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ALTIVIA Acquires controlGen, Inc.

Houston, TX – April 1, 2005 – ALTIVIA Corporation today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire controlGen, Inc. This acquisition includes the client base, all assets and all related intellectual property including intellectual property covering the use of wireless technology for monitoring and controlling remote assets. Jack Lavender, President and Trevor Kemp, Chief Technology Officer will join ALTIVIA.

In making the announcement, J. Michael Jusbasche, Chief Executive of ALTIVIA, indicated, "We evaluated several companies in the telemetry space to complement our technology and customer requirements and elected controlGen due to the flexibility and scalability of their solution. ALTIVIA will place the electronic management of all of its installed A-TRACKS telemetry units in controlGen’s device management environment"

controlGen, Inc. will continue to operate under its name as a division of ALTIVIA and will maintain its offices in Wayne, Pennsylvania and Saunderstown, Rhode Island. Jack Lavender, current President of controlGen, will become General Manager of ALTIVIA’s Telemetry Division.

ALTIVIA is the largest supplier of chemical products and services to the municipal water treatment industry in North America servicing over 500 municipalities and treating in excess of 5 billion gallons of water per day. ALTIVIA’s product line includes a full range of disinfectants, corrosion and odor control, and aluminum-based technologies, polymers and specialty coagulants for water clarification. Among its principal patented technologies, ALTIVIA manufactures specialized equipment for on-site generation of Chlorine Dioxide.

ALTIVIA is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has production facilities in Houston and St. Gabriel, Louisiana. For further information on ALTIVIA and any of its products and services, please contact Sales at 866-ALTIVIA or visit www.altivia.com.




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