [TTRA] American Advertising Federation [AAF] Advertising Club of New York EXPERIENCE AND CLIENT LIST The company's experience includes a broad range of product and service categories for a multinational client list. Particular emphasis is on assisting clients marketing to business and industrial markets in North America, European Union, and Japan. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES SAF (France) ITT-McDonnel Miller (USA) Cellmark (Sweden) Illinois Power (USA) Connecticut Natural Gas (USA) Dupont-SAFER (USA) Exxon (USA) Dow Chemical (USA) Imperial Chemical/ICI (USA) New York Telephone (USA) Alcatel (France) Pfizer (USA) Cadillac Plastics (USA) Douwe Egbert (Nederland) US West (USA) Northern Telecom (Canada) AT&T (USA) Valvoline Motor Oils (USA) Chief Auto Parts (USA) AIR, OCEAN, AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION Cathay Pacific Airlines (Hongkong) Alitalia (Italy) CFM: GE-SNECMA (USA/France) International Aero Engines (USA) FlightSafety International (USA) Sea-Land Service (USA) PHH Group Fleet Leasing (USA) LAG Motor Coach (Belgium) Subaru (Japan) Toyota (Japan) American Honda (USA) Kempinski Hotels (Germany) Covia (USA) British Airways (UK) GM/A.C. Rochester (USA) Walker/Tenneco (USA) Iron & Steel Institute (USA) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND OFFICE SUPPORT SYSTEMS Groupe Bull (France) Sun Microsystems (USA) Mead Data Central (USA) Konica (Japan) Hassleblad (Sweden) Polaroid (USA) Steelcase (USA) Ziff Davis/PC COMPUTING (USA) Software, Etc. (USA) IBM Systems Integration (USA) GE Information Services (UK) Compaq Computer Corp. (USA) FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES American Institute of CPAs (USA) Arthur Andersen (USA) Andersen Consulting (USA) Lazard Freres (USA) Prudential Securities (USA) Dreyfus Fund (USA) Fidelity Investments (USA) MasterCard International (USA) Visa International (USA) CoreStates Financial Corp. (USA) First Nationwide Bank (USA) FNMT (Spanish Gov't. Mint) Nikkei/Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japan) TIAA-CREF (USA) National Law Journal (USA) Rosenbluth Travel (USA) NatWest Bank (UK) FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS RJR Nabisco (USA) Perugina (Italy) Bordeaux Wine Association (France) FIPS (Switzerland) Buitoni Foods (USA) Fromageries Bel (France) Anheuser-Busch (USA) Interbrew (Belgium) Continental Cigar (USA) Rivoire et Caret (France) Nestle/Good Humor (USA) T-Fal Cookware (France) Coca-Cola (USA) Pizza Hut (USA) HEALTH, BEAUTY, SPORT, AND FASHION PRODUCTS Shiseido (Japan) Chanel (France) Faberge (USA) Upjohn (USA) Zandu Pharmaceutical (India) Johnson & Johnson (USA) Capsugel (USA) Levi Strauss (USA) Salomon (France) Nordica (Italy) Bausch & Lomb/Ray Ban PUBLISHING, ENTERTAINMENT AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS Walt Disney Co. (USA) BMG/RCA Records (USA) Sony Music (USA) Philips (Nederland) Polygram Records (USA) Tandy Corp. (USA) Japan Audio-Video Mfgrs. Assoc. (Japan) Swatch (Switzerland) Time Life Music (USA) Tommy Boy Records (USA) Laser Video Network (USA) Rhino Records (USA) Clementoni Educational Games (Italy) Int'l. Masters Publishers (UK) Toys "R" Us (USA) Radio Shack (USA) Handy Andy (USA) Hastings Books/Music/Video (USA) COMPANY STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION Based in Danbury, Connecticut USA, SIL has a representative office in San Francisco for professional and executive qualitative research, and a joint venture field centre with Opinions Unlimited in Amarillo, Texas USA. This is a 40 station CATI facility used for quantitative telephone surveys. The company also has affiliate relationships with marketing and research firms in Japan, the EU, Argentina, and South Africa for regional studies outside North America. Principal contacts in the USA are: Mr. Timm Sweeney President Ms. Lauren Lundgren Field Coordinator Ms. Dorothy Madsen Secretary Mr. Roy Letlalo Emerging Markets Development Dr. Andrew Martin Opinions Unlimited joint venture partner BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY SIL believes that the purpose of our business is to help our client's business. Our orientation towards research is that it must produce information and insight which can be acted upon, and that the benefit of such information must exceed its cost. Our approach to client service is personal, in-depth, and responsive. Your representative is your primary client contact from proposal through presentation. If you are involved in marketing a product or service in the Americas, Europe, or Asia, contact us at the address above via telephone, fax, post, or e-mail to Timm Sweeney on UNICOM or sil@uni.com on Internet. SWEENEY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.