Media Advisory - New Canadian Technology Brings Virtual Book-Signing to Life Quanser Control Technology at the Core of LongPen Distance Autographing Device

TORONTO, Sept. 22 /CNW/ - A Toronto-based control engineering company, Quanser Consulting Inc, will see its cutting-edge technology bring the revolutionary LongPen autographing device to life this weekend at the first ever transatlantic author signing event. The highly-anticipated launch of LongPen takes place at a Toronto literary festival on Sunday, September 24, 2006.

The event features a one-on-one book-signing between Edinburgh, Scotland and Toronto by internationally-renowned Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, who conceived the idea for LongPen and founded a company called Unotchit to turn her idea into a reality. Quanser played a key role in the development of the device, by designing and producing the Freehand Script Reproduction Robot at the heart of the LongPen system.

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       WHERE:  Word on the Street festival, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                         Location: LongPen Tent - Booth D (North-east corner of Queen's
                         Park Circle)

       WHEN:     Sunday, September 24, 2006 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
                         11:00 a.m.  Book signing with Kate Mosse from London, England
                         1:00 p.m.   Book signing with Margaret Atwood from Edinburgh,
                         Scotland
                         3:00 p.m.   Book signing with Thomas Cahill, from New York
                         City, USA

       WHO:      Dr. Jacob Apkarian, Quanser Founder & CTO, and Paul Gilbert,
                         Quanser CEO, will be available for interviews regarding the
                         robotic and real-time control technology behind LongPen.
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Founded in 1990, Quanser Consulting Inc is a world leader in the innovation and development of advanced control systems for industry, education and research. Quanser provides flexible, real-time solutions for complex control problems - from design to manufacture to implementation - taking concepts, products and research to the leading edge. Quanser's state-of-the-art control technology is currently employed worldwide in a diverse range of applications, including aerospace, robotics, medical assistive devices and the emerging field of haptics.

For further information: Sherry Lawlor, LexPR Canada, (416) 574-0405, E-mail: slawlor@lexpr.com