Attention Business Editors

ARISE Technologies Issuing 2008 Fourth-Quarter Financial Results March 9; Conference Call at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) March 10

	    WATERLOO, ON, March 3 /CNW/ - ARISE Technologies Corporation (TSX: APV
and Frankfurt: A3T), which is dedicated to becoming a leader in
high-performance, cost-effective solar technology, today announced that it
will release its 2008 fourth-quarter and year-end financial results after 4:00
p.m. (Eastern) on Monday, March 9, 2009. ARISE will hold a conference call for
analysts and investors at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern) on March 10. The company will
file its fourth-quarter news release, financial statements, and Management
Discussion and Analysis with SEDAR and these documents will be available on
ARISE's website prior to the conference call.
	    Vern Heinrichs, interim President and Chief Executive Officer, and Dave
Chornaby, Chief Financial Officer, will be available to answer questions
during the call.
	    To participate in the call, please dial 416-644-3414 or 1-800-733-7560
(Canada and the U.S. only) at least five minutes prior to the start of the
call.
	    A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at
www.newswire.ca and www.arisetech.com.
	    An archived recording of the call will be available at 416-640-1917 or
1-877-289-8525 (Canada and the U.S. only) (Passcode 21295523 followed by the
number sign) from 10:30 a.m. on March 10 to 11:59 p.m. on March 18.

	    About ARISE Technologies

	    ARISE Technologies Corporation, based in Waterloo, Ontario, is dedicated
to becoming a leader in high-performance, cost-effective solar technology. The
company operates through three divisions. The PV Cell Division manufactures PV
(photovoltaic) cells at its first manufacturing plant in Bischofswerda,
Germany. The division is developing proprietary technology with a target of
achieving a step-by-step progression to a high-efficiency level of greater
than 20 percent. The PV Silicon Division is using a proprietary method to
produce silicon at 7N+ high-purity (99.99999 percent purity) for PV cell
applications, based on a simplified chemical vapor deposition process. The
division is focusing on scaling up its process to provide ARISE with control
over its supply, costs, and quality. The PV Systems Division provides complete
turnkey PV solutions for solar farms and rooftop installations under the
Ontario Standard Offer Program.
	    The company's shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
symbol APV and on the Frankfurt Open Market Exchange under the symbol A3T.
Additional information is available at www.arisetech.com and www.sedar.com.





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	    /For further information: ARISE Technologies Corporation, 65 Northland
Road, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2V 1Y8, Dave Chornaby, Chief Financial
Officer, (519) 772-5732, Dave.Chornaby@arisetech.com, www.arisetech.com/