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QC Data Joins Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP)

Provides Leadership in Development of Standards for Smart Grid

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (October 31, 2011) – QC Data, a global leader in engineering and data service solutions, has joined the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), the company announced today.

“As a member of the SGIP, the firm will provide its expertise in the ongoing coordination, acceleration and harmonization of standards development for the Smart Grid,” said Michael Pfeiffer, QC Data President and CEO. “QC Data will apply its years of experience in managing asset-related data to this historic undertaking involving multiple utilities and government agencies,” he said.

“The build-out of a secure, reliable, 21^st century Smart Grid presents a unique opportunity for the nation’s power and telecommunications companies,” said Rik Drummond, Chairman of the Smart Grid Testing and Certification Committee. “We are excited to have QC Data as our newest member,” he said.

The SGIP is a membership-based organization created under a contract from the National Institute for Standards and Technology. It provides an open process for stakeholders to participate in giving input and cooperating with NIST in the development of the Smart Grid.

Glen Helin
Sr. Vice President
P: 303.788.9117
GHelin@QCData.com
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BACKGROUND:
QC Data is an engineering and data service solutions provider. They design, manage, maintain and improve engineering and asset related data on behalf of telecommunications companies, utilities, property management companies, and other infrastructure-based organizations worldwide. The critical role of engineering and asset data is why QC Data’s operational experience and domain expertise remain so important to their clients.

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QC Data Joins Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

Charlotte, NC. (October 18, 2011) – QC Data, a global leader in engineering and data service solutions is a proud new member of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce.

QC Data has hired 60 additional experienced engineers and drafting personnel since mid August after winning a long term, multi-million dollar contract servicing the Southeastern United States for a major telecommunications company. The Charlotte office is responsible for all phases of Telco Engineering Records maintenance; work order posting, validation, fiber conversion, database cleanup, facility moves and graphics updates.

“We are very excited to have been awarded this contract. When deciding where to spearhead this project, our Charlotte office was the obvious choice for several reasons: 1) we have had a Charlotte presence for some 13 years 2) Charlotte’s proximity to our customer 3) and Charlotte avails us with a highly educated and motivated workforce which we have experienced over the years”, said Cindy Phillips, Manager QC Data – Charlotte.

QC Data delivers value by continually creating better processes to increase efficiencies, by improving information timeliness, accuracy, accessibility, availability and providing the advantage of improved service levels through better quality, lower costs and fewer risks.

“Data surrounds and touches our lives every day and it is quietly used to deliver the services that are essential to our modern way of life.” – Michael Pfeiffer, CEO and President, QC Data.

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BACKGROUND:

Headquartered in Denver, CO, QC Data is an engineering and data service solutions provider. They design, manage, maintain and improve engineering and asset related data on behalf of telecommunications companies, utilities, property management companies, and other infrastructure-based organizations worldwide.

QC Data takes great pride in delivering innovation, speed, reliability, and trust. We focus on building long-term partnerships with our customers, delivering pioneering ideas to improve their businesses.

Our mission is to deliver on our promises; to manage and support the information needs of our clients; and to deliver both operational and financial value by designing, maintaining, and improving vital engineering and asset-related data on behalf of our clients worldwide.

We see our team as integral to accomplishing our mission and bringing our corporate values to life. Our reputation as a trusted solutions provider did not happen overnight, nor did it happen by accident. It happened through the hard work and dedication of our people who embrace our corporate values.

Contacts:
Glen Helin                                   Cindy Phillips
Sr. Vice President                          Manager, Charlotte
303-788-9117                           704-808-9319
GHelin@QCData.com             CPhillips@QCData.com

See WEB SITE for more information: www.qcdata.com

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (September 15, 2011) – For the fourth consecutive year QC Data, Inc. has been selected for the 2011 Best of Greenwood Village Award in the Mapping Services Category by the US Commerce Association (USCA).

This is the first year that a business has qualified as a Four-Time Award Winner. Congratulations on your selection to such and elite group of small businesses.

The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved execptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

UK Private Sewer Adoption – PRESS RELEASE

With OFWAT’s decision not to provide additional funding to companies who take over the ownership and management of private sewers in June 2011, it seems imperative that a proactive approach is taken by these organizations to position themselves to ensure that maximum allowances are awarded going into the next Asset Management Programme (AMP 6) period in 2015.

“Good quality asset data is the key to securing maximum regulatory allowances.” – Richard Johnson, Business Development Manager.

At this time where large numbers of companies are dramatically increasing the size of their asset base and associated operational costs there will be fierce market competition to secure maximum regulatory allowances. With a finite budget at its disposal, the regulator will no doubt look more favorably at those organizations who can present a strong and substantiated business case.

