Donagh Mullins, Robert O'Donnell, An Taoiseach, Jim Devlin, Hugh Cooney (DC Photographer Marty Katz, washingtonphotographer.com)

Ireland’s new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) meets AI management in Washington, DC on St Patrick’s Day 2011.

Gartner Research Director Leif Eriksen met with AI today to learn more about the company. Gartner Inc. is the world’s leading information technology research company.

Lang Xu, Director of Mobile Commerce, gave an in-depth presentation  on the theme “AI, who we are, what we do, and why we believe our service is differentiated”.  Lang used market data and a case study to demonstrate how AI is positioned competitively and how it delivers value to its customers. Mr. Eriksen commented that he could see many opportunities for AI in the future and said that looks forward to following the company in the future.

As Gartner is so influential, it is very good to get AI visible on its radar.

AI offers a complete solution for the outsourcing of mobile devices.

This being enabled by our:

• Global footprint (N America, China, India, UK/ Ireland)
• Knowledge and experience of the cell phone technologies
• Total solution (design > materials sourcing > manufacturing > delivery > warranty support)
• Scalability ( ‘000’s to >,000,000’s per annual)
• High quality and price competitive manufacturing
• Local customer support

AI “USB”

For 25-45 year-old, technology enthusiasts who desires high speed connectivity on-the-go and at home for work and for personal use. Attractive data plan has also encouraged mass market adoption for consumers who look for home broadband alternatives aside from Cable Modem and ADSL.

• AWS + PCS support
• EVDO Rev A
• External memory card slot allows the modem to be used as a thumb drive
• Simple PC client “Connection Manager” enables easy installation, “plug-n-play”
• Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and MAC OS compatible
• Swivel connector design ensure it will work with all USB connectors on your laptop
• In market now

AI “AI-2″

For 18-35 years old who enjoys communication via texting as well as basic multimedia functionalities. Soft touch finish gives the sophistication to the product.

• CDMA 800/1700/1900, 1x RTT
• 1.3MP fixed focus camera
• MP3 player with dedicated music controls
• Expandable memory ensures you have enough space to store your favorite media
• MicroSD support for up to 8GB
• In market now

AI “AI-1″

Target youth market tailored primarily for texting usage. Soft shape, vivid color, and ability to customize through exchangeable face plates makes it visually appealing to the target consumer.

• CDMA 800/1900, 1x RTT
• Voice and SMS centric
• Full QWERTY keypad great for texting
• Inter-changeable faceplates allows personality expression
• In market now

AI “Diablo”

Enjoy this stylish Mobile Internet Device designed to deliver finger tip entertainment and information at an affordable price. Leveraging many new and exciting features offered on Android 2.2, “Diablo” makes a great companion for your study and personal life.

• Android 2.2 MID
• WiFi only, WiFi + HSDPA, WiFi + EVDO options
• 8” or 10” display
• 8GB built-in
• In market 2Q11

AI “Evora”

For consumer who enjoy various means of communications: browsing, emailing, social networking and accessing apps, but don’t want to break the bank for it. “Evora” allows you to enjoy smart phone experiences at a “smart” price.

• Android 2.2
• Qualcomm MSM7627 600MHz
• Cellular + AWS + PCS ( 800, 1700, 1900) banding support
• EVDO Rev A, and default to 1x wherever EVDO not available
• WiFi 802.11 b/g, support PC tether
• 3.5” HVGA capacitive touch
• 3MP AF + VGA
• Onboard 512MB shared memory
• MicroSD support up to 32GByte
• In market 2Q11

Case Study

OPEN Mobile is a cellular operator based in Puerto Rico. Launched in 2007, it revolutionized the wireless market by being the first company in Puerto Rico to offer unlimited services at flat rates without requiring a contract or cancelation fees. They also include as part of their paid in advance business model, unlimited roaming and SMS in USA Continental. Today Open Mobile had one of the highest overall satisfaction rates among cell phone providers in Puerto Rico, thanks to Open Mobile’s commitment to meet their subscribers’ needs and fulfill the market’s demands in a fast and dynamic way.

Like other smaller cellular operators, OPEN Mobile faced a quandary: Its low volume requirements meant that it found itself under-served by the Tier 1 device manufacturers. Its nibble small organization size meant that it did not have the human capital required to bring its own devices to market.

OPEN Mobile was able to resolve the quandary in a new way by partnering with Advanced Innovations and thus gaining access to the capabilities and scale it needed. Advanced Innovations’ ability to create and orchestrate the optimal global supply chain network ensured it got the level of sophisticated product management it required, right through the lifecycle. Its scale, market presence and sourcing ensured the competitive pricing that the operator needed to compete.

