Hind-Smith.com Selected by Marlow International to Support FIFA Premium and Promotional Program

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TORONTO, ON, September 9, 2004 - Marlow International, a global supplier of specialty advertising, promotional products, premiums, and business gifts has selected hind-smith.com to provide technology and project support for Marlow’s relationship with FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Marlow International has been appointed Preferred Premium Supplier for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ to be held in Germany. As part of their agreement with FIFA, Marlow will supply premium product websites for FIFA and their partners using technology and management support supplied by hind-smith.com.

hind-smith.com will create multiple e-commerce websites built on a sophisticated FileMaker Pro application. End users of the technology will include FIFA, Coca Cola, Gillette, MasterCard, Yahoo, and several other global firms. The application will enable these companies to manage all artwork premium product approvals and order premium FIFA items from catalogues developed specifically for to each company.

In addition to the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, web applications built by hind-smith.com will include sites for FIFA U-19 Women's World Championships Thailand 2004, FIFA Futsal World Championships Taipei, Blue Stars / FIFA Youth Cup, and several others.

‘We are very pleased that a company of Marlow’s stature has selected our firm to deliver a project that will command global exposure’ said David Hind-Smith, President of hind-smith.com. ‘Our extensive FileMaker experience coupled with strong project management skills allows us to deliver a technically challenging solution under tight timelines’.

‘Our appointment as the Preferred Premium Supplier to FIFA has opened many doors and opportunities for us. One of the most important developments has been the creation of this state of the art approvals and premiums website with hind-smith.com, the first of it’s kind in our industry’ commented Helen Anderson of Marlow International. ‘We are confident that the continued development and activation of this site by FIFA and it’s Partners over the coming months and years will only further our standing as a Global Premium Supplier and Premium Solution Provider’.

About Marlow International
Marlow International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Promo Group; a USA based holding company formed by Black Diamond Capital Partners and Banc Boston Capital.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, Marlow International has a wide distribution of offices servicing business around the world. It has account managers throughout the UK, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.


About hind-smith.com inc.
hind-smith.com is a provider of technology and project management solutions. The firm develops, supports, and hosts FileMaker, MS SQL, and mySQL solutions. Project management components include process development, supplier management, quality control, project administration.

For more information contact:

David Hind-Smith
President
hind-smith.com inc
416-234-6406
david@hind-smith.com
www.hind-smith.com
2156 Glenfield Road
Oakville, ON
L6M 3S6
Canada

Helen Anderson
Project Manager - Premium Licensing
Marlow International Limited
Glenthorne Road
3 Glenthorne Mews-115a
London,United Kingdom W6 0LJ
helen_anderson@marlowint.com
44 20 8846 3675