With such a lot at stake it’s important that water and sewerage companies realize the importance of data, not only from a financial perspective but also for the effective and efficient day to day management of the newly acquired assets.

“At no other time has the quality of data been so important.” – Richard Johnson, Business Development Manager.

With its extensive experience in providing a wide range of Data Management Services to some of the world’s largest utility and telecommunications companies QC Data is an ideal partner to assist in positioning your business in readiness for the next AMP review period.

By engaging QC Data you will not only be assured of securing an extensive portfolio of bespoke services to assist in addressing your business needs but will also benefit from our extensive industry knowledge and experience which extends in excess of 30 years.

QC Data specializes in the provision of the following services:

Site Survey
As – laid Surveys
Data Capture
Data Cleansing / Conversion
CAD Drafting
Back Office Support Services

For more detailed information on our services or to discuss your specific requirements please contact:

Richard Johnson
Business Development Manager
QC Data (UK) Ltd
T: 0115 941 5807
M: 07939 017 632

RJohnson@QCData.com

For Immediate Release
QC Data Awarded Mini-Master Agreement

Denver, Colorado, (November 11, 2010) - QC Data Inc. announced today it has been awarded the Outside Plant Engineering (OSPE) Mini-Master Agreement for Northern Louisiana – AT&T SE. The area covered by this Mini-Master Agreement encompasses most of the coverage area of Louisiana with the exception of the metro areas of New Orleans and Houma.

“This contract award solidifies our position as a key engineering partner with yet another large U.S. telco company. We have already begun to support AT&T in several of the contracted areas in Northern LA and are actively hiring across the state. This “Mini-Master” lends itself well to our remote engineering model which means we will supplement our local LA employees with existing remote design & CAD resources who are already trained in our customers’ systems and work out of our Denver and/or Charlotte Remote Engineering Support Centers (RESCs). We will be opening two offices in LA to support the 50+ new employees we will be hiring for this project.” stated Chris Bird, Sr. Vice President of North American Business.

”QC Data is very excited to be an integral part of the AT&T SE OSPE Mini-Master business rollout. We pride ourselves in building and securing long term client relationships and this award is testament of the performance this client has come to expect from QC Data over the last 15 years.” stated Mike Pfeiffer, President and CEO QC Data.

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About QC Data

QC Data is a privately held company with offices in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland and Ireland, and is a leading solutions provider offering Engineering Services, Knowledge Based Business Process Outsourcing and Project Delivery Services for telecommunication companies, utilities and other infrastructure based organizations worldwide. QC Data manages and supports the engineering services and information needs of its clients to deliver both operational and financial value.

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.
For more information, please visit www.qcdata.com or contact

Glen Helin
Vice President QC Data
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Sells its Shares in AltaLIS Ltd.

Calgary, Alberta, (May 3, 2010)- QC Data Ltd. announced today that it has completed the sale of its 65% ownership in AltaLIS Ltd. to North West Geomatics Ltd. and The Silvacom Group. This sale results from several months of discussions and negotiations. QC Data was one of the founding shareholders of AltaLIS, along with Martin Newby Consulting (MNC) of Calgary. MNC retains its 35% ownership of AltaLIS.

AltaLIS was established in 1997 to provide overall management of Alberta’s primary base mapping data sets. “The timing was perfect for the sale of our majority shareholding in AltaLIS and will allow us to further strengthen our focus and resolve on QC Data’s growth and development efforts in the United States” stated Michael Pfeiffer, President and CEO of QC Data.

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About QC Data

QC Data is a privately held company with offices throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, and is a leading solutions provider offering Knowledge Based Business Process Outsourcing and Project Delivery Services for telecommunication companies, utilities and other infrastructure based organizations worldwide. QC Data manages and supports the engineering services and information needs of its clients to deliver both operational and financial value.

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information contact

Glen Helin
Vice President
303.788.9117
GHelin@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

Verify Improvements for QC Data UK Limited

United Kingdom, (March 22, 2010) – This year QC Data UK Limited has once again improved its already creditable performance under the Achilles Verify program for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, having been accredited for the first time in 2007. Achilles’ supplier management schemes improve the efficiency of the procurement cycle while promoting health and safety, environmental management and wider corporate responsibility in the supply chain. Our accreditation not only provides assurances to potential customers surrounding the standard of our company systems, but is critical to the retention of a number of our current contracts where it is a prerequisite to doing business.

