Press release

MONTREAL (Quebec), May 5, 2009 - Alphinat Inc. (TSX Venture: NPA) announces that today three leading European systems integrators have informed Alphinat that they have retained the Company's SmartGuide™ suite in order to respond to an important and significant call for public tenders issued by the French government that closed May 4, 2009.

About Alphinat

Alphinat Inc. develops, markets and supports software technology that enables non-technical managers to configure and deploy Web applications and utilities to help organisations and governments better serve clients. This technology uses sophisticated data organisation and processing software to automate interactions between systems, employees, clients, suppliers and partners. The software is ubiquitous across organisational entities and information processing platforms, permitting a high level of collaboration in delivering complex service outcomes using existing legacy systems.

Alphinat technology could also prove useful to the healthcare, banking, insurance, and telecommunications sectors, in modernising, automating and rendering cost-effective a number of business processes at a fraction of the cost associated with conventional customized solutions. For more details about Alphinat or its software suite, please visit www.alphinat.com.