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AlvaProducts Secures Exclisive Rights to Intellifit's Body Scan Database to Assist Apparel Industry in Creating Better Fitting Clothing For Consumers

Over 120,000 Body Scans Provide AlvaProducts with Enhanced Research to Correct Industry-Wide Misconception about Fit; Global Consulting Division Offers Brands and Manufacturers Advanced Tools and Strategies to Maximize Sales

NEW YORK, NY (May 22, 2006), AlvaProducts, the global leader in technology solutions for apparel product development, sourcing and quality, today announced it has an exclusive license to access Intellifit's database of over 120,000 body scans and measurements for the purpose of fit consulting. This expansion will allow AlvaProducts to offer more complete, in-depth research and analysis for its recently announced global consulting division, which provides comprehensive size and fit consulting solutions to top brands and manufacturers in the apparel industry.

Intellifit's database of measurement and demographic data has detailed body measurement data from over 120,000 consumers, including men, women and children from the U.S., Japan, the UK and most recently Italy. The addition of Intellifit?s extensive database will allow AlvaProducts to offer clients a more comprehensive understanding of the shapes and sizes of their target market.

"AlvaProducts is devoted to providing its clients with precise and accurate information to help them reach their target markets through better fitting clothing," said Janice Wang, CEO of AlvaProducts. "Incorporating Intellifit's extensive database into our current collection of body scans will enhance our ability to pull from a comprehensive database of measurements and offer clients high-level, high-impact consulting services that ultimately improve their bottom line."

AlvaProducts' global consulting division is led by Ed Gribbin, co-inventor of the revolutionary Intellifit System, the first body scanner capable of collecting accurate body measurements from fully clothed people. Bringing over 30 years of industry experience to the management team, Mr. Gribbin, together with AlvaProducts, is adding value to its clients by first identifying the exact shapes and sizes a client needs to maximize sales and then producing the tailor's mannequins, blocks and related tools to ensure accuracy throughout the global supply chain/

"We are excited about sharing our extensive database with AlvaProducts. They have developed exceptional tools to help brands make and implement changes based on measurements of real consumers," said Albert Charpentier, CTO, Intellifit Corporation. "Intellifit and AlvaProducts will help to change the industry perception about fit allowing brands and retailers to make shopping a more pleasurable experience for consumers."