Turnpoint Solutions LLC Announces Engagements at Long Beach Transit & MARTA

ATLANTA, GA—July 5, 2006—Turnpoint Solutions LLC announced today that it recently started new engagements with Long Beach Transit Authority, a longtime customer, and with new customer The Metropolitan Atlanta Transportation Authority (MARTA).

The Long Beach Transit project will include an upgrade to its current ERP system, as well as an update to the Grants Management functionality previously implemented by Turnpoint. Long Beach Transit has been a Turnpoint Solutions’ transit practice customer for several years. Long Beach Transit CFO Deborah Ellis remarked, “Turnpoint Solutions brings both business process expertise and practical industry knowledge to the table.”

The MARTA project includes deployment services to assist the implementation of a new Asset Management solution. In addition to providing functional and industry knowledge related to asset management, Turnpoint will provide support around extending the asset management activities to the field through mobile computing.

Turnpoint Solution’s has a reputation in the transit industry for its domain knowledge around operations, and its critical understanding of how to use financial systems to support grants management. As the US Federal government passes additional legislation for the expanded use of public transit, transit authorities of all types are striving for ways to streamline and improve their grants management programs to ensure they take full advantage of available funding from all levels of government.

Commenting on the new engagements, Turnpoint Solutions CEO Rick Higdon remarked, “We appreciate and understand key transit business practices, especially requirements around grants management that demands domain specific business process and financial systems expertise.”

Higdon concluded, “As we thank longstanding customers and welcome new ones, Turnpoint will continue to focus on building the experience and expertise to provide our customer’s value from their technology investments.”

About Turnpoint Solutions LLC

Turnpoint Solutions is a leading provider of business domain and process driven IT consultancy services for the mining, transportation, and utility industries. We work with clients to develop innovative yet attainable business transformation strategies and we focus on the strategic application of technology in the areas of asset management, customer care and workforce optimization.

By combining vertical industry subject matter expertise, vendor/technology experience, and proven program management we ensure that our client’s technology investments deliver measurable, sustainable competitive advantage. Additional information is available on line at www.turnpoint-solutions.com.