James Walker Named President/CEO of Alara, Inc.

Fremont, CA, January 25, 2005 - Alara, Incorporated, a manufacturer of medical, dental and non-destructive testing filmless x-ray imaging systems, announces the appointment of James M. Walker as President and Chief Executive officer. Mr. Walker replaces Charles W. Cantoni who has retired from the company. Mr. Walker, previously Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alara, has been associated with the company for the past ten years. “We’re very pleased to have someone with Jim’s experience and knowledge about the company at the helm,” said Henry Gauthier, newly elected Chairman of the Board of Alara.

Mr. Walker joined the company in 1994 as a director and was elected Chairman of the Board in 1995. Prior to assuming this new position, Jim Walker was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of AlphaSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALSM) and before that was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Mr. Walker received a BA degree in Mathematics from San Jose State University and an MBA degree from Santa Clara University.

“I’m pleased to assume the position of President and CEO of Alara at this time,” said Walker. “The company has a stable business in dental, medical and non-destructive testing and is poised to develop products which will take it into new markets, which should provide significant growth in revenues and profitability in the near future.”

Alara, Inc. is a privately held medical technology company that designs, manufactures and markets high quality imaging products based on storage phosphor technology. For more information on the company, visit www.alara.com.
        

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