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OPTIMUS SOLUTIONS ACQUIRES
MAHRE CONSULTING, BROADENING IT SERVICES OFFERINGS

Business Process Modeling Services Enhance Strategic IT Design and Development Solutions for Customers

NORCROSS, GEORGIA — August XX, 2005 — Optimus Solutions, a leading provider of Information Technology (IT) solutions, announces the acquisition of Mahre Consulting, Inc. Mahre is a consulting organization with expertise in high level, strategic consulting for enterprise-wide computing, such as business process management and enterprise application integration. The acquisition will enhance Optimus’ consulting offerings in areas of high demand, including corporate governance, the IT Infrastructure Libraries (ITIL) framework, the Enterprise (EUP) and Rational (RUP) Unified Processes, process improvement, best practices, financial dashboard controls, and enterprise project management. The combination of Mahre’s business process modeling services and Optimus’ expertise in process engines, such as IBM’s WebSphere, enables Optimus to give customers deeper insights into applying IT for competitive advantage and implementing best solutions.

“Every organization has a collection of processes centered around business activities that produce value, satisfy customer requirements, and generate revenues,” said Mark Metz, CEO of Optimus Solutions. “With the acquisition of Mahre Consulting, tying these vital processes to collaborative web-based tools will bridge the gap between customer business goals and IT strategies.”

“By combining Optimus Solutions with Mahre Consulting, we broaden our ability to serve client organizations providing strategic alignment initiatives for managing people, information, processes and technologies,” said Mark Mahre, former president, CEO and partner of Mahre Consulting and Executive Vice President of Optimus Solutions. “Applying our powerful business process modeling skills together with Optimus’ enterprise architecture expertise enables our customers to align business objectives, optimize processes, and better manage resources and critical business information.”

Through Business Process Modeling, consultants help companies link processes to profits by integrating finance and forecasting applications such as supply chain and ERP applications. Our process models enable executive teams to view strategic goals linked to operational performance and allow managers to generate effective models for qualitative analysis overlooked by traditional spreadsheets and balance sheets. Mahre Consulting has developed several automated, web-based, financial business intelligence solutions that create a disciplined internal regiment to efficiently monitor and track business process improvements. Combining this with Optimus’ IT skills powers customers to bridge the gap between business goals and IT strategies, improve technology solutions, increase productivity, streamline processes, and enhance profitability.

ABOUT OPTIMUS SOLUTIONS
Optimus Solutions provides comprehensive IT solutions designed to streamline and integrate business processes across the enterprise. Optimus provides solutions that assist our customers in integrating their businesses with partners, suppliers, and customers. We do this with a comprehensive range of integration and consulting services, as well as hardware, software and storage product offerings. Optimus is a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Cisco and IBM systems and software (pSeries, iSeries, xSeries and Storage),. The company offers customers comprehensive financial options for acquiring and managing the life cycle of computer technology, such as leasing and installment payments. In 2004, the Atlanta Business Chronicle named Optimus one of the “Best Employers to Work For” and one of the “Fastest Growing Private Companies in Atlanta.” Other Optimus accolades include ranking 8th on Computer Reseller News' (CRN's) list of the “Fast Growth 100 Solution Providers,” a ranking of #7 on VARBusiness magazine’s Fast 50 list of the fastest growing VARs for 2004, and a ranking of 281 in the 11th annual VARBusiness 500 ranking. The firm is a division of the $190 million OHC LLC. For additional information, contact Optimus Solutions at 1.877.848.OPTI or http://www.OptimusSolutions.com.

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