Additionally , WWK
offers a highly flexible product management software package that helps
sales forces eliminate errors in product configuration and quotation
processes. As Tekmark continues to invest in providing
increasingly comprehensive solutions to the financial services
community, it is rewarding to be recognized, particularly given that
many of the world's best vendors provide services to Merrill Lynch."
Merrill Lynch's Preferred Vendor Program utilizes a Vendor
Performance Scorecard which ranks each of the preferred vendors on a
quarterly basis taking into account their market share, quality of
resources and performance, as well as their ability to deliver
project-based consulting services.

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ABOUT TEKMARK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS

Tekmark Global Solutions provides information technology services,
telephony services, and business solutions to a broad range of Fortune
100 and 500 companies worldwide.

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WWK maintains long-term relationships with prominent industry resources
including International SEMATECH, SELETE, Semiconductor Equipment and
Materials International (SEMI), and national labs and universities.tekmarkinc.

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With over twenty-five years serving
financial institutions since the company's inception in 1979, Tekmark
brings a multitude of experience in developing and supporting
programming and applications management systems for companies like
Merrill Lynch .

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(WWK), a cost
& productivity management software and consulting services company,
announced today that the latest edition of its much acclaimed free E-Zine
"Applied Cost Modeling" is now available on its web site (www. This annual
award recognizes superior service and consistent performance as a
partner in Merrill Lynch's Preferred Vendor Program . Our client list comprises top
companies in the financial services, telecommunications, technology ,
insurance, health care, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and electronics
industries.

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"Vendor of the Year" recognizes the vendor with the best overall
performance in the Technology T+M Preferred Vendor Program.

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Its
client base includes nearly all of the top 20 semiconductor manufacturers
and equipment and materials suppliers as well as leaders in
nano-technology, MEMS, thin film record heads , magnetic media, flat panel
displays, and solar panels. They recognize that partners like Tekmark
must bring strong domain expertise in how the financial community
operates, in addition to solid technical skills and a passion for
serving customers.

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gratifying to receive this award knowing that Merrill Lynch sets
extraordinarily high performance and quality standards as part of
their mission to provide the highest levels of service to their
customers.

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"We are pleased to be recognized by Merrill Lynch, one of the
world's leading financial management and advisory companies," said Guy
Del Grande, President of Tekmark Global Solutions .

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With more than 3,000 users worldwide, Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc.

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Tekmark's expertise lies in developing and integrating
information systems, operating and improving technology and business
processes, and helping our clients evolve to the next generation of
technologies.

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Merrill Lynch Global Sourcing and Procurement Services Names Tekmark Global Solutions ''Technology Time and Materials Consulting Vendor of the Year''

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First published in 1994, "Applied Cost
Modeling" has been the mainstay for manufacturing and assembly industries
in disseminating information on hot topics such as cost of ownership (COO),
overall equipment efficiency (OEE), cost and resource evaluation, and
discrete-event simulation.

WWK's product line includes TWO COOL for detailed process step level
cost of ownership (COO) and overall equipment efficiency (OEE), PRO COOL
for process flow and test cell costing, Factory Commander for full
factory capacity analysis and activity based costing , and Factory
Explorer for cycle time reduction and WIP planning."
In providing specific domain expertise in a variety of areas,
Tekmark's development efforts and IT support services are performed in
its Red Bank, NJ professional development facility and onsite at
multiple Merrill Lynch locations .

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PRESS RELEASE 'Applied Cost Modeling' E-Zine Now on Web

The latest edition includes two feature articles. We are proud of the Tekmark employees who have done a
consistently outstanding job day in and day out, making sure that the
entire Merrill Lynch account has been satisfied and supported .

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wwk. Specifically, it examines the issues driving
these introductions and the potential cost of ownership (COO) impacts.----Tekmark Global
Solutions, one of the nation's largest privately held providers of
information technology, telephony, business solutions and consulting
services to companies worldwide, today announced it has been named
"Technology Time and Materials Consulting Vendor of the Year" for 2004
by Merrill Lynch Global Sourcing and Procurement Services.com

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Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. "Cost of Ownership and
the Introduction of New Materials in the Wafer Fab" discusses a number of
issues revolving around the introduction of new materials into
semiconductor manufacturing.
"Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) Cost of Ownership and Return on
Investment using Factory Commander" examines a generalized approach for
estimating the COO and return on investment (ROI) of a semiconductor
manufacturing process where AMHS costs are considered.
Frank Guerrera, Chief Operating Officer of Tekmark's Financial
Solutions division , added, "Companies like Merrill Lynch set the
standard for excellence. As one of the largest privately held information
technology companies in the United States, Tekmark provides its
clients with information technology and telephony solutions, including
staff supplementation, collaborative staffing , and project solutions.

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Criteria
for selection included the presence of a large and growing base of
direct consultants across business units, adherence to program
standards over the course of the year, and feedback provided by the
user community.

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is the
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company serving technology-dependent and technology-driven organizations.

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