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		Alerion Capital Group adds Technology Outsourcing Services and Mobile Audit Software Firms to Investment Portfolio Scottsdale, AZ., February 13, 2006 – Alerion Capital Group, LLC, a merchant banking private equity firm, has completed multi-million dollar capital investments in Worldlink Integration Group, based in Orange County, CA, and Steton, based in St. George, UT. “We put our capital to work in firms where we can leverage our technology business experience and expertise as a business partner,” states James A. Unruh, Founding Principal of Alerion Capital Group. “Our focus is providing capital coupled with management consulting to enable high growth in technology hardware, software and service providers, as we are doing with Worldlink and Steton.” Worldlink provides technology deployment outsourcing services to major national retailers, including Petco, Jack in the Box, and Sears. The firm specializes in executing rapid technology deployments across their customers’ distributed footprint of retail and enterprise locations, utilizing a nationwide network of qualified technicians, coupled with a highly-trained project management staff and quality assurance methodology. “I was initially attracted to Alerion because of Jim’s experience transforming Unisys into a major global services company. The technology services background of the Alerion team coupled with Alerion’s investment can help us extend our highly flexible service model to a growing base of leading national retailers better than we could on our own,” states David Clarke, Worldlink President and co-founder. Steve Caplin, Steton President and CEO, adds: “We built our business by working very closely with our customers to transform their inefficient processes for managing the quality and safety aspects of their business. We selected Alerion as a business partner because Jim and his team bring extensive business expertise along with their capital to form a great partnership.” Steton provides an integrated software system for mobile data collection and reporting that is used by major customers, including Carlson Restaurants, General Mills, and Tyson, for whom closely monitoring quality, safety, and regulatory and policy compliance is critical to ensure the integrity of their products and brands. *About Alerion Capital Group* Alerion Capital Group, LLC is a merchant banking organization with a private equity focus located in Scottsdale and Salt Lake City. Alerion’s strategic business consulting provides value far beyond investment capital to its business partners, with insight gained through the group’s extensive management experience at leading firms, including Unisys, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Memorex, and Banc One Capital. James A. Unruh, Founding Principal of Alerion, recently joined the boards of Qwest and Tenet Healthcare, serves on the boards of Prudential and CSG Systems and was Unisys CEO over a seven year span where he is credited for reshaping the company into a profitable and respected software and professional service provider. *About Steton* Established in 1996, Steton is the leading provider of mobile data collection and reporting software for professionals responsible for public health, safety, quality assurance, and social responsibility. Steton empowers organizations to avoid loss and increase compliance through improved data accuracy, corrective action management, and real-time reporting. A snapshot of Steton’s clients include the top quick-service and casual dining restaurants in the world, the world’s number one retailer, leading food processors, the global leader in contract food service, the world’s largest and most respected hotel chains, leading third-party auditors and laboratories, government agencies, airlines, correctional facilities, and the list goes on. These prominent organizations have turned to Steton to help protect their most valuable assets—people, products, and brands. Steton’s rapidly expanding list of clients across multiple industries has made Steton’s software the technology standard for professionals managing risk and regulatory compliance. *About Worldlink Integration Group* Worldlink Integration Group, Inc. is a leading provider of national technology deployment services primarily for regional and national retail customers. These technology deployment services encompass from the highly repetitive to the complex project managed activities their customers demand across the lifecycle of the customer’s geographically distributed technology infrastructure. Worldlink has built its business providing flexibility and rapid execution to the benefit of their many satisfied clients, including such leading retailers as: Big 5 Sporting Goods, Kmart, Petco, New Edge Technologies, CSK Auto, Gateway, Sears, Aramark, Jack in the Box, and Bartell Drugs. With blanket national technician coverage, local staging and depot facilities and a leading project management practice, Worldlink performs thousands of deployments each year across the country. The Worldlink model delivers for customers an unrivaled combination of quality, flexibility, economy and timely execution. For more information, visit: www.alerion.com www.steton.com www.worldlinkintegration.com or contact: Rick DeAvila Managing Director Alerion, Scottsdale 480.367.0900 rickdeavila@alerion.com Jeff Unruh Managing Director Alerion, Salt Lake City 801.415.9163 jeffunruh@alerion.com National Technology Services Firm in Orange County Secures Investment from Alerion Capital Group Steton and Alerion Capital Group Announce Partnership Qwest Announces Board of Directors Appointments James Unruh Joins CSG Systems International Board James Unruh Named to Tenet’s Board of Directors January 13, 2003 - Harlan W. Smith, Founding Principal of Alerion Capital Group, announced his retirement this month from the company, which he co-founded in 1999. Founding Principal James A. Unruh says, "We are grateful to Harlan for his contribution to the development of Alerion, and we recognize and thank him for his dedication." After devoting four years to Alerion and successfully completing two investments, Mr. Smith is anxious to enter a direct operating position that will allow him a more hands-on role utilizing his extensive management experience. Jim Unruh will continue to manage Alerion and direct its investment strategy and long-term goals. Mr. Smith maintains his directorships on the Boards of both Apex Microtechnology and Tiros Corporation.

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