iFact Management Consulting announces strategic alliance with StrategyCore K.K., to extend reach to the Asia-Pacific region.

Montreal, Canada, September 27, 2006. – iFact Management Consulting, Canada, (www.iFact-Consult.com) has concluded a strategic alliance with StrategyCore K.K., Japan, (http://www.StrategyCore.com) to extend its reach to the Asia-Pacific marketplace. Through this agreement, iFact Inc, already active in the North-American and European markets, and StrategyCore, covering the Asia-Pacific markets, particularly Japan, China and Australia, will jointly offer market opportunity studies and business development services to their respective clients.

« Through this cooperation agreement, we can offer our clients a broader reach into international markets», said Sabine Kerner, founder of iFact. «What counts in order to quickly seize international market opportunities is an international network of contacts, that are familiar with the local markets», continued Ms. Kerner. «StrategyCore is firmly established in Japan with excellent relationships in China and Australia, and we already see initial results for our clients who were able to quickly evaluate potential opportunities and to establish new sales channels in these new markets».

Brian Sandler, managing director with StrategyCore, stressed the synergies between the two partners: ”With iFact, we are able to offer our Japanese clients reach into the North-American and European markets.” Mr. Sandler continued: ”In addition, we can effectively speed the process of accessing the Japanese, Chinese, and Australian markets for firms based outside Asia. Doing business, particularly in Japan and China, is based on long-term relationships and trust. Having built high-level relationships in these markets over many years, we are able to offer foreign firms an unparalleled access to new opportunities in the most important markets of Asia.”

About iFact Management Consulting

Founded in 1995, iFact (www.iFact-Consult.com) has quickly taken advantage of its international network in North-America, Europe and Asia to offer a one-stop shop to quickly expand into new markets. Working with SMEs and Fortune 1000 firms, as well as with governmental organizations, iFact focuses on fast results by keeping an eye on the bottom line. Building on its experience, iFact fosters the exchange of ideas and best practices across different industries, organization types and markets.

About StrategyCore

StrategyCore K.K. (www.StrategyCore.com) is a consulting leader in the rapidly changing and competitive Asia Pacific technology industries. Focused on on Japan, China, and Australian market entry, market research, sales acceleration and intellectual property licensing, StrategyCore provides consulting solutions that assist global technology executives in making successful business decisions.

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