For Immediate Release

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RAM Communications
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Don Vehlhaber
Strategy Partners Group
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Naples, Florida — January 16, 2000: Strategy Partners Group, a leader in executive level consulting in the retail, manufacturing and wholesale industries, has announced Randy J. Misener has been named CEO. SPG, a division of Applied Decisions, Inc., was previously led by Don Vehlhaber, who retains his position as President, and Ken Fobes, who remains Chairman.

"Randy brings more than 20 years of retail and manufacturing technology experience to SPG and its clients, and both groups will benefit from his industry knowledge and technical proficiency," said Vehlhaber.

"His energetic attitude rubs off on everyone he works with, and creates an environment that breeds insightful solutions to the challenges facing retailers and manufacturers."

To be based in Atlanta, Misener is responsible for SPG’s strategic sales and marketing programs as well as operations and human resources.

Misener most recently was Vice President -- Sales and Marketing at Stirling Douglas Group LTD., a Toronto-based leading edge inventory management software company specializing in inventory management solutions for forecasting, replenishment and planning for retail and manufacturing companies. He previously served as Director Worldwide Industry Marketing for NCR Corporation, and Director Worldwide Industry Marketing at AT&T Corporation.

Misener earned a Bachelor of Economics from McMaster University, and attended the Executive Marketing Program, Queens University.

Strategy Partners Group is an alliance of strategically-aligned companies specializing in key components of the supply and demand pipeline. Together they provide clients with a full spectrum of services through a seamless linkage of their respective capabilities. Strategy Partners Group is a specialist in the consumer products demand chain and has serviced clients from all levels of the food and consumer packaged goods, apparel, mass merchandise, department and specialty retailing industries. Its capabilities span corporate strategy, marketing, merchandising, procurement, distribution, transportation, logistics, productivity improvement, store operations and supporting systems and technologies. For more information, please visit the web site at http://www.spg.com.

Applied Decisions is a leading provider of expert technical consulting and software integration services to the retail and distribution industries. The company also specializes in strategic consulting, information technology and industrial engineering. Its approach of bringing consulting excellence to a project guarantees cost-effective solutions, and an ongoing relationship founded on value and customer satisfaction. Applied Decisions personnel have decades of systems implementation experience in the distribution industry, and are focused primarily on the retail and wholesale grocery sectors. Applied Decisions, is headquartered in Naples, FL, with offices in Wimberley, TX, Naperville, IL, and Reading, England. For more information, visit the web site at http://www.adusainc.com.