Adds Japan to its Global Expansion of Sales and Service

December 15, 2004 (Pleasanton, CA) –Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. (WWK), a cost & productivity management software and consulting services company, announced today the naming of Selastar Corporation as its sales agent covering Japan. This appointment represents the continuation of WWK’s strategic vision to provide increased sales and service support in close proximity to all of its customers, world-wide.

“Selastar Corporation was selected to support our established and growing installed base in Japan based on their many years of successfully meeting the needs of their clients,” states David W. Jimenez, WWK's President. “They combine a comprehensive understanding of the region’s high-tech climate with an extensive background in software sales and support. We look forward to working with them to support our existing installed base and expanding the application of our software products and services.”

“We are pleased to begin representing WWK and its product line. Their products and services fit nicely with our offerings in other software and hardware areas,” says Archie Ishikawa, President of Selastar Corporation. “We see a large demand for software tools and consulting services designed to help optimize manufacturing costs and productivity. WWK will help keep our clients at the forefront of cost competitive operations.”

Selastar Corporation is a privately held company specializing in serving the Japanese semiconductor, LCD and other microelectronics-related markets. The company’s product line includes software tools, instrumentation and components which are technologically innovative and capable of significantly enhancing the level of productivity in factory operations. The company’s seasoned management team, consisting of staff who were formerly with TEL and Innotech, maintains a wide range of customer contacts and brings years of experience in distribution of such products in Japan.

With more than 2,800 users worldwide, Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. is the largest privately held operational cost management company serving technology-dependent and technology-driven companies. WWK maintains long-term relationships with prominent industry resources including International SEMATECH, SELETE, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), and national labs and universities. Its client base includes most of the top 10 semiconductor manufacturers and equipment and materials suppliers as well as leaders in thin film record heads, magnetic media, flat panel displays, and solar panels.

WWK’s product line includes TWO COOL® for detailed process step level cost of ownership (COO) and overall equipment efficiency (OEE), PRO COOL® for process flow and test cell costing, Factory Commander® for full factory capacity analysis and activity based costing, and Factory Explorer® for cycle time reduction and WIP planning. Additionally, WWK offers a highly flexible product management software package that helps sales forces eliminate errors in product configuration and quotation processes.

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