MKI Press Releases


October 6, 2005
CONTACT: Stephen Kurtz, 303-694-4387
‘Isera Group, LLC sells its military and government sector business to Envisage Technologies’

Isera Group, LLC a Mankwitz Kurtz Investments (“MKI”) portfolio company announce the closing of the sale of substantially all of its intellectual property relating to its military and government sector business to Envisage Technologies Corporation. Santa Barbara, CA based Isera Group is a leading provider of software for complex scheduling and resource optimization, serving the military, government, emergency services and commercial sectors.

This transaction, following the previously announced sale of the company’s commercial sector business to Zoll Medical Group, completes the sale of substantially all the assets of Isera Group, LLC and ends MKI’s tenure as owner of the company, which began in May of 2001. MKI and Isera were advised on the transaction by Software Equity Group, LLC.

Over the last four years under MKI’s ownership, Isera doubled its revenues, enhanced its state of the art software products and greatly expanded its customer list to include several branches of the US Military, foreign militaries, municipalities, many of the world’s leading defense contractors as well as several emergency medical service companies and other global corporations.

About Isera Group, LLC:

Isera Group, LLC, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California develops and commercializes sophisticated software to perform complex scheduling and resource management and optimization functions for the domestic and international military, government, emergency services and commercial sectors. The Company’s software provides customers with an integrated solution that is a robust alternative to manual scheduling and resource management, the software incorporates complex optimization technology that allows users to optimize the allocation of personnel, equipment, instructors and all other resources to maximize operational efficiencies.

About Mankwitz Kurtz Investments, LLC:

Mankwitz Kurtz Investments is a private equity firm that acquires controlling interests in middle market companies and enhances their value. MKI seeks situations where its years of management and financial expertise would be utilized in the strategic direction and business decisions of the company. MKI has an extensive history of private equity successes and the resources available to capitalize on future opportunities.

About Envisage Technologies Corporation:

Envisage Technologies Corporation based in Bloomington, IN is an innovative enterprise software development company focused on the implementation of powerful internet-based Training Automation and Human Capital Management platforms for the Government sector. The company possesses broad domain expertise within the Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, First Responder and Military communities.

http://www.envisagenow.com/press_isera.asp

About Software Equity Group, LLC:

Software Equity Group is the nation’s premier merger and acquisitions advisory serving privately held software companies, e-businesses and IT service providers. Founded in 1992, Software Equity Group has advised and guided more than 400 software companies in the United States, Europe, Pacific-Asia and Israel.

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