External audit is conducted annually and to date has consisted of a regional and satellite office audit every two years, and an interim satellite office audit every year. This year the interim audit was conducted at our new Dartford office and produced outstanding results with improvement in all three areas when compared to 2009’s outcomes:

	2009	2010
H&S	82.3%	92.7%
Environmental	78.5%	87.5%
Quality	90.9%	92.7%

The challenges associated with meeting the extensive criteria for this accreditation are significant. It is testimony to both our company systems and the effective implementation of them by the management and team in Dartford that we were able to secure such high marks. The standard set this year provides a high benchmark for subsequent years when continued accreditation will depend on successful annual audits at both regional and satellite offices.

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About QC Data

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact

Claire Baker
UK Marketing and Business Support
0115 941 5800
CBaker@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

Quarter 1 Boom for the UK Engineering Support Services Business

United Kingdom, (March 1, 2010) - The beginning of 2010 has marked a positive development with QC Data stepping back into the UK gas distribution industry. QC Data is pleased to be deploying additional resources to undertake critical site survey and work pack validation services for 6 National Grid Alliance and Coalition partners.

The work being undertaken by QC Data is making a valuable contribution to the Alliance and Coalition partners’ ultimate client, National Grid. Our efforts ensure they have complete and accurate annual network replacement records and figures to present to OfGEM.

Footprint project teams have been established with engineering contractors in the Northwest, the Midlands and North London regions. The initial projects will run throughout the early part of the year and have further potential for contract longevity and team expansion within each region.

Ian Wainwright, Managing Director UK & Ireland commented, “Our return into the gas industry is a very welcome development and demonstrates that the ability to respond to the needs of this sector has been maintained despite the economic challenges we faced during 2009.”

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About QC Data

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact

Richard Johnson
Business Development Manager
0115 941 5800
RJohnson@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

Dartford Team Host Charity Day

United Kingdom, (February 11, 2010) – On 18th December 2009 QC Data’s Dartford-based team arranged a charity day with all proceeds being donated to the Robyn Higgins Trust.

Robyn is a local child recently diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma – an aggressive and rare childhood cancer. Whilst she has endured grueling treatment in the UK, the preventative antibody therapy she so desperately needs to fight this disease is not available in this country. Her family faced the challenge of raising the £300,000 necessary for Robyn to be treated in the United States.

Keen to help them in their efforts, the Dartford team hosted an International Buffet Day; took part in a sponsored hair removal; organized a raffle; and encouraged contributions from the other companies in their building. In recognition of their tremendous efforts and generosity, QC Data matched their contribution and £1250 was presented to the Trust.

Whilst the £300, 000 target has not quite been reached, a Philadelphia hospital agreed to begin treatment whilst fundraising continues. Robyn’s mother reports that the antibody therapy appears to have improved her daughter’s original prognosis by 20%. Robyn’s progress can be tracked through her mother’s blog at www.robynhiggins.com.

QC Data and the Dartford team are pleased to have contributed to this worthy cause. Our thoughts are with Robyn and her family as her treatment progresses.

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About QC Data

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact

Claire Baker
UK Marketing and Business Support
0115 941 5800
CBaker@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data / EDF Energy Networks Dartford Hub

United Kingdom, (September 1, 2009) - On 1st September QC Data opened the doors to its new South-East data management hub. Boasting in excess of 450 square meters of space, the state-of-the-art facility is situated in Dartford, minutes from the M25. It is ideally appointed to provide QC Data with an operational delivery site for our current contracts and the ability to flex our capacity to address additional projects and support new customers. The successful completion of a smooth transition to the new site, culminating in continuation of business as usual and 100% staff retention despite complex technical and operational challenges and relocation, was marked with a launch event on 4th September.

Following EDF Energy Networks’ recent decision to award their network records data management contract with QC Data for a second five-year term, the hub currently hosts the QC Data team responsible for the delivery of this flagship program. In addition, QC Data is particularly proud to host a 21-strong team from EDF Energy Networks on our site. This is the first time QC Data has hosted a client and it is testimony to the strength of our ongoing relationship with our client.

Ian Wainwright, Managing Director QC Data UK and Ireland, said of the hub opening: “I’m delighted that the well-established relationship between EDF Energy Networks and QC Data is now sufficiently robust that our customer has the confidence to commit to sharing facilities for such a critical component of their business with us. This presents us with an opportunity to streamline processes and establish EDF Energy Networks as a benchmark company for information management within the industry, whilst, at the same time, developing QC Data’s operational footprint in the south-east of England at a time when the area is about to enjoy a resurgence of construction activity and infrastructure renewal.”

