(OATI) have kicked off a new set of hosted
computer application services for amateur sports organizations and their
participating athletes."
Paris Amani, president HangAStar, and Dr.S. market leader in
performance sports flooring.

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Games to Attract 2,000 Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities
From 80 Countries

NAGANO, Japan, March 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Special Olympics and the
2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games Bid Committee will announce tomorrow
that Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, will be the site of the 2009 Special
Olympics World Winter Games.

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And to further assist these
organizations and their many thousands of athletes, the HangAStar sponsorship
service can bring previously unrecognized , substantial funding opportunities
for both the athletes and the organizations. Master Amani is a well known international Tae Kwon Do competitor
and gold medalist at a number of national and international events.S. National Team Member and U.

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Major factors in selecting Bosnia and Herzegovina as the site of the 2009
Games were the country's climate and geography, its Olympic athletic
facilities , and the strong Special Olympics Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina
which in the past three years has yielded tremendous progress in athlete
enrollment and community participation.
Dr."
"We were looking for more than just a supplier and Sport Court impressed
us with its technologically advanced sport surfaces and proactive approach to
furthering the goals of USATF," said USATF CEO Craig Masback. "Not only have
we found a partner who will provide a safe and superior surface, but also one
that has a genuine interest in the strategic direction of our organization and
athletes .

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''By awarding the Special Olympics World Winter Games to Bosnia and
Herzegovina we will be celebrating how Special Olympics builds communities and
unites people with a common message of hope , humanity and acceptance,'' said
Timothy P. Paralympics provides sports
opportunities for elite -level athletes with disabilities.

HangAStar Kicks Off Hosted Service Solution with OATI

Given HangAStar 's professional and
knowledgeable staff, and the countless man-hours they have put into USA Tae
Kwon Do's new membership and event program, there is no doubt that our
partnership with them will be fruitful .com.

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The announcement will be made on 5 March during Closing Ceremonies of the
2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano. and Open Access
Technology International, Inc.

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U. "Together we are already moving forward
with various initiatives, including programs that help promote physical
fitness at the elementary and middle school levels.org.

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This will be the
second time that Special Olympics World Winter Games will be hosted in Europe;
Austria was the site of the 1993 Special Olympics World Winter Games.D., president and CEO, Special Olympics , Inc. HangAStar and OATI will develop and host these Internet-based
application services and terabyte -sized databases at the OATI Data Center in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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About USA Track + Field
USA Track + Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and
field, long -distance running and race walking in the United States.

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After a
global search process, USATF awarded Sport Court an exclusive and
unprecedented five-year contract which runs through 2010. Green Building Council LEED credits in many
instances.

Strategic Partnership off the Track
Moving far beyond athletic surfaces, the USATF/Sport Court partnership
includes a mutual commitment to various health and fitness initiatives,
ranging from youth fitness activities, to coaching education activities and
beyond.

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The 2009 Games are expected to attract 2,000
athletes with intellectual disabilities from at least 80 countries as well as
thousands of families, volunteers, spectators and media from around the world.Sport Court to Provide High Performance Synthetic Flooring for Competition and
Training

INDIANAPOLIS and SALT LAKE CITY, USA Track + Field
(USATF) and Sport Court, a division of Connor Sport Court International, today
jointly announced a new partnership in which Sport Court becomes the official
supplier of athletic competition and training surfaces for USATF. "We're honored to be working with the World's #1 Track + Field
Team and look forward to helping them prepare for the Beijing Games and
beyond.

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Sasan Mokhtari, president OATI,
have combined their visions to plan for a world-wide presence for HangAStar
services.

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As a result, Special Olympics is now
recognized as one of the fastest growing sports organizations in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
This partnership brings together two industry leaders - USATF, the
national governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and race
walking in the United States - and Sport Court, the U."
USATF will rely upon Sport Court's advanced track surfaces , including its
new FlashTrack, which features Nike Grind (TM) - an option offered exclusively
in Connor Sport Court sport surface products.421.

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''The
universal language of sport, so beautifully immortalized in the 1984 Olympic
Games in Sarajevo, will once again embrace the very best of the human spirit,
enabling people with intellectual disabilities to showcase their athletic
ability while taking their rightful place as valued members of society,''
Shriver said.net or sales@oatiinc .
"USATF and Sport Court look forward to providing athletes the safest and
fastest surfaces available anywhere on the globe," said Charlie Graves, CEO of
Sport Court. USATF
encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the World's #1 Track + Field
Team, the most-watched events at the Olympics, the #1 high school and junior
high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the
United States: http://www.

