BUSINESS MECHANIX NEWS RELEASE 12 October 2007 Hamilton, New Zealand Business Mechanix Announces Waikato Office Opening Renowned for quality work in business and IT consulting, Business Mechanix has opened an office in The Tower Building, Ward Street, Hamilton.   Lyndal Stewart, Business Development Director, Business Mechanix, comments on the growth of the Waikato region.   “We are very excited about cementing our ties to the Waikato region further.  We have had a 5+ year history in the area with a growing client base and great loyal customers such as Wintec. Having an office to work from just makes life easier for both our customers and staff." We will be bringing skills to the region which are hard to find in the Waikato, such as Business Strategy & Planning, executive resource placements into roles such as CEO, CIO, General Manager, as well as our team of technology specialists who implement solutions to match the strategy and business requirements.    Wayne Stewart, Managing Director, says “Our strengths in both business and technology set us apart from our competitors as we can be a one-stop-shop. We approach all client challenges as business problems first, before assessing whether technology is an enabler – or a barrier – to getting a result. Our partnerships in the technology space with Microsoft, Jade and IBM show that we are backed by key industry leaders and we are able to leverage from these partnerships to provide the best advice to our customers."   Established in March 2000, Business Mechanix, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, has a proven track record, supported by a team of highly talented, skilled staff, who are all hand picked and are specialists in core business and IT competencies.  Business Mechanix is only one of a handful of Gold Certified Partners in the region.  Clients already working successfully with Business Mechanix include Ableowl, Holdfast, McKay Electrical and Wintec.   Business Mechanix is committed to building successful partnerships with customers and the proof of this is evident from the work we do and our  customer refernce sites.   Business Mechanix will offer its full range of services from the Hamilton Office, which includes Business and IT Consulting and Strategy, Mentoring, Project Management, Team Development and wider IT solutions.   About Business Mechanix:   Business Mechanix is a New Zealand owned business and IT services consultancy, a Microsoft Certified Partner and a Microsoft CRM Certified Solutions Advisor.  Business Mechanix has also recently signed a partnering agreement with Jade Software Corporation.   More than 200 New Zealand and Australian companies have chosen Business Mechanix as their Business Solutions and IT Partner of choice.   Business Mechanix offers one of the broadest skill sets available from a New Zealand consulting firm, from strategy and business process transformation to software development and technical support.  Business and technology consulting services are delivered through an innovative operating model which includes mentoring to achieve the best results.  We work “across the board” but are best known for our work in the tertiary, insurance, legal and real estate sectors.   ENDS

BUSINESS MECHANIX NEWS RELEASE 9 July 2007 Christchurch, New Zealand Jade Software Corporation Announces Partnership with Business Mechanix Jade Software Corporation (Jade) announced today that it has signed a partnering agreement with NZ consultancy Business Mechanix to collaborate in the NZ Tertiary Education sector. Jade provides a suite of solutions to the NZ Tertiary sector including Universities, Polytechnics, Private Training Establishments, Wananga and Industry Training Organisations. In a commitment to expanding its ability to meet the needs of the sector for integrated solutions, Jade has alliances with a range of companies and technologies. Business Mechanix is a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) consultancy, Microsoft products, and services to the education sector. Their customers include AUT University, Wintec, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (BoPP) and Whitecliffe College of Art & Design. Under the partnering agreement Business Mechanix will provide CRM consultancy services to Jade’s customers and Microsoft products which are fully integrated with the Jade Student Management System, providing a comprehensive solution for full student lifecycle management. Business Mechanix’s Managing Director, Wayne Stewart, said “A number of factors made this choice of partnership easy. Forward and open thinking of the two companies has resulted in an innovative and powerful combination of solutions in direct response to current tertiary sector requirements. JADE SMS is a functionally rich, open product with a lot of depth and breadth. Having built-in web-services has removed any barriers to integration and allows JADE SMS to be interoperable with other products such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM.”   Jade’s Head of Marketing, Sales and Channel Management, Gavin Mitchell, said “The experience of Business Mechanix in the area of CRM, and in the tertiary sector, is an important addition to the services we can offer. NZ Tertiary institutes require solutions developed for their changing market, and with the combination of JADE SMS and Microsoft Dynamics CRM configured by Business Mechanix, they can be confident of innovative offerings that meet their specific needs.” ENDS