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About QC Data

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

ISO 9001:2008 Accreditation

Ireland, (September 1, 2009) - QC Data UK Limited and QC Data (Ireland) Ltd. are proud to announce that both companies have been accredited to the recently introduced ISO 9001:2008 standard. Following a successful audit conducted on 27th August 2009 by external auditors NSAI, the Companies’ accreditation to ISO 9001:2000, achieved in 2000 was promoted to the new standard. The auditor’s report praised QC Data for their Quality Management System deeming it ‘professionally maintained [with] good links between the policies established by management…and the processes of the organization’. Furthermore, the operational control of the processes in place was rated ‘excellent’.

Ian Wainwright, Managing Director of QC Data UK and Ireland said ‘Our Quality Management System is fundamental to the way we do business and our ongoing accreditation to the increasingly challenging requirements of ISO 9001 since 1992 including the latest accreditation to ISO 9001:2008, demonstrates our commitment to meeting the necessarily demanding quality and customer service requirements of our clients.’

The International Standards Organization’s (ISO) 9000 suite of standards provide a globally recognized benchmark for providing assurance regarding the ability of an organization to satisfy quality requirements and to enhance relationships between customer and supplier.

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About QC Data

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact
Glen Helin Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Moves International Headquarters to Delaware

Denver, Colorado, (April 2, 2009) – QC Data announced today that the company’s parent entity, QC Data International Inc. has moved its corporate headquarters from Alberta, Canada to the State of Delaware, USA. Also, effective immediately, QC Data’s worldwide corporate offices will move to Denver, Colorado, site of the company’s long-standing US headquarters and its largest operational site.

“We are excited to begin the next phase of QC Data’s growth and development and to better position ourselves to service our domestic and international customers. Given QC Data’s significant base of business in the US and the growing number of exciting business development opportunities being generated by the US Stimulus Initiatives, we are excited and proud to set our worldwide corporate footprint in the United States”, stated Michael Pfeiffer, President and CEO of QC Data.

The Calgary, Canada office will remain open and continue as an operational facility supporting the AltaLIS Program. Other QC Data offices and facilities in Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Jackson, MS, Nottingham, England and Cork, Ireland are not affected by the relocation of the corporate headquarters to Delaware.

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About QC Data

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Forms Pilot with Scottish Power

United Kingdom, (August 4, 2008) - QC Data recently started a new pilot project with integrated energy provider Scottish Power, part of the Iberdrola group. QC Data will work with Scottish Power’s Energy Networks Business, bringing industry experience and expertise to provide support to their asset records management function. The project’s pilot phase began on 4th August in Glasgow, Scotland, running for a 12-month period with an option to extend following proof of concept. This engagement with Scottish Power sees the extension of QC Data’s data management portfolio within the UK electricity industry and supports the expansion of the Company’s operations into Scotland.

“Scottish Power have demonstrated their confidence in QC Data’s ability to support and enhance their in-house provision of records management services by this award” said Ian Wainwright, QC Data’s Managing Director, “They have recognized the value of utilizing an organization who not only bring trained resources to bear, but the background knowledge, experience and managerial skill to set those resources to work with the most minimal impact on the day to day business thereby allowing the client to focus on the most pressing challenges.”

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About QC Data

QC Data, a privately held company with offices throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, is a leading international solutions provider, offering Knowledge Based Business Process Outsourcing and Project Delivery Services for telecommunication companies, utilities and other infrastructure based organizations worldwide. QC Data manages and supports the engineering services and information needs of its clients to deliver both operational and financial value.

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact:
Claire Baker
UK Marketing and Business Support
0115 941 5800
CBaker@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Hires New Head of Sales and Marketing

Denver, Colorado, (March 3, 2008) – QC Data announces the hiring of Christopher Bird as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. Mr. Bird brings over 20 years senior sales and marketing leadership experience in the Telecommunications and Technology industries, with an impressive resume for structuring and selling large Engineering Services contracts.

“We are very excited to have Chris join our senior leadership team here at QC Data. I believe that Chris’ industry knowledge and business acumen will be a key factor in furthering our current business relationships as well as developing new strategies that will allow us to add to our current offerings,” stated Michael Pfeiffer, President and CEO of QC Data. “This is essential in supporting our mission, which is “to deliver on our promises, to manage and support the information needs of our clients, and to deliver both operational and financial value by designing, maintaining and improving vital engineering and asset related data on behalf of our clients worldwide.”

Mr. Bird will be based out of QC Data’s U.S. Headquarters located in the Denver Technology Center in Denver, CO.