Advanced Innovations in conjunction with our design partners, design and supply an EVDO modem device for Open Mobile and the product was one of the best seller in 4Q10. Advanced Innovations also developed a low cost, customized texting device targeted at the youth market for Open Mobile. This device is offered in the fashionable QWERTY form factor with appealing colors and playful interchangeable faceplates. It complements Open Mobile’s product lineup and help Open Mobile to compete more effectively in the market place through new subscriber acquisition as well as existing customer retention.

Advanced Innovations also look ahead, through thorough marketing research and industry intelligence analysis, leverage ours and our design partners’ core competency, create a compelling portfolio for the next 18 month including mass market Android smart phones and mobile internet devices.

Advanced Innovations actively engages with our customers on their next generation product discussion, and we believe our compelling portfolio will help our customer to continue their success in the market place.

Everybody at Advanced Innovations is very proud of Robert’s achievement. It required additional time and effort from someone to whom time is especially valuable. The dedication and energy that Robert gives to Advanced Innovations motivates and stimulates the entire staff to work well with our customers and partners while keeping the focus on results.

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Irish company Advanced Innovations is helping Oracle showcase its new cloud strategies at this week’s Oracle OpenWorld 2010 conference in San Francisco.



Advanced Innovations SVP IT, Michael Higgins

Advanced Innovations Senior Vice-President IT Michael Higgins said he was demonstrating Advanced Innovations’ own deployments of Oracle applications in the Amazon cloud at OpenWorld. Oracle announced on Monday that its customers could now deploy their Oracle software within Amazon’s Elastic Computer Cloud (EC2) service.

“On Monday I spoke about our success at deploying the Oracle E-Business Suite in the cloud and then around Oracle back-up and recovery in the cloud,” Higgins said. “On Tuesday I also spoke about Oracle SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) instrumentation and SOA governance.”

Limerick-based Advanced Innovations creates and orchestrates global supply-chain networks for designing, building and delivering electronic products. It has partners in Ireland, China, India, UK and USA. The company was established in 2003, has 40 staff and reported revenues of over USD41 million in 2009. Higgins said that smart deployment of cutting-edge IT solutions had allowed Advanced Innovations to grow so quickly.

“Our business is doubling revenue each year, yet our headcount increase is under 5 percent a year,” he said. “Our use of Oracle Oracle WebCenter Suite, Beehive collaboration tool and SOA means our Chinese parts supplier can use a laptop and a web self-service screen to see how many transistors he can supply us.”

Brian McCoy, Gov Bob Riley, Simon O'Keeffe

Advanced Innovations Chairman, Brian McCoy and Director, SVP Marketing, Simon O’Keeffe met with Governor Riley of Alabama and Neal Wade, Director of the Alabama Development Office during the Governor’s official visit to Ireland in July. The Governor is known for his interest in commerce, education and open government. The meeting gave Advanced Innovations the opportunity to start to forge links with the State of Alabama and with local business in Huntsville. Meetings in Huntsville will ensue.

Advanced Innovations set up in Huntsville, Alabama in 2005 with Jeff Barrick leading the operation. It now has 10 staff based there and the company has several programs with suppliers in the area.

Some facts about Alabama:

Capital: Montgomery

Largest city: Birmingham Pop.: 229,800 (2007 estimate)

Width 190 miles (306 km)

Length 330 miles (531 km)

Population 4,661,900 (2008 est.)

Highest point Mount Cheaha, 2,413 ft (734 m)

Admission to Union December 14, 1819 (22nd)

Governor Robert R. Riley (R)

Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom, Jr. (D)

U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R) and Jeff Sessions (R)

U.S. House delegation Aderholt, Robert (R), Bachus, Spencer (R), Bonner, Jo (R), Bright, Bobby (D), Davis, Artur (D), Griffith, Parker (R), Rogers, Mike (R).

Time zone Central: UTC-6/DST-5

Website http://www.alabama.gov

Advanced Innovations, a world leader in the creation and orchestration of global supply chain networks that design, build and deliver electronic products for its customers, today announced that its CEO, Robert O’Donnell has been shortlisted for the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. The company’s innovative business model has delivered rapid growth – 300% over the past five years – in the UK, the US and China, where it has its Asian operations centre in Shenzhen. Robert has led its transformation from local Irish contract manufacturer into an agile, global competitor. “Today’s announcement is a fantastic recognition for everyone at Advanced Innovations who continue to work tirelessly to build a truly global company from a solid Irish foundation. This is a great endorsement of the way the people in it have grown and changed to combine solid operations with entrepreneurialism. It reflects the way fast growing customers like Promethean, itself a world leader in interactive learning technologies see Advanced Innovations – as a partner in growth, said Robert O’Donnell. The program ahead is a tough one that will, I think, drive and inform our growth strategy for the coming years”.

The Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year is part of a global recognition programme to identify, celebrate and support entrepreneurs. The scheme runs in more than 40 countries across six continents. The shortlist was selected from a competitive pool of over 120 business and individual entries received from across the island of Ireland.

For information about Advanced Innovations: www.AdvancedInnovationsInc.com

Further information: Simon O’Keeffe, +353 (87) 2513306,

SimonOKeeffe@AdvancedInnovationsInc.com

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“By transforming Advanced Innovations into a true business partner that models, scales, and manages operations for electronics manufacturers, we are meeting a growing need in today’s rapidly changing global marketplace,” said Robert O’Donnell, CEO of Advanced Innovations. “Central to AI’s growth and success are the use of innovative technology that allows for collaboration and transparency, a deep focus on understanding the specific needs of each customer and our ability to rapidly customize a supply chain solution that utilizes the right resources wherever they may be geographically located.”

The Fast 50 program, now in its tenth year in Ireland, ranks the fastest-growing technology companies in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The average growth rate of the Fast 50 companies named in this year’s ranking is 789%.

Announcing the winners of the Technology Fast 50 program, David O’Flanagan, Partner, Deloitte, Dublin said: “The aim of this year’s Fast 50 was to showcase the resilience and determination of Ireland’s indigenous technology industry and this has certainly been achieved. Our winners show that they are rising above the challenging business environment and are proof that inventive companies will continue to be successful.”

The awards took place in Clontarf Castle on October 15th.  Industry figures speaking at the event included Paul Rellis, Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland; Michael Dwyer, Founder and CEO, Empathy Marketing Limited (Pigsback.com); and Jim Sloane, Lead Technology Partner and Vice Chairman, Deloitte UK.

Details of the final Technology Fast 50 ranking list are available to download at www.fast50.ie

PR Contact:

Jorge Lavina

CooperKatz for Advanced Innovations

+1.917.595.3047

jlavina@cooperkatz.com

Editor’s Notes:

About Advanced Innovations, Ltd.

Advanced Innovations Limited (“AI”) is an international provider of electronics product design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who face rapidly changing customer demand and for whom innovation, time-to-market and delivered cost are critical success factors. It conducts operations in Ireland, China, Canada, India, UK and USA. For more information please visit www.advancedinnovationsinc.com

About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Program

To enter the Fast 50 Awards, companies must meet the criteria listed below.  Entries must be sent in electronically, with the necessary supporting documents (audited financial statements).

Entry Criteria:

• Have been operating for a minimum of five years
• Considered a technology company, which is defined as producing technology, manufacturing technology-related products, be technology intensive, or use unique technology to solve problems, devoting a high percentage of effort to technology R&D
• The parent company must be Irish-owned and have its headquarters in Ireland(subsidiaries of multinational organisations do not qualify)
• Operating revenues must be at least €50,000 for 2004

Also today, the company announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Trilliant Incorporated of Redwood City, Calif. Trilliant is a leader in intelligent networks that power the Smart Grid, allowing utilities to optimize the delivery of energy to consumers. Both announcements were made following a business breakfast in New York co-hosted by Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the NYSE Euronext. The event featured an address by Ireland’s new Prime Minister, Brian Cowen, T.D., and was attended by more than 200 guests that included EI client representatives and their U.S. customers, among others.

The U.S. expansion represents another high point for AI, while the Trilliant deal marks an important new partnership milestone. Since entering the U.S. market in 2005, AI has established significant traction in the fast-growing energy, education and RFID sectors and beyond, with customers benefiting from the company’s comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing and supply-chain solutions.

According to CEO, Robert O’Donnell, “The U.S. represents a high-growth market for our company and we’re deeply committed to expanding our investment in the region. Our new Virginia operation will allow us to expand our knowledge-based resources, which, in turn, will enable AI to better serve our existing customers while providing a platform for growth into new market segments.”

While the Huntsville, AL hub will continue to serve as the company’s primary customer support centre, the Virginia operation will serve as AI’s business development hub and will drive the company’s North American strategy. This strategy calls for a focus on specific target markets and companies with differentiated “go-to-market” strategies and disruptive technologies that can be enhanced by AI’s unique services.

About Advanced Innovations, Ltd.

