SCAN USA Launches National Sex Offender Alerts on PCs and Mobile Devices (News Release)   - 9,055 Views, 9 Comments

HOUSTON, May 24 /PRNewswire/ — SCAN USA Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Sharp Holding Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SHAR) announced
today that the SCAN service has been expanded to alert the public of
registered sex offender movement into their neighborhoods. The new predator
alert feature of SCAN is available in California, Florida and Texas today and
will be phased in nationally over the next eight weeks. SCAN is a national
alert service that allows local police and fire departments, public safety
agencies, schools and hospitals to send emergency alerts and critical safety
information to the PCs, mobile phones and PDAs of neighborhood residents who
may be at risk.

SCAN is provided to both public safety agencies and citizens completely
free of charge through corporate sponsorships. SBC Communications, Inc. and
SCAN USA Corporation entered into a distribution agreement for the SCAN
program. In addition to the national predator tracking service, SCAN provides
over fourteen different types of alerts including weather, traffic, health,
environmental and Amber Alerts. Users register by zip code and choose which
alerts they want to receive and where they should be sent — PCs, mobile
devices, or fax. SCAN also provides a National Sex Offender Registry that can
be queried by zip code for 49 states and DC. Oregon currently does not have a
sex offender registry available on-line.

George Sharp, Chairman of Sharp Holding Corp. says SCAN was created to
keep your family safe. “We provide a three step approach to personal safety;
first, be aware, next take action, then continue to stay informed. In the
case of sexual predators this means knowing if any now live in your
neighborhood, taking steps to avoid them, then staying alert to any newly
registered sex offenders moving close to you.” The public demand for this
type of notification, along with physical tracking of sex offenders has led to
legislation in Florida and now in the US Congress after multiple murders of
young girls by released sex offenders.

SCAN notifies you when a state’s sex offender registry indicates that a
predator is using an address in your neighborhood. “This is public
information, but many don’t know where to look or rarely take the time to go
through the volumes of information available in states’ online registries,”
said Russ Krauss, Chief Operating Officer of SCAN USA. SCAN consistently
monitors those data sources and provides updated information on a daily basis.
“That does not mean you’ll be getting sex offender notices everyday; it means
we’ll be watching the states’ registries for your area everyday and alert you
if there is a change,” Mr. Krauss added.

Don Clark, former FBI Special Agent-In-Charge, says “I strongly urge
people to take advantage of this free program. The SCAN alert service is an
essential tool to help identify registered sex offenders that may be living in
your area now as well as those who may move nearby in the future. Even though
we know how important it is to have this information, none of us have the time
to research it daily. SCAN is the best way to stay informed.”

“Police officers and deputy sheriffs agree — you deserve to know when a
sexual predator moves into your neighborhood. We hope everyone registers for
SCAN (http://www.scanusa.com ) to begin receiving these alerts” says Monty
Holden, Executive Director of California Organization of Police and Sheriffs
(COPS).