MONTREAL (Quebec), December 27, 2012 - Alphinat Inc. (TSXV: NPA) announces its results for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012.

During fiscal year 2012, Alphinat pursued its partnership strategy aimed at supporting and accelerating commercialization of SmartGuide, both for enterprise license sales and for SaaS-based services built using SmartGuide. The OEM agreement Alphinat signed with CSDC Systems Inc. (www.csdcsystems.com) and the Bull (www.bull.com) distribution agreement are a testament to the success of this strategy. Furthermore, Alphinat's commercialization efforts have resulted in the sale of SmartGuide licenses to two new Canadian provinces.

During fiscal 2012, Alphinat recognized revenue totalling $793,915 compared to $682,783 for 2011 and $1,255,514 for 2010. Net losses for fiscal 2012 totalled $787,783 compared to a net loss of $940,845 for fiscal 2011.

Alphinat's financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the period ending August 31, 2012 can be found on SEDAR, at www.sedar.com.

Forward-looking statements

Certain statements in this document, including those which express management's expectations or estimations with regard to the Company's future performance, constitute "forward-looking statements" as understood by applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are, of necessity, based on a certain number of estimates and hypotheses; while management considers these to be accurate at the time they are expressed, they are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and risks on the commercial, economic and competitive levels. We advise readers that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other known and unknown factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause significant differences between actual results and those described in forward-looking statements. Investors are advised to not rely unduly on the forward-looking statements. This advisory applies to all forward-looking statements, whether expressed orally or in writing, attributed to Alphinat or to any individual expressing them in the name of the Company. Unless required by law, the Company is under no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events, or other circumstances. Risks and uncertainties that bear on the Company are described in greater detail in the Company's Annual Report.

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