Advanced Innovations is an international provider of electronics product design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who face rapidly changing customer demand and for whom rapid innovation, time-to-market and delivered cost are critical success factors. It conducts operations in Ireland , China , Canada , India , UK and USA . For more information please visit www.advancedinnovationsinc.com

About Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is the Government Agency responsible for driving leadership and growth for innovative Irish companies in international markets. With a network of 13 domestic offices and 32 international locations, Enterprise Ireland helps world-class Irish companies establish strong positions in global markets, thereby increasing regional and national prosperity.

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Name: Robert O’Donnell

Tel: (256) 585-4909

E-mail: robert.odonnell@advancedinnovationsinc.com

LIMERICK, Ireland and REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 16, 2008 – Advanced Innovations (AI), an electronics product design and manufacturing solutions house that offers complete product life cycle management and supply chain services, and Trilliant Incorporated, the leader in delivering intelligent networks that power the Smart Grid, today signed an agreement in principle to combine Trilliant’s market-leading Smart Grid products and services with AI’s global supply chain capabilities. This agreement was signed in the presence of Ireland’s new Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Mr. Brian Cowen, today in New York City

The Taoiseach appeared at The New York Stock Exchange as part of his visit to New York. During his visit, the Taoiseach will attend a series of planned engagements with key business and political leaders and will also deliver the keynote address at the “Wall Street 50” dinner on July 17.

Trilliant and AI have been working in concert on multiple Smart Grid initiatives in North America with the common goal of helping utility companies optimize the delivery of energy to consumers. Today’s announcement underpins the work that Trilliant and AI are doing to deliver comprehensive smart metering solutions to current and future customers. This work is focused on collaborating with utilities to develop a solution that produces immediate results and is future-proofed in the face of rapidly-changing, far-reaching changes in energy management.

AI is an electronics product design and manufacturing solutions house that offers complete product life cycle management and supply chain services to companies in the avionics, education, gaming, utilities and government sectors that need to get product to market faster and to achieve a lower delivered cost. AI’s clients benefit from greater corporate agility, which allows them to focus on their markets and customers while AI gets on with ensuring they get the product they expect. Because it allows them access to AI’s specific expertise and global operations, AI’s product design services and manufacturing programs are also ideal for companies whose core business is not electronics, but who require electronic enhancements to their products.

“Energy management isn’t a local problem, it’s a global issue and one that requires a global mindset,” said Robert O’Donnell, CEO of Advanced Innovations Ltd. “In our work with Trilliant we’ve encountered a company that has not only assembled an amazing array of products and services designed to bring the Smart Grid online, but one with whom we are fully prepared to tackle this issue worldwide.”

Trilliant has been delivering innovative products, services and solutions designed to improve energy management since 1985. Trilliant products and services act as the equivalent to a central nervous system for the Smart Grid, the critical communication layer necessary to process information and control system elements. More than 100 utilities have benefited from Trilliant’s expertise over the years, many of whom are currently partnering with Trilliant today to help implement Smart Grids around the world.

“Both Trilliant and AI have aggressive goals with respect to expanding beyond our home countries,” said Bill Vogel, CEO of Trilliant. “Today’s agreement combines the best of Trilliant’s North American Smart Grid expertise with AI’s global supply chain expertise and relationships. We are extremely pleased with our relationship with AI and are honored that the prime minister will be presiding over the formalization of AI and Trilliant’s relationship.”

About Advanced Innovations, Ltd.

Advanced Innovations Limited (“AI”) is an international provider of electronics product design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who face rapidly changing customer demand and for whom rapid innovation, time-to-market and delivered cost are critical success factors. It conducts operations in Ireland, China, Canada, India, UK and USA. For more information please visit www.advancedinnovationsinc.com

About Trilliant Incorporated

Trilliant is the leader in delivering intelligent networks that power the Smart Grid. Trilliant offers a combination of hardware, software and services that together act as the equivalent to a central nervous system for the Smart Grid. Since its founding in 1985, the company has been a leading innovator in the delivery and implementation of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), demand response, and grid management solutions in addition to installation, program management and meter revenue cycle services. Trilliant is focused on enabling choice for utility companies, ranging from meter, network and IT infrastructures to full or hybrid outsource models. Trilliant has more than 100 utility customers including Duke Energy, E.ON US (Louisville Gas & Electric), Hydro One, Hydro Quebec, Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, Milton Hydro, Northeast Utilities, PowerStream, Public Service Electric & Gas, San Diego Gas & Electric, Toronto Hydro Electric System Ltd., and Union Gas. The company is privately owned. For more information please visit www.trilliantinc.com