Global Technovations, Inc. is a technology-based market driven company
committed to solving customer problems via innovative technologies.
OAI and its award winning manufacturing facility have a superb reputation
for technological innovation, high quality, and a motivated and talented
workforce led by a first class management team. This transaction
strategically transforms Global Technovations into a substantial technology
company. In September 1999, we sold substantially all of the assets of our
automotive subsidiary, Top Source Automotive, Inc. ("TSA"), to OAI.
At that time, we exited the automotive speaker business because TSA, while
generating cash, was a small, single product, one customer operation trying
to compete in a consolidating industry. TSA's future as a stand-alone
automotive industry supply company was limited and the cash generated by the
sale was needed to fund the expansion of our MotorCheck On-Site Analyzer
business ("OSA-II"). OAI, by contrast, is one of the top two automotive
speaker producers in North America, and is developing speaker sales into
other vertical markets by adapting its proprietary technology for new
applications.
The OAI transaction is clearly a strategic rather than synergistic
acquisition for GTI. It provides us with a significant business platform
from which to build our Automotive and Diagnostic Technology Strategic
Business Units ("SBUs"). Further, it provides our shareholders with an
investment in a large, stable and growing audio business, along with a high
potential emerging diagnostic technology.
To use the vernacular of investment bankers, GTI now can no longer be characterized, by the financial community, as a one-product, 'venture' type Company. The acquisition of OAI
provides GTI with significant credibility and enables us to continue realizing the potential of the OSA-II technology while building on the stability of the audio business.
The opportunity at hand to leverage TSA's creativity and audio design
engineering, with OAI's audio technology and production capabilities,
significantly changes the complexion of GTI's interest, and future
involvement, in the audio technology market. This acquisition strengthens
GTI's underlining shareholder value and gives us the size, stature and
financial credibility needed to conduct OSA-II business with large players
in our target markets. The acquisition also enhances shareholder security
by limiting downside risk, while providing greater upside potential.
Both of the GTI SBUs will be able to maintain their focus and commitment to
their respective industry applications, expand their business, and further
build on their relationships with international and domestic companies. The
management team of both GTI and OAI look forward to maintaining and
enhancing customer service and support while increasing shareholder value.
The patented MotorCheck on-site analyzer allows users to attain "lab
quality" fluid analysis on-site, and in less than six minutes. The
technology is unique in that it does not require an expensive professional
trained lab technician to operate the instrument or to read/understand the
diagnostic report.
The market need for this unique instrument was driven by the slow
response time of independent labs. In many cases, by the time lab reports
were received, the vehicle had either left the maintenance center or already
experienced an avoidable catastrophic failure.
By offering on-site oil
analysis, diagnostic reports and repairs can be made virtually
simultaneously, avoiding costly delays or breakdowns.
We have identified over 24 industry/market applications for our
proprietary oil analysis technology and we are currently adapting our base
technology to address each of these specific market applications. This
"flanker strategy" will not only allow us to become more responsive to the
dictates of the market, it also creates barriers to entry for future,
potential competitors.
Oil spills pose both an environmental and
safety problem. Traditional cleaning solvents pose similar problems. Our
unique MightyClean 2000 product line offers a safe, environmentally friendly
and cost efficient means to remediate surfaces contaminated by oil, fuel, and
other hydrocarbon-based products.
The Company remains committed to develop or acquire technologies that
address specific problems experienced by our customer base. Via strategic
alliance, we will commercialize our technologies so as to exploit the
marketing and sales strengths of our partner so as to keep our operating
overhead to a minimum.
Global Technovations, Inc. is focused on solving the problems of the
future, with technology today.