MILFORD, OH, and Alexandria, VA; NOVEMBER 29, 2005 --- MPR Associates and International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI) announce a strategic alliance between the organizations. This global collaboration leverages the collective best practices programs and core competence of each to deliver unparalleled product development improvement to clients. MPR�s "First Principles" process defines multi-disciplinary science and engineering challenges into fundamental technical challenges. Once identified, problems are solved individually and the results are synthesized into the final product using a building block approach. ITI�s best practice new product development processes, capabilities, and support systems allow clients to significantly improve product development productivity and time to market.

The alliance paves the way into new markets for each organization. MPR services clients primarily throughout the nuclear, power and power distribution, government, and new company startup/new technology markets. The focus of ITI has to this point been in discrete manufacturing markets such as automotive, aerospace, off highway, lawn and garden, etc.

Christian Haller, MPR Director -- Technology Division, describes the alliance as a "combination of the best-in-class product design and development capabilities of MPR with the best-in-class product development process improvement program of ITI. This combination enables our clients to get their highest quality products to market in record time."

"MPR and ITI are individually recognized as the global leaders within their respective realms," explains ITI�s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mike Benzakein. "Together we deliver a breadth of capabilities and experience previously not available from any single entity. The true beneficiaries of this alliance, however, are current and future clients who now have access to a new set of expertise. By introducing the first principles process and tapping the strong technical talent of MPR, ITI can deliver total multi-disciplinary science and engineering solutions to our client base."

About MPR
Founded in 1964, MPR delivers our collective technical capability with full knowledge of the business and organizational challenges our clients face. We pride ourselves in solving the unsolvable, and doing it in a way that makes clear business sense. We cut through inefficiency to reach the root cause of a technical problem and provide a practical answer. We have saved our clients millions of dollars in annual operating and maintenance costs. We like to be strategic partners with our clients. We know how to apply engineering and scientific principles to resolve problems. Information is a cornerstone for maximizing our efficiency and effectiveness, sharing the client's perspective and sense of urgency. We explore choices and evaluate potential solutions with these business goals in mind. We frequently produce innovative, far-reaching solutions that have a wide range of technology applications.

About ITI
With global headquarters in Milford, Ohio (USA), ITI is the world�s leading provider of consulting, software products and related integration services that enable clients to dramatically improve their product and manufacturing process development capabilities. ITI is the world�s largest independent provider of product data integration products and services. The Company�s Concurrent Product and Manufacturing Process Development (CPPD) methodology shortens product development time cycles and reduces development costs.