01/02/2006

THE NORMANDY GROUP AND C2 LABS ANNOUNCE MERGER

CINCINNATI, OH — January 2, 2006 — Today The Normandy Group, LLC, a Management Consulting and Technical Services firm announced its merger with C2 Labs, LLC, which specializes in the analysis, design, and development of service oriented architectures and complex web-based systems for the construction industry. The combination of The Normandy Group, LLC and C2 Labs, LLC offerings will provide clients with advanced technologies such as real-time communication between Builder and Vendor, full web-based critical path schedule management, advanced site security, direct one-on-one marketing using XSLT/PDF technologies, and automatic production to consumer data systems. The combined firms will operate under The Normandy Group, LLC name.

"The merger between The Normandy Group, LLC and C2 Labs, LLC will enhance and extend our solution offerings and industry depth. Our clients will benefit from this merger by capitalizing on well-defined solution offerings enabling them to respond to a challenging business climate with greater agility and innovation."

-Charles C. Burke, CEO The Normandy Group, LLC

C2 Labs has developed over 75 unique solutions for their clients, covering a broad range of operational areas including estimating and production, scheduling, land development, customer service, design centers, and sales and marketing. Their engineering services center on large-scale technologies and are predominately project centric. Starting with process analysis and concluding with corporate deployment, their goal is to provide clients with tangible software systems to reduce operational costs and support corporate growth. C2 Labs, LLC Enterprise Architecture Development is implemented around large-scale software technologies, such as J2EE and Oracle to deliver and transport information across servers, networks, and companies.

"I am very excited about this relationship and feel that the combined competencies will provide complete technical systems encompassing transactional and informational solutions. Through the combined custom development and data analysis, we can provide our clients with complete technical systems to run and manage their business."

-Jeffrey A. Carter, CEO C2 Labs, LLC

The Normandy Group, LLC is a privately held firm focused on providing innovative business solutions that create business value for our Fortune 1000 and premier middle market clients. The Normandy Group’s mission is to exceed our clients’ expectations and give them a competitive edge in today’s demanding business climate. We provide our clients with top professionals in business and technology. The company’s proprietary framework, Ascend (i) ™ is known as a standard for delivering scalable and secure business solutions.

The Normandy Group’s unique approach to performance management, process improvement, and the application of industry best practices enables our clients to be first to market with leading-edge solutions that result in remarkable competitive advantages. The new pace of business requires a more forward thinking vision, greater agility in the marketplace, and a faster response to changing demands. The firm delivers rapid business value by aligning specific ROI objectives with well-defined solutions that encompass people, process, and technology. You can learn more about The Normandy Group, LLC by visiting our Web site at www.thenormandygroup.com.

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