PRESS RELEASE: Technalign Inc. announces the release of Pioneer Basic 3.1, the offering of a $199 PC, and partnership with the Indiana School Corporations

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PRESS RELEASE - February 5, 2008

Technalign, Inc. announces the release of Pioneer Basic 3.1, the offering of a $199 PC, and partnership with the Indiana School Corporations.

- Full Pioneer Basic 3.1 products released
- Windows compatibility included in Pioneer Basic and Stagecoach

Laramie, WY, February 5, 2008: Technalign, Inc. has announced the release of the Pioneer Basic 3.1 workstation, Stagecoach 3.1 the combined server and workstation, and it's enterprise server MigrationSERVER 3.1. These workstations utilize the KDE desktop and run off a Live CD for users to test before installation. The new releases maintain the 7 year lifecycle and those running previous versions of Pioneer Basic will be able to run the update manager to bring them up to the current version. All known and reported critical bugs have been repaired in this final release. You may download these ISOS at http://www.tapioneer.com/downloads.php.

Changes to the version include Technalign's Electricity, powered by Wine-doors, software which allows the end user to run many of their Windows? applications. Along with Electricity; the Cowboy, Cowgirl, and Wrangler Repositories, which where created in partnership with Automatix, are included and are available to other communities. The Cowboy repository contains Electricity powered by Wine-Doors and Icedtea (open source Java), Cowgirl contains items that require licensing, but free, including Real Player, Skype, Opera, and Adobe products, and finally Wrangler will contain only commercial products such as HIATLANTIS, the Technalign CRM/Supply Chain Management application.

Technalign and Wintergreen Systems is helping to bring a more stable and cost effective form of technology to students. The School Corporations in Indiana are to use earmarked grant money to acquire low cost computer access on a one to one basis for each student. Wintergreen has selected Pioneer to be included with its $199 school systems and its $199 offering with TigerDirect.com.

Dianne Ursini, CEO of Technalign states, "We are proud to be involved in this project. We are firm believers in the Indiana Computer 1:1 Program project and believe that it is the beginning to a better future for public education."

Technalign has also begun to offer PC's with Intel processors starting at only $199.99. Technalign is offering a $199.99 or $289.99 PC available with support from their Partner network in the US and Canada. The main difference between the two PC's will be the choice between a Intel Celeron 420 or Core 2 Duo processor. Many Partners will also be able to assist with installation or a data conversion from customers old systems to Pioneer. Businesses are offered the ability to have full conversions performed from their Windows? network including mail servers and much more via the Technalign partner network. To see more information about Technalign's available computer systems and specifications visit: http://www.tapioneer.com/199.php.

John Levy, CEO of Wintergreen Systems states, "We were impressed with the ease and functionality of the Pioneer Linux operating system. Its ability to run Windows? applications and its unbeatable 7 year lifespan makes it an excellent fit for the project."

About Technalign
Technalign is a leading distributor and manufacturer of Pioneer Linux and Linux software. Technalign has partnerships with Automatix, Linux Canada, Happy Jack Calendaring, Bynari, and others. Current projects include VoIPTelCaster, IP Phone System, and Pioneer Electricity, a cross-platform compatibility project. For more information on Technalign and it's products please visit www.technalign.com, www.hiatlantis.com and www.tapioneer.com.