UPTREND Receives Initial Order AUSTIN, Texas, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UPTREND Corp. (OTC:UPTD) announced today that it has received an order for 600 AirVests, representing half of its initial 1200 unit order. The Company received an order for its patented AirVests from a Dallas-based online and mobile retailer. Product is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2004 and the Company believes that potential exists for additional orders from this customer later in the year. Robert Bitterli, CEO of UPTREND said, "This initial order speaks to the excitement surrounding the AirVest product. While the AirVest represents a new safety product for the motorcycle industry, we are extremely encouraged by the progress of our business development executives. We have developed a backlog of diverse sales opportunities. We believe that word-of-mouth advertising, in conjunction with our aggressive direct sales and marketing efforts and those of our retailers and marketing partners, will allow us to continue growing our business rapidly." The AirVest is the most revolutionary product to hit the motorsports industry since the helmet. An innovation in high quality safety gear the AirVest acts as a wearable airbag in the event of an accident, helping to protect the rider's chest and back from impact. AirVest is light weight, inflates in milliseconds and is reusable. Additional information about AirVest can be found at http://www.airvest.com/. UPTREND believes that with more than 12 million motorcycle riders in the US alone and the fastest growing segment of new riders coming from the "Baby Boomers", the conditions for an innovative and stylish safety product for this industry have never been more advantageous. UPTREND is a holding company consisting of innovative products offering substantial growth opportunities. UPTREND Corp. intends to leverage both its management experience in sales and business operations and the proven track record of its partners. Safe Harbor Statement: Matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "may," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of the Company and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: the impact of economic, competitive and other factors affecting the Company and its operations, markets, product, and distributor performance, the impact on the national and local economies resulting from terrorist actions, and U.S. actions subsequently; and other factors detailed in reports filed by the Company. This release was issued through Major Newswire (http://www.majornewswire.com/). DATASOURCE: UPTREND Corp. CONTACT: Robert L. Bitterli, CEO of UPTREND Corp., +1-512-220-7422 Web site: http://www.majornewswire.com/ http://www.airvest.com/

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