Horsham, PA, March, 10 2005: Relevante, Inc. is pleased to inform you that its Director of Financial Consulting, Fred Kaplan, has been admitted as an industry leader by the Society of Industry Leaders. The Society of Industry Leaders is an international organization dedicated to bringing together authorities from all fields in a truly global network. The Society works to connect leaders and practitioners from the worlds of industry and academia with institutional investors.

As a member of the Society of Industry Leaders, I have been called upon by various members of the corporate fraternity to discuss in greater detail the finer aspects of their business operations. These discussions and subsequent changes in business strategies have given the client a new and fresh perspective on various business variables says Fred Kaplan.

At Relevante, Fred successfully manages a growing team of consultants working with different clients from varied industries across the tri-state area. He and his staff are highly regarded for managing their clients’ expectations of quality deliverables in a cost effective & timely manner.

Fred is well known in the consulting community from many years of service in the profession. His consulting experiences range from providing independent services to managing the consulting department for Goldenberg Rosenthal, LLP, a regional firm of accountants and consultants based in Jenkintown, PA, to running a practice as President of Strategic Business Consultants, Inc. His personal practice has focused on profit improvement, through engagements in finance & accounting, strategic planning, group facilitation, and financial systems. Fred has also worked with the Colonial Penn Group, CIGNA, GE Capital Corp and State Street Bank. He also performed as VP and Treasurer with the investment managers of two mutual fund families: AMA Advisors in Blue Bell and Provident Mutual Management Company in Newark, Delaware.

Fred is active in several professional associations, having served as President of the Philadelphia chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants and President of the North Penn chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. Fred is also a member of the part-time faculty of Penn State University, teaching Introduction to Finance. He received his certification as a Certified Business Manager from the Association of Professionals in Business Management. Fred also holds a BA in Economics from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from Drexel University.