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About QC Data

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Receives Achilles B2 Verify Accreditation

United Kingdom, (June 29, 2007) – QC Data UK Limited and QC Data (Ireland) Limited recently achieved accreditation under Achilles Verify program for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) to level B2. Achilles’ supplier management schemes improve the efficiency of the procurement cycle while promoting health and safety, environmental management and wider corporate responsibility in the supply chain.

QC Data’s management systems and operations scored 73% for Health and Safety and 92% for Quality, whilst the site in Kent scored 100% for Quality Management. The auditor praised QC Data’s ambitious Environmental Policy, which has laid the foundation for enhancing its environmental scoring over subsequent audits.

Matt Barker (Operations Support Manager UK & Ireland) said “Our accreditation to this scheme gives our clients additional confidence in our management systems and procedures and will assist in shortening the procurement cycle for all involved. This is a positive indication of QC Data’s determination to maintain its position as a leading provider of asset information management services.”

The evaluation of QC Data’s management systems included the UK Regional Office in Nottingham and the EDF Energy site in Kent. The management systems and site operations were benchmarked against the industry average and the results published on the Achilles website, available to customers as a fully centralized referral database (www.achilles.com). Supplier accreditation from Achilles also affords service providers access to tender opportunities in major organizations such as Utilities, Oil and Gas, Construction and the Public Sector.

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About QC Data

QC Data, a privately held company with offices throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, is a leading international solutions provider, offering Knowledge Based Business Process Outsourcing and Project Delivery Services for telecommunication companies, utilities and other infrastructure based organizations worldwide. The company specializes in managing, maintaining and improving vital engineering and asset data. QC Data manages and supports the information needs of its clients to deliver both operational and financial value.

For more information, contact:
Claire Baker
UK Marketing and Business Support
0115 941 5800
CBaker@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Opens Engineering Support Center

Denver, Colorado, (June 27, 2007) – QC Data Inc. announces the grand opening of a new, fully dedicated Engineering Support Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado. QC Data will initially occupy approximately 15,000 square feet of space strategically located in Denver’s Technology Center near our existing US headquarters office and operations center.

“We are on the move – both literally and figuratively – in the Engineering Services market. Our culture is built on continuous improvement and innovation ensuring we are always well situated and prepared for the future,” stated Marc Gill, COO of QC Data. “This new office expansion reinforces QC Data’s commitment to providing superior, highly responsive, engineering services to our clients.”

QC Data’s Engineering Support Center provides a full range of engineering services to support communications and video providers and their suppliers in their network buildouts as they seek to rapidly deliver broadband services to their customers.

The new office space is in addition to QC Data’s existing Tech Center office location, which will continue to operate in support of ongoing telecommunication, utility and real estate data management programs. In total, the two QC Data offices comprise in excess of 50,000 square feet and can accommodate more than 300 technical employees at any one time.

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About QC Data

QC Data, a privately held company with offices throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, is a leading international solutions provider, offering Knowledge Based Business Process Outsourcing and Project Delivery Services for telecommunication companies, utilities and other infrastructure based organizations worldwide. The company specializes in managing, maintaining and improving vital engineering and asset data. QC Data manages and supports the information needs of its clients to deliver both operational and financial value.

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Acquires Intellectual Property to Migrate GIS Databases for Telecoms

Denver, CO. (May 3, 2006) – QC Data, a leading international solutions provider to some of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, utilities and other infrastructure based organizations, announced today it has acquired certain key Intellectual Property from Barton Creek Technologies, Inc. a privately owned company.

This acquisition will extend and strengthen QC Data’s offering to telecommunication companies through the addition of a full suite of proven software tools designed to provide data migration and automated clean-up for migrations from the Intergraph Framme format to the Telcordia Network Engineer product. The technology acquired consists of a Data Migrator Module for Outside Plant, a Schematic Drawing Generation Module, a Feature Offsetting Tool for data residing in Telecordia’s Network Engineer, and a Stand-alone XML Loader/Importer. In addition to the software itself, QC Data has acquired the full rights to the associated Patent Pending, as filed with the United States Patent Office, addressing the unique set of processes employed in the Data Migrator software.

On announcing the acquisition, QC Data President and CEO, Michael L. Pfeiffer, said, “We fully expect to leverage this newly acquired Intellectual Property within our current telecommunications customer environments. In addition we will utilize this technology to fast track the implementation of our expansion plans into Continental Europe.” Jim Frinzi, CEO of Barton Creek Technologies, added, “Based on our analysis, QC Data is best situated and has the necessary capacity to take this technology to market, and they provide the depth in industry knowledge and domain expertise to maximize the full use and benefits this technology has to offer.”

