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Contact:  Elizabeth Albert

                Marketing Director

                Email: ealbert@atech.com

                Phone: 303-807-5057

AUSTIN,TX – June 19, 2007 –Ascendant Technology, LLC (Atech) today announced its acquisition of Integral Data Solutions Inc., a privately held software and consulting services company based in Denver, CO.  This acquisition builds upon Atech’s commitment to providing IBM customers comprehensive solutions across all five IBM software pillars. 


“Information Management, and specifically enterprise content management, is a challenge all of our customers face and one of the fastest growing software markets,” said Jim Deters, President of Atech.  “Since IBM’s acquisition of FileNet, we have be looking for the right entry point into this market.  We have found a great team with Integral to accelerate our capabilities and offerings.” 


Integral Data Solutions is an information management solutions provider specializing in IBM FileNet and ILOG technologies.  The Integral team of consulting experts hold certifications across the complete FileNet product portfolio, with a focus in P8 technology.  Integral has created several key software solutions that will compliment Atech’s asset based consulting strategy.  These assets include: Kyte Viewer, a no-download, Web 2.0 image viewer with annotation and redaction capabilities; Scan Doctor, a solution for fixing committed documents without rescanning; and Redactis, a redaction tool that addresses security and compliance needs.


“Our team is very excited about the acquisition” says John Stark, President and CEO of Integral.  “The combination of Integral's ILOG and IBM FileNet P8 expertise with Ascendant’s delivery and support infrastructure across Lotus, WebSphere, Tivoli and Rational will be of tremendous value to IBM customers worldwide.”

ABOUT ASCENDANT TECHNOLOGY:
Ascendant Technology helps organizations both large and small achieve the flexibility and responsiveness business demands from technology investments.  Through a combination of business acumen and deep technical expertise, Ascendant Technology provides insight to solve business problems and drive business innovation.  Offering a variety of custom, packaged, and fully managed SOA and Portal solutions built on dependable IBM technology, Ascendant Technology provides solutions that improve communication and collaboration.  Ascendant Technology can be reached at (512) 346-9580 or visit www.atech.com.

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