
SWEENEY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. (SIL)
WORLDWIDE MARKETING SERVICES
221 MAIN STREET, DANBURY, CT 06810 USA
TEL: +01 203 748 1638/FAX: +01 203 743 9263

OVERVIEW

SIL is an international marketing and research consulting firm based in
the New York metropolitan region. The company was founded in 1983, and
offers both qualitative and quantitative marketing research services for
clients worldwide, including:

* Focus group research                 * Executive and professional
* Competitive intelligence                 interviewing
* Consumer and business surveys        * New product development
* Advertising and communications       * Product testing
    research                           * Sales tracking
* Political and social polls           * Awareness, attitude, and
   behaviour tracking research

The company's professional affiliations include membership in:

American Marketing Association [AMA]
British Market Research Society [MRS]
European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research [ESOMAR]
European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association [EPhMRA]
Qualitative Research Consultants Association [QRCA]
Travel and Tourism Research Association [TTRA]
American Advertising Federation [AAF]
Advertising Club of New York

EXPERIENCE AND CLIENT LIST

The company's experience includes a broad range of product and service
categories for a multinational client list. Particular emphasis is on
assisting clients marketing to business and industrial markets in North
America, European Union, and Japan.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

SAF (France)                            ITT-McDonnel Miller (USA)
Cellmark (Sweden)                       Illinois Power (USA)
Connecticut Natural Gas (USA)           Dupont-SAFER (USA)
Exxon (USA)                             Dow Chemical (USA)
Imperial Chemical/ICI (USA)             New York Telephone (USA)
Alcatel (France)                        Pfizer (USA)
Cadillac Plastics (USA)                 Douwe Egbert (Nederland)
US West (USA)                           Northern Telecom (Canada)
AT&T (USA)                              Valvoline Motor Oils (USA)
Chief Auto Parts (USA)

AIR, OCEAN, AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Cathay Pacific Airlines (Hongkong)      Alitalia (Italy)
CFM: GE-SNECMA (USA/France)             International Aero Engines (USA)
FlightSafety International (USA)        Sea-Land Service (USA)
PHH Group Fleet Leasing (USA)           LAG Motor Coach (Belgium)
Subaru (Japan)                          Toyota (Japan)
American Honda (USA)                    Kempinski Hotels (Germany)
Covia (USA)                             British Airways (UK)
GM/A.C. Rochester (USA)                 Walker/Tenneco (USA)
Iron & Steel Institute (USA)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND OFFICE SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Groupe Bull (France)                    Sun Microsystems (USA)
Mead Data Central (USA)                 Konica (Japan)
Hassleblad (Sweden)                     Polaroid (USA)
Steelcase (USA)                         Ziff Davis/PC COMPUTING (USA)
Software, Etc. (USA)                    IBM Systems Integration (USA)
GE Information Services (UK)            Compaq Computer Corp. (USA)

FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

American Institute of CPAs (USA)        Arthur Andersen (USA)
Andersen Consulting (USA)               Lazard Freres (USA)
Prudential Securities (USA)             Dreyfus Fund (USA)
Fidelity Investments (USA)              MasterCard International (USA)
Visa International (USA)                CoreStates Financial Corp. (USA)
First Nationwide Bank (USA)             FNMT (Spanish Gov't. Mint)
Nikkei/Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japan)     TIAA-CREF (USA)
National Law Journal (USA)              Rosenbluth Travel (USA)
NatWest Bank (UK)

FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS

RJR Nabisco (USA)                       Perugina (Italy)
Bordeaux Wine Association (France)      FIPS (Switzerland)
Buitoni Foods (USA)                     Fromageries Bel (France)
Anheuser-Busch (USA)                    Interbrew (Belgium)
Continental Cigar (USA)                 Rivoire et Caret (France)
Nestle/Good Humor (USA)                 T-Fal Cookware (France)
Coca-Cola (USA)                         Pizza Hut (USA)

HEALTH, BEAUTY, SPORT, AND FASHION PRODUCTS

Shiseido (Japan)                        Chanel (France)
Faberge (USA)                           Upjohn (USA)
Zandu Pharmaceutical (India)            Johnson & Johnson (USA)
Capsugel (USA)                          Levi Strauss (USA)
Salomon (France)                        Nordica (Italy)
Bausch & Lomb/Ray Ban

PUBLISHING, ENTERTAINMENT AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

Walt Disney Co. (USA)                   BMG/RCA Records (USA)
Sony Music (USA)                        Philips (Nederland)
Polygram Records (USA)                  Tandy Corp. (USA)
Japan Audio-Video Mfgrs. Assoc. (Japan) Swatch (Switzerland)
Time Life Music (USA)                   Tommy Boy Records (USA)
Laser Video Network (USA)               Rhino Records (USA)
Clementoni Educational Games (Italy)    Int'l. Masters Publishers (UK)
Toys "R" Us (USA)                       Radio Shack (USA)
Handy Andy (USA)                        Hastings Books/Music/Video (USA)


COMPANY STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION

Based in Danbury, Connecticut USA, SIL has a representative office in
San Francisco for professional and executive qualitative research, and
a joint venture field centre with Opinions Unlimited in Amarillo, Texas
USA. This is a 40 station CATI facility used for quantitative telephone
surveys.

The company also has affiliate relationships with marketing and research
firms in Japan, the EU, Argentina, and South Africa for regional studies
outside North America. Principal contacts in the USA are:

Mr. Timm Sweeney        President
Ms. Lauren Lundgren     Field Coordinator
Ms. Dorothy Madsen      Secretary
Mr. Roy Letlalo         Emerging Markets Development
Dr. Andrew Martin       Opinions Unlimited joint venture partner

BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

SIL believes that the purpose of our business is to help our client's
business. Our orientation towards research is that it must produce
information and insight which can be acted upon, and that the benefit
of such information must exceed its cost.

Our approach to client service is personal, in-depth, and responsive.
Your representative is your primary client contact from proposal through
presentation. If you are involved in marketing a product or service in
the Americas, Europe, or Asia, contact us at the address above via
telephone, fax, post, or e-mail to Timm Sweeney on UNICOM or sil@uni.com
on Internet.

SWEENEY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

