News Release

Contact:
Barbara Rudolph
Rudolph & Company
781-229-1811 (phone)
bjr@rudolphandcompany.com

WESTFORD MASS., Aug. 10, 2004 - Ekaru, LLC, the strategic, hands-on technology services company, today announced that it has been selected by MCMUSA, INC. (“MCMUSA”) a nationwide, design/build construction management firm and Emerson Lending as their technology services provider.

MCMUSA offers a set of comprehensive services and a collaborative approach to designing and building retail, medical and commercial environments. Emerson Lending Company offers a wide selection of loan programs to meet the various needs of its clients.

“Our office technology enables us to provide the highest, most efficient levels of customer service and project management to our clients,” said Eric Silverman Chairman of MCMUSA. “Ekaru ensures that our information network is humming and that we are on the cutting-edge of business technology. With this kind of advantage, we can win even more multi-million dollar contracts, including those of the most demanding clients, who require the highest levels of efficiency, speed and accuracy in every initiative.”

MCMUSA’s collaborative suite of services includes design, site and materials selection, as well as construction management. The combination of services within one company eliminates the adversarial relationships that often are present in the conventional practices of today’s construction industry.

“Ekaru not only supports all of our IT business services, but also acts as an interface for our external technology requirements,” said Dick Blaney, Director of Operations at MCMUSA. “The team has been able to streamline our fax network and update the technology services that are critical to running our business. Ekaru’s weekly IT check-in visits, as well as Ekaru’s bi-weekly training sessions, are invaluable to us and have become an essential element in MCMUSA’s business growth strategy.”

Emerson Lending, established in 2003 by mortgage loan expert, Bill Nickerson, and his business partner, Patricia Scott, provides personalized, world-class financial customer service. The company includes a team of five financial professionals and offers a wide range of home loans that can be applied for securely, online in real time. Using Ekaru’s hands-on technology skills and strategic IT planning capabilities, Emerson executives have been able to realize their vision of simplifying the loan process for clients.

“Ekaru has made document access quick for us and easy for our clients,” said Bill Nickerson, president of Emerson Lending. “By centralizing our paperwork on a business server, our information is now well organized, secure and very easy to retrieve. In the process of helping us to see that our office equipment can be a strategic business tool, Ekaru has become Emerson Lending’s strategic business partner.”

About Ekaru, LLC
Headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, Ekaru, Inc. provides strategic, hands-on technology services for small business and mid-sized businesses. It has enabled a growing list of clients to transform their IT systems from reliable utilities into strategic business assets that can drive revenue growth. The company has the technical knowledge to keep business systems running smoothly and the business technology perspective to advise on IT growth planning as a business expands. Acting as an outsourced IT department, Ekaru’s staff of engineers and consultants can develop, maintain or trouble shoot network solutions, high speed internet access , security & back-up, data protection & recovery, web & email hosting, web site development and strategy & planning. Ekaru was established in 2001. For more information, visit the web site at www.ekaru.com or call 1-866 GO EKARU (463-5278).

About MCM USA
Founded in 1991, MCMUSA, INC. is a full service Design/Build construction management company specializing in medical, retail, restaurants and office environments. Its innovative strategy of including architects and construction professionals under one roof enables its clients to efficiently develop plans, select sites, order materials and coordinate construction. MCMUSA is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts and has a sales office in Nashville, TN. For more information, please visit the MCMUSA website at www.mcmusa.com or call 617.969.1900.

About Emerson Lending
Emerson Lending is committed to helping each of its clients identify the right mortgage product for their individual needs. Offering loans including fixed rate conventional and jumbo, adjustable rate, 15 year balloon, no/low down payment and home equity loans, Emerson works with leading lenders in the industry to provide with the best possible service. With offices in Acton and Andover, Massachusetts, Emerson makes the process of securing a mortgage simple and straightforward by offering the latest in financial tools to its clients. For more information, please visit the company web site at www.emersonlendingcompany.com, or call 978-264-4803.