Talent Alliance, Inc. Begins Trading On the Pinksheets OTC Markets Under the Symbol...

Talent Alliance, Inc. Begins Trading On the Pinksheets OTC Markets Under the
Symbol 'TLAN'

AUSTIN, Texas, July 18, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Talent Alliance, Inc. (Pink
Sheets:TLAN), a global provider of talent acquisition and talent management
solutions primarily operating in the United States and in the People's Republic
of China, announced today that the Company's common shares have initiated
trading on the Pinksheets OTC markets under the stock symbol "TLAN.PK".

"Having just completed the development and deployment of our proprietary talent
acquisition and vendor management application in the People's Republic of China
and the establishment and operation of our subsidiary business in Shanghai and
Beijing, we are pleased to provide public access to our shares and corporate
information," commented Jeremy Stobie, Chief Financial Officer of Talent
Alliance, Inc. "We look forward to updating the financial community as we
achieve key milestones and implement our global growth strategy to enhance
shareholder value."

Based in Austin, Texas and Shanghai, China, Talent Alliance, Inc. provides
talent management and talent acquisition technology applications and resources.
Talent Alliance provides world class permanent placement recruiting, contingent
staffing, employee leasing and benefits management services, and proprietary
talent acquisition technology solutions to small, medium sized businesses and
multi-national corporations in the United States and the People's Republic of
China. The Company currently has offices in Texas, Florida, California, and
Shanghai, China with over 1,018 employees worldwide.

Corporations throughout the International marketplace are faced with tremendous
inefficiencies in attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining top talent.
Having the ability to have one company with the technology platform to support
effective and efficient recruiting, offer a unique customer experience and
demonstrated success in providing Human Resources services, immediately gives
each partner of Talent Alliance a competitive advantage. Using a unique
technology platform, Talent Alliance helps companies increase the quality of
people hired therefore improving financial performance and ultimately assisting
customers win the war for talent. Demographically, U.S. corporations alone will
begin to feel a 10 million person workforce shortage by 2012. Companies are
already putting initiatives in place to face the increasingly competitive
recruiting marketplace. Currently, strategic partners of Talent Alliance are
experiencing a significant decrease in hiring cycle time while hiring and
retaining higher quality talent.

Forward-Looking Statement

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: Statements in this news release looking forward in time involve risks and
uncertainties, including the risks associated with the effect of changing
economic conditions, product market trends, variations in the company's cash
flow, market acceptance risks, technical development risks, seasonality and
other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission
filings. The Company undertakes no obligations to revise or update any
forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may
arise after the date of this release.

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CONTACT: Talent Alliance, Inc.
Jeremy Stobie
512-828-4770
6034 W. Courtyard Dr. Ste 150
Austin, Texas 78730