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MANTIS TECHNOLOGY GROUP TO DELIVER SITE MANAGEMENT AND PROVISIONING SOFTWARE FOR WIRELESS TELECOM MARKET

Plan, monitor and manage data across hundreds of projects.

Redmond, Wash. - May 18, 2006 - Mantis Technology Group, Inc. (MTGI) today announced plans to deliver a web based site management and provisioning solution, SiteCentralTM,for the wireless telecom market using Microsoft's .NET 2.0 framework and the power of SQL Server 2005. SiteCentral, which will launch this summer, will provide an easy interface for tracking details of complex project site build information, reducing data into a consistent interface allowing all project personal access to mission critical information.

SiteCentral leverages the strengths of Microsoft's .NET framework and Mantis' 10+ years of experience delivering site management and provisioning software to give companies the ability to plan, monitor and manage data and resources across hundreds of build-out projects world-wide in a multiple vendor environment.

Mark Heller, Senior VP Network Deployment, of Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, commented "We have been working with MTGI to deliver tools that enable our teams to strategically plan and build-out our wireless networks saving us time and money by managing the complexity associated with large scale site build projects."

About SiteCentral
SiteCentral and CostCentralTM enable companies to plan, monitor and manage project data across hundreds of site build projects. The framework meets the needs of marketing managers, account managers, national and field program managers, external vendors, finance managers, program administrators and senior leadership team, helping to manage projects, schedules, tasks, task relationships, detailed site data, geo-hierarchy structure and comprehensive reporting.

SiteCentral Benefits

  • Integrated reporting providing multiple categorization of data
  • Simultaneous user access with real-time updates of critical project and site data
  • Project and site updates using .csv file exports from MS Excel or Access
  • Advanced security for multiple vendor and sub-contractor management
  • Tracking of project schedule data for planning, forecasting, and actual delivery using industry standard activity relationships
  • Create and apply standard schedule templates across families of related projects for consistency and reporting
  • Integrated change logs and auditing for comparing historical records
  • Add unique fields for tracking custom project attributes
  • Report creation wizards for easy project tracking and management of key metrics
  • Managed custom "drop down" lists for data integrity and consistency across all projects
  • Integrated project and site hierarchies allowing projects to be managed by geographic, national, and financial data

Mantis SiteCentral provides an integrated and comprehensive web-based site solution to manage your critical data and scheduling complexity, while providing you with real-time reporting to manage your business. Use SiteCentral for your next product deployment or site build-out projects.

About Conterra Ultra Broadband LLC
Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC is a pioneer in the design, deployment and operation of carrier-grade wireless Wide-Area Networks (WANs) that provide broadband access to schools, government, healthcare, and small to medium size businesses.

Conterra's ultra high-capacity, high-speed, digital WANs use state-of-the-art microwave technology to provide scaleable (20 Mbps to 1 Gbps) Point-to-Multipoint and licensed frequency Point-to-Point connectivity at cost points at or below that of conventional broadband platforms. Conterra currently provides its digital wireless WAN services to customers located in CA, KS, NY, PA, NC, RI, SC, UT, and VA. Conterra is continuing to expand its operations on a national scale in 2006. For more information, visit www.conterra.com

About Mantis Technology Group
Mantis provides the means to help you automate your business processes effectively and evolve as your company grows and processes change. Our mission as business analysts, project managers, system architects, designers, certified developers and support professionals is to work closely with customers to understand their unique business processes and design solutions that provide the best fit between cost-effective technology and their needs. Our approach is designed to allow customers to focus on their core-competencies and stay ahead of their competition.

Mantis delivers quality solutions through a customized package that consists of a combination of one or more of the following offerings.

  • Custom Application Development
  • Data and System Integration
  • Business Intelligence and Reporting
  • Development Outsourcing
  • Consultancy Services, including Business Analysts and Project Management
  • Strategic Partnerships with Commercial Software Vendors

We seek to maintain long-term relationships with our customers. It is our goal that every solution that MTGI provides meets or exceeds customer expectations.

For more information, call 425.250.0400

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Contact: Erika Gamba, Erika.gamba@mantis-tgi.com, 425.250.0411