XCEND Group Joins SageCreek Partners Portfolio

- Knowledge, Experience, and Complete Understanding of IT Lifecycle Management
Space among Reasons for Selecting SageCreek Partners -
SALT LAKE CITY--(Business Wire)--
XCEND Group, an IT lifecycle management company and National Symantec Partner in
Brighton, MI, has engaged with SageCreek Partners, a consulting company that
provides "mentor capital" for technology businesses. SageCreek will facilitate
XCEND Group`s growth as a solution provider and help the company achieve its
next goal of becoming strongly established in the data visualization and
performance management space.

XCEND Group`s first product offering, MetriX, collects data from Altiris and
other popular IT management platforms and consolidates Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) into a single Real-Time Dashboard. The Real-Time Dashboard
delivers the information that IT departments require in order to align IT
Operational KPIs with core business initiatives.

"We have excellent technology, and we`re extremely pleased to have the SageCreek
team assist us in bringing it to the global market," said Ron Schoenherr, Vice
President of Business and Strategy for XCEND. "What could take us 3-4 years to
execute on our own can now be accelerated to 1-1½ years with the help of
SageCreek."

XCEND Group joins a growing roster of SageCreek clients in the U.S., EMEA and
Latin America.

"Our goal is to leverage the experience of our team to help companies succeed
and gain market share faster and more effectively," said Greg Butterfield,
Managing Partner for SageCreek. "XCEND Group`s strong technology foundation,
innovation, and exceptional reputation with their current customers makes them
an especially good fit for alignment with the SageCreek team, and we look
forward to working closely with this outstanding management team."

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About The XCEND Group

The XCEND Group (www.xcendgroup.com), an award-winning Altiris partner, offers
IT lifecycle management products and proven consulting services to organizations
that rely on technology to run their businesses. XCEND Group transforms
organizations by aligning IT processes with business goals. The XCEND Group has
worked with more than 250 clients in designing and implementing IT Lifecycle
Management systems. Thirty-five of XCEND`s clients are in the Fortune 1000.

About SageCreek Partners

SageCreek Partners (www.sagecreekpartners.com) is creating and driving a new
category of service: Mentor Capital. Working as a companion to technology
companies and their investment partners and boards, SageCreek Partners is
comprised of seasoned executives in the U.S., EMEA and Latin America: Greg
Butterfield, Dwain Kinghorn, Steve Erickson, Tracy Tolbert, Mark Bonham, Volker
Wiora, Srinivasa "Venky" Venkataraman and Russ Warner, who have led multiple
technology companies from launch to industry leadership to successful exit.

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