“In addition”, noted Pfeiffer, “although this software has been developed and proven for use in migrating from Intergraph Framme to Telecordia Network Engineer, QC Data will continue to enhance the technology to ensure its effectiveness in migrating data to the GE Smallworld environment.”

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QC Data with headquarters in Calgary, Canada and offices throughout the United States and Europe is a privately held company providing Knowledge Based Business Process Outsourcing and Project Delivery Services for telecommunication companies, utilities and other infrastructure based organizations worldwide. The company specializes in managing, maintaining and improving vital engineering and asset data. QC Data manages and supports the information needs of its clients to deliver both operational and financial value.

QC Data is a registered trademark, owned by the QC Data group of companies. Certain other company names and products mentioned in this release may be claimed as Trademarks by their respective owners.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Contributes to Katrina Hurricane Relief Fund

Denver, CO. (September 9, 2005) – QC Data, has made a donation to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund on behalf of its international group of companies.

Michael Pfeiffer, Chief Executive Officer for QC Data commented that “Hurricane Katrina has recently brought devastation and destruction to the Gulf Coast of the southern United States. A number of our employees along with our client’s employees have been directly impacted by the force of this storm. Beyond that, many of us have family or know of friends who have suffered losses. Throughout QC Data, our employees have been touched by the staggering humanitarian crisis – we know that Hurricane Katrina has ripped apart thousands of lives and left thousands homeless. Our thoughts go out to those survivors who have had to endure such tragedy. The courage and heroic efforts shown by many in the days following the storm, and the resolve needed to undertake the monumental efforts to rebuilding their homes and lives is an example to all of us. We know there will be many challenges faced by those affected as they rebuild their lives. Our thanks go out to our staff and the many other volunteers and agencies who have stepped up to assist those in need by contributing their time and other resources.”

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About QC Data

QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com) with headquarters in Calgary, Alberta Canada and offices throughout the United States and Europe is a privately held company providing high-value business process outsourcing services for customers in utility and telecommunications markets worldwide. The company specializes in managing and maintaining engineering records, asset information and landbase data. QC Data’s service level agreements deliver significantly lower costs, improved quality and responsiveness, positioning clients to be more competitive by focusing on their core business.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Establishes Offshore Management Center for Data Conversion and Migration

Calgary, Alberta (August 16, 2005) – QC Data, a premier provider of outsource data management and maintenance services for utilities, telcos and government organizations announced today the introduction of its new Offshore Management Center in Calgary, Alberta.

To compliment data conversion and data migration services being performed in our North American and European offices, this Offshore Management Center will be responsible for the management and coordination of such work being sent to India when business conditions so warrant. In addition to the project management and relationship management with our India subcontractors, this vital resource will provide necessary technical support, data prep and final QA/QC activities.

QC Data President and CEO, Michael L. Pfeiffer said, “We are pleased to introduce the Offshore Management Center to Calgary. The Center will initially be supported by a core group of 15 employees. It has become obvious to us that in order to provide the full-suite of data services our clients have come to expect, we must be prepared to offer offshore data conversion and data migration services when it makes good business sense. The talent pool assigned to our Offshore Management Center will give QC Data the ultimate confidence to ensure timely, high-quality data deliveries to our clients from any offshore contracted source.”

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About QC Data

QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com) with headquarters in Calgary, Canada and offices throughout the United States and Europe is a privately held company providing high-value business process outsourcing services for customers in utility, telecommunications and government markets worldwide. The company specializes in managing and maintaining engineering records, asset information and landbase data. QC Data’s client service level agreements deliver significantly lower costs, improved quality and responsiveness, positioning clients to be more competitive by focusing on their core business. To learn more about QC Data, visit www.qcdata.com.

For additional information, contact: info@qcdata.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data – A Solution to Asset Data Inaccuracy

United Kingdom, (July 29, 2005) – New research recently published by LogicaCMG found that despite the fact that 84% of UK utility companies recognized that industry regulators were driving a need for better asset data, some 39% are still unsure of the financial investment being made to improve data quality.

Industry regulation has placed pressure on UK utility and telecommunications companies to collect increasingly more and higher quality data on their physical assets. However, the value of data is still not viewed by many senior managers in the same way as the physical assets of the company. Thus, many companies fail to fully exploit the intelligence which they hold within the organization when making investment and operational decisions.

Small improvements in data accuracy and accessibility can easily translate into significant improvements in business performance. Research further indicates that one-fifth of UK utility companies have never undertaken a detailed data assessment to provide them with a clear understanding of: what data is held, where gaps occur and what needs to be done to improve the quality of the data.