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The HangAStar services will go on-line in March, 2005, and will initially
provide services to USA Tae Kwon Do (USAT), the National Governing Body for
Tae Kwon Do.
The event management service will expedite the registration process for USAT
sponsored competitions and set the stage for complete, integrated tournament
management capability as well.
By hosting the services at the state of the art OATI Data Center,
HangAStar can bring much needed advanced information services to these non-
profit organizations at a cost that meets their budgetary constraints and
enhances opportunities to grow their membership. Mokhtari is recognized as bringing the application service provider
model to the energy industry and building an industry penetration of nearly
95% of wholesale electrical energy entities which utilize OATI hosted services
and other advanced information technology solutions.
For additional information on HangAStar and OATI services e-mail
info@HangAStar.

USA Track + Field and Sport Court Announce Exclusive Partnership

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Bosnia and Herzegovina to Host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games

FlashTrack 's environmentally friendly characteristics
also qualify the surface for U. "They have an established history of
encouraging youth development and activity, and offered us the additional
insight we needed into the needs and demands of today's competitive and
recreational athletes.

About Connor Sport Court International
Connor Sport Court International is the premiere sports surfacing and
flooring company which provides the marketplace with comprehensive indoor
sports flooring and outdoor sports surfacing solutions for residential,
community-based, educational and commercial customers.

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Exact dates for the 2009 Games have yet to be finalized. ''At the same time, the Games will
provide, particularly for the younger generation, a positive way to contribute
to creating a more welcoming and caring society,'' he added. OATI provides key
electrical system reliability solutions to the North American power grid and
provides expert level consulting services related to information technology.

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National Team coach.

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newscom.
Prime Minister Adnan Terzic, who is attending the Nagano Games, said that
the Bosnian government and people are proud to have been given this unique
honor to host the 2009 Games.

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Special Olympics and Paralympics are two separate organizations recognized
by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The membership management service will provide complete
registration and member management services for nearly 20 ,000 active members. Gambardella expanded on this newly formed relationship,
"As we embark on this joint venture with HangAStar, we are confident they will
be able to deliver a comprehensive product to assist USA Tae Kwon Do in the
delivery of its membership, event and tournament management systems .

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''The Special Olympics World Games will send an
important message about the readiness of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure
better, more urgent and complete solutions to meet the needs of people with
intellectual disabilities,'' said Terzic. Amani has
been a Jr.
"Sport Court has demonstrated that it has the infrastructure and, more
importantly, the leadership and energy to drive awareness of our sport and its
fitness benefits," Masback said.

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Shriver, Ph. Almost 2
million athletes in over 150 countries train and compete in 26 summer and
winter Olympic-type sports at local , national and international events. MINNEAPOLIS, HangAStar, Inc.
Bob Gambardella, USAT CEO , was in need of taking an established legacy
sports organization into the 21st century when HangAStar and OATI were
introduced to him. Nike's unique program recycles
athletic shoes and then Sport Court incorporates these high performance
recycled materials into sports surfacing products that benefit the environment
and local communities."
"We are excited to be working with the USATF to support the sport - both
on and off the track," Graves added.

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Special Olympics, founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, is the
world's largest year-round program of sports training and competitions for
individuals with intellectual disabilities of all ability levels. The on-line services will assist with an
organization's member registration processes, which is a daunting task when
having to register upwards of 20,000 or more members annually, event
management tasks for dozens of events , tournament scoring responsibilities for
sometimes several thousand event participants, and sponsorship recruitment for
hundreds of athletic organizations such as National Governing Bodies and local
athletic clubs. HangAStar
services will allow for an integrative approach for a 21st century sport
organization such as USA Tae Kwon Do, resulting in a more efficient membership
and events staff within the organization . Amani
operates Elite Tae Kwon Do in Houston where he has coached and trained such
international competitors as two-time Olympic Gold medalist Steven Lopez and
other world champions and medal holders .S.usatf.

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(Logo: http://www.
Through its sports and sports-related programming, Special Olympics provides
long-term benefits to an individual's health, self-esteem and social inclusion.
The vision of HangAStar will bring the necessary information technology to the
amateur athletic world and match much needed funds between the competitive
athletes and corporate and private sponsors. For more information
about Connor Sport Court International, call 1.8112 or visit
http://www.com.

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