Avensys Solutions Becomes Canadian Distributor for Environnement S.A (France) MONTREAL, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manaris Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MANS; Frankfurt WKN: A0F5LD), the publicly-traded holding company of Avensys Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of fiber optic components and integrator of instrumentation and turn-key systems for environmental monitoring, today announced that Avensys Solutions, a division of Avensys Inc., has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Environnement S.A., a leading manufacturer of Air Monitoring Instrumentation for ambient air monitoring, industrial emissions monitoring, water quality and engine gas monitoring. Since its creation in 1978, Environnement S.A., a publicly traded French company since January 2006, has been dedicated to the study, development, manufacture and supply of instrumentation integrating leading edge technologies and dedicated to assessing and measuring the impact of human activities on our ecosystems. Environnement S.A. also owns 100% of a U.S. subsidiary, Altech Environment USA Corp., that provides turn-key Continuous Emission Monitoring solutions to the U.S. market. Pierre Michaud, Senior Director, Products and Solutions at Avensys Solutions, said, "This distribution agreement positions Avensys Solutions as Environnement S.A.'s exclusive Canadian distributor and further reinforces Avensys' ability to provide turn-key solutions to the Canadian industrial markets. By leveraging Altech's considerable experience and know-how, Avensys Solutions is well positioned to take advantage of the growing Continuous Emission Monitoring market in Canada." Alain Randget, Director-Business Development for Environnement S.A., added, "We are very pleased to enter into this distribution agreement with Avensys Solutions. We believe that Avensys' outstanding customer service and highly competent sales and engineering team will lead to increased sales and the successful implementation of new systems in Canada." Mr. Michaud concluded, "We are very excited about this new relationship as it represents a key milestone for Avensys Solutions as we continue to focus our growth efforts around Green House Effect Gases Monitoring through our Integrated Solutions team." About Avensys Inc. Avensys Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manaris Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MANS; Frankfurt WKN: A0F5LD). Avensys, through its manufacturing division Avensys Technologies, designs, manufactures, distributes, and markets high reliability optical components and modules as well as FBGs for the telecom market and high power devices and sub-assemblies for the industrial market. Avensys is also a pioneer in the development of packaged fiber-based sensors and instrumentation and possesses leading edge intellectual property. Avensys Solutions is an industry leader in providing environmental monitoring solutions for air, water and soil, as well as geostructure in the Canadian marketplace. For more information, please visit http://www.avensys.com/. About Environnement S.A. Environnement S.A is a leading company in the fields of on-line gas, dust and water analysis instrumentation. With operations in more than 70 countries, Environnement S.A spans all aspects of the instrumentation of the environment from design to service. For more information, please visit http://www.environnement-sa.com/ Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual results, performance and achievement in the future to differ materially from forecasted results, performance, and achievement. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the Company's plans or expectations. DATASOURCE: Manaris Corporation CONTACT: Truc Nguyen, Deputy Managing Director of The Global Consulting Group, +1-646-284-9418, Web site: http://www.avensys.com/ http://www.environnement-sa.com/

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