QC Data, the world’s premier provider of asset data management services to utility and telecommunication companies specializes in the maintenance and management of the whole lifecycle of asset data for infrastructure businesses.

QC Data has witnessed a significant increase in the amount of data being collected and processed over the last five years. However, there has not been a corresponding effort undertaken for improving the quality of existing data until the regulatory demands force the situation to improve. This often results in costly time pressures that must be applied to the removal of backlogs of engineering records posting and the cleansing of existing databases.

Additionally, the requirement for UK utilities to migrate all national mapping data to Mastermap by 2008, and the requirements for data accuracy demanded by the Traffic Management Act and associated Streetworks provisions, along with the requirement to apply interim (pre-build or pre-survey) additions to the landbase to allow planning activities to be undertaken, further exacerbates the problem. This is creating a situation where, budgetary constraints aside, there is inadequate experienced resource within a utility to respond competently to these challenges.

Whilst 80% of utility companies will probably mention that adherence to data policies are part of their key business performance indicators, only one-third of utility companies have conducted a detailed data assessment in the past six months. In fact approximately 33% of electric utility companies have never undertaken such a review.

QC Data are experts in the management, maintenance and quality control of asset infrastructure data for some of the world’s largest utility and telecommunication companies. We understand asset data and can provide the necessary expertise to assist, supplement or substitute for in-house resources and successfully undertake all forms of data projects, including migration, cleansing, conversion, QA/QC, workorder posting, etc. To learn more about how QC Data can help your organization, contact us at info@qcdata.com.

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About QC Data

For more information, contact:
Claire Baker
UK Marketing and Business Support
0115 941 5800
CBaker@QCdata.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Announces Strategic Partnership with RAMTeCH Corporation

Denver, CO. (July 14, 2005) – QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com), a premier provider of outsource data management and maintenance services for utilities, telcos and government organizations, announced today it has entered into a Strategic Partnership with RAMTeCH Corporation to provide offshore data conversion and migration services.

“With RAMTeCH as our strategic partner, QC Data will be able to provide more cost effective offshore conversion and migration services as an extension to providing our data management and data maintenance services to both existing and new clients. QC Data will provide the knowledge of our customer’s data and processes while RAMTeCH provides economical offshore data conversion and migration services. When it makes good business sense for our clients to use offshore conversion services, we need to be in the position to provide these services.” said Michael Pfeiffer, President and CEO of QC Data.

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About QC Data

About RAMTeCH

RAMTeCH (http://www.ramtech-corp.com) with headquarters in New Delhi, India, provides Information Technology related services to the global market, with prime emphasis on AM/FM/GIS conversion and migration, CAD/CAE, Software & Back Office Services. RAMTeCH has successfully penetrated this high-tech area of information technology and is well equipped with the latest systems, advanced technology, and an experienced team of highly motivated, well trained professionals.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Acquires Frindar Megasoft International’s Telco Data Services Business

Denver, CO. (June 13, 2005) – QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com), a premier provider of outsource data management and maintenance services for utilities, telcos and government organizations, announced today it has completed the asset acquisition of the telco data services business of Frindar Megasoft International (FMI). FMI provides systems integration and consulting services for application and integration of enterprise GIS systems for telecommunication companies.

This acquisition will horizontally extend and strengthen QC Data’s service offering to telecommunication companies by offering Fiber to the Premise (FTTP) engineering services as well as work order packaging and posting for fiber engineering companies. QC Data President and CEO, Michael L. Pfeiffer, said, “We are excited to now be able to offer our telco customers the additional service of FTTP engineering and enhance our position of supporting engineering work order management”. In today’s telecommunications market where the competitive race is on to get high bandwidth to the residence, there is a significant need for the provision of engineering services to support the FTTP initiative.

The acquisition of FMI’s telco data services business enables QC Data to offer its clients added services and proven business strategies to integrate asset data with long-term business goals.

In addition to the acquisition, QC Data has entered a long-term relationship with FMI to jointly pursue telco business opportunities where both parties can mutually realize benefits. Pfeiffer said, “The combined offerings of FMI and QC Data will bring significant benefits to telco customers, including enhanced value propositions, expanded technical capabilities and the assurance of a financially strong full-suite service provider.”

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About QC Data

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Doubles Capacity in Denver

Denver, CO. (February 3, 2005) – QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com), has relocated to a 35,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art data management facility in the heart of Denver’s Tech Center. The new space will accommodate the Company’s growth of its Service Bureau business supporting the expanding business needs for leading companies in the telco and utility marketplace.

