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Date Posted: 05:32:51 04/14/03 Mon
Author: 31/3/03--PLDT 20m phase1 complete low was 2.3 (2.5) 2.7
Subject: PWR--Clarity--Phillipines.

PWR Powerlan Limited

POWERLAN LIMITED 2003-03-31 ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Sydney

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Clarity International Limited, a leading supplier of carrier-grade
operational support system (OSS) products and a subsidiary of
Powerlan Limited (ASX: PWR), has clinched a multi-million-dollar deal
with Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to extend the
telecommunications company's Clarity OSS platform.

PLDT is the leading telecommunications company in the Philippines for
both domestic and international services. The company is listed on
the Philippine Stock Exchange with PLDT American Depository Receipts
listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PHI) and the Pacific
Exchange. Based in Manila, PLDT's strategy is to provide its
customers with effective solutions combining modern
telecommunications and information technology delivered by three
business streams: fixed line, wireless and ePLDT.

"PLDT expects it will now be able to provide aggressive service
levels to our customers since the Clarity OSS provides network
engineers with a single, end-to-end view of the entire network," said
Ricardo Zarate, PLDT's Executive Vice-President. "As a result, we
expect that PLDT will be able to identify, diagnose and fix problems
more quickly than ever before."

A Clarity customer for more than two years, the Clarity OSS currently
supports PLDT's business operations by configuring telecommunications
equipment to provide new and modified services for PLDT's fixed line
data services customers. Clarity's OSS also provides rapid recovery
from circuit and system failure by providing PLDT operators with the
ability to quickly reconfigure customer circuits to avoid damaged
areas.

PLDT has now decided to further leverage its proven Clarity
infrastructure by extending the system to include PLDT's backbone
network. This extension will provide a business view of PLDT's major
network links so that PLDT staff will be able to, for example,
quickly understand which customers would be affected by urgent
maintenance on a particular major communications link and proactively
contact them to advise them of the issue.

PLDT also expects its Clarity OSS to provide significantly faster
responses to new customer orders and network changes as well as more
efficient network management.

"In December 2002 we completed the first phase of implementing
Clarity OSS across PLDT's network," said Theo Baker, Chairman of
Clarity and Powerlan Limited. "That phase, which was worth A$20
million and covered PLDT's fixed line customers, was delivered on
time and within.2 budget. This new deal recognises the success of
that initial implementation and extends the implementation to cover
PLDT's transmission equipment. It also bears testimony to PLDT's
innovative approach to the expanded use of thetechnology to further
improve its competitive position."

ABOUT CLARITY AND POWERLAN

Clarity International provides leading-edge software that optimises
management of mission-critical platforms such as telecommunications
networks and power distribution. Clarity's products integrate
disparate technical systems to provide an integrated business view
that delivers competitive advantage and operational efficiency.

Clarity is a subsidiary of Powerlan Limited, an Australian software
vendor which develops and implements vertical solutions for
enterprises both locally and internationally. It also provides
managed network and security services.

Powerlan's other businesses include Portfolio Manager which is aimed
at investment managers, IMX which offers international monetary
systems focused on travel money and foreign exchange, Office
Converter which enables large businesses to cheaply, quickly and
automatically scan and convert Microsoft Office fileswhich contain
Visua l Basic code, and Zento, a provider of managed services in the
IT security and communications areas.

Each of the Powerlan businesses provides a range of complementary
specialist implementation and maintenance services such as
consulting, business analysis, project management and software
engineering. Powerlan's diverse customer base includes high-profile
organisations from Australia and overseas such as Macquarie Bank,
Reliance Infocom (India), Sri LankaTelecom, Perpetual Trustees,
American Express (globally), Commerze Bank (Germany), Philippines
Long Distance Telephone company, Optus, and MyTravel (a major
UK-based travel services provider).

Further information on Powerlan Limited, its divisions, products, and
customers, can be found at www.powerlan.com.au.

For more information:

Clarity International Limited Watterson Marketing Communications
Mr. Anthony Kalcina Hannah Watterson
CEO DIRECTOR
Phone: + 61 41 222 7088 Phone: +612 9437 6122
tonyk@clarity.com hannah.watterson@watterson.com.au
www.clarity.com www.watterson.com.au

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