Ground-breaking Plug and Play Hardware and Software Solution Redefines Project Portfolio Management Delivery

Métier, Ltd., a leader in project portfolio management software and services, today announced the WorkLenz Appliance, which will be available in the first quarter of 2006.

The WorkLenz Appliance is the marriage of Métier's patented software with open source application extensions. It is delivered on the Linux operating system in a server-based appliance, and is preconfigured with industry standard methodologies. The inventive design of the appliance signals a shift in Métier's strategy for product delivery. The company is beginning to utilize best of breed open source applications that will extend and enhance their core patent portfolio. The WorkLenz Appliance supplements Métier's current suite of products, which now includes offerings on both Microsoft and open source platforms.

This innovative approach of delivering enterprise software in a self-contained appliance brings Fortune 500 project portfolio management to small and mid-sized enterprises. The decreased acquisition and implementation costs allow the WorkLenz Appliance to be offered at a price point that makes enterprise-quality project portfolio management available to any size organization. This, coupled with the built-in methodologies aligned to industry standards and validated by Métier's subject matter expertise, allows smaller companies to compete on a level playing field with larger process-centric organizations.

Métier is currently screening beta customers. Parties interested in joining their existing beta customers, partners, and distributors are encouraged to contact Métier.

About Métier, Ltd.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Métier provides innovative project portfolio management solutions that drive project success. Since 1998, Métier's suite of patented software and award winning services has delivered performance improvements for government agencies and Global 2000 corporations. Métier is ranked as one of the fastest growing, privately held companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine for the past two years. For more information about how your organization can work forward, please visit www.metier.com or call 1-877-965-9501.

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