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October 24, 2001
CONTACT: to Stephen S. Kurtz 303.694.4387
ISERA Group and EMSI Form Powerful Strategic Alliance

Santa Barbara, CA, October 24, 2001 – ISERA Group LLC, a Mankwitz Kurtz Investments, LLC portfolio company developing state-of-the-art scheduling software for public and private organizations, has announced an alliance with EMSI of Alexandria, VA and Austin, TX. Under the terms of the agreement EMSI will provide marketing and sales support to assist ISERA in increasing its business in the U.S. Department of Defense and developing new business opportunities throughout the Federal Government for ISERA’s scheduling and resource management software solutions.

“We are very pleased to have enlisted EMSI to help accelerate our growth into the Federal Sector market and look forward to a long and productive partnership, “ Joe Grimes, ISERA’s president said recently upon finalization of the contract.

“EMSI is proud to support ISERA in leveraging its mission-critical products into the Federal Government, and we look forward to a long-standing and mutually beneficial partnership with ISERA," said Ed Jones, President of EMSI.

About ISERA

ISERA was founded in 1991 by a team of university professors and experts in the field of Operations Research to create Decision Support Systems. Experiencing steady growth, the company maintains teams of personnel in its locations in Pensacola, FL, Great Lakes, IL, and Santa Barbara, developing systems for logistics management, public policy, organizational development, as well as the management of training and scheduling. For more information on ISERA visit their website at www.isera.com.

About EMSI

EMSI specializes in serving the marketing needs of technology companies of all types, including information technology, electronics, aerospace, defense, engineering and infrastructure services. In addition its two U.S. locations, the company has global associates in 39 companies around the world with offices in Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, South America and the Caribbean. For more information on EMSI visit their website at www.emsiusa.com.

About Mankwitz Kurtz Investments, LLC

Mankwitz Kurtz Investments, LLC (MKI) is a private equity firm providing mezzanine and equity capital to small and middle market companies. Our funds are used to finance acquisitions, recapitalizations and ownership transitions. MKI only makes investments in situations where our years of management and financial expertise will be utilized in the strategic direction and business decisions of the company. MKI partners with other strategic investors to bring added value and enhanced growth to each portfolio company. This combination of financial investment, operational involvement and expertise and strategic partnering is a clear path to continued success of our portfolio companies. For more information on MKI visit their website at www.mkinvestmentsllc.com.

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