New contract awards, together with the Company’s forecasted growth of its Service Bureau business in 2005, will result in a 250-strong Denver workforce providing conversion, migration and QA/QC of customer’s asset data management records. This growth has been sparked by QC Data’s 2004 acquisition of Denver-based Emery DataGraphic, Inc., which equipped the company with a portfolio of the very best data conversion/migration tools and expertise in the industry. These tools and expertise, combined with the financial strength and global leadership of QC Data, was instrumental in securing new contract awards to perform value-added GIS data services for the world’s premier telcos and utility companies.

Company President & CEO, Michael L. Pfeiffer, says, “The new Denver Service Bureau operation, together with our other long standing operations in Calgary, Canada and Cork, Ireland, is a testament to our on-going success in partnering with key customers to provide front-to-back-end solutions for all of our customer’s data needs. QC Data’s leadership in the provision of data conversion, migration and QA/QC, are value-add services that span nearly three decades. This Service Bureau business is a direct compliment to our core focus of business process outsourcing. QC Data’s ability to provide a total suite of data services helps our customers focus their attention on their core business, while leaving valuable asset management to the experts at QC Data.:

QC Data remains interested in partnering and acquiring companies that fit well with its business model and industry leadership. The Company’s recent success in the Service Bureau arena proves QC Data is leading the way in providing a total package of comprehensive data services to our customers that is proven to save them time and money.

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QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com) with headquarters in Calgary, Alberta Canada and offices throughout the United States and Europe is a privately held company providing high-value business process outsourcing services for customers in utility and telecommunications markets worldwide. The company specializes in managing and maintaining engineering records, asset information and land base data, and augments that with expert GIS data services such as conversion, migration, and QA/QC. QC Data’s service level agreements with its clients deliver significantly lower costs and improved quality and responsiveness while positioning clients to be more competitive by focusing on their core business.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Contributes to Tsunami Relief Fund

Denver, CO. (February 1, 2005) – QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com), has made a generous donation to the Red Cross for tsunami relief, on behalf of its international group of companies.

Michael Pfeiffer, Chief Executive Officer for QC Data said, “Given the multicultural and global mix of our employees and customers, many of our colleagues and their families have been involved, either directly or indirectly, in the recent tsunami disaster. The company’s donation, together with the personal contributions made by individual employees, is a testament to the moral fiber of our company and its team of 900 people located at QC Data and customer facilities in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland.”

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QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com) with headquarters in Calgary, Alberta Canada and offices throughout the United States and Europe is a privately held company providing high-value business process outsourcing services for customers in utility and telecommunications markets worldwide. The company specializes in managing and maintaining engineering records, asset information and land base data, and augments that with expert GIS data services such as conversion, migration, and QA/QC. QC Data’s service level agreements with its clients deliver significantly lower costs and improved quality and responsiveness while positioning clients to be more competitive by focusing on their core business.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Acquires Emery DataGraphic Inc.

Calgary, Alberta (June 9, 2004) – QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com), has acquired the Denver-based data conversion and migration services firm Emery DataGraphic, Inc. (EDG) (http://www.edgis.com)

On announcing the acquisition, QC Data President and CEO, Michael L. Pfeiffer, said, “Our goal in pursuing EDG was to bring to QC Data a complementary set of services under a Service Bureau umbrella to augment our business process outsourcing capabilities. EDG provides QC Data with world-class data conversion and migration technology, industry leading expertise and a strong customer base.”

“We fully expect to leverage EDG’s technical capabilities within our current customer environments, and we plan to introduce our outsourcing services offerings to EDG’s customer base,” said Pfeiffer.

EDG, like QC Data, has been in business for well over 20 years. Its President, Bob Ordway, said joining with QC Data creates a robust Service Bureau not currently available in the marketplace. “We have developed the industry’s most efficient data conversion and migration technologies with a proven track record which provides us a strong competitive advantage,” said Ordway. “Further, we are leveraging our technical capabilities to provide telecommunications and utility customers with the capability to post engineering work orders within a client’s site or remotely from any of QC Data’s operational locations.”

Pfeiffer said the combined service offerings will bring significant benefits to customers, including enhanced value propositions, great delivery flexibility, expanded technical capabilities and the assurance of a financially strong service provider.

In addition, noted Pfeiffer, the acquisition of EDG’s technology will enable QC Data to provide records posting services to customers from any number of remote operations sites in the company’s North American, United Kingdom or Ireland facilities. “Our outsourcing model historically has been to provide services locally, directly within customer facilities using their software environments. We believe that hiring locally and having our service teams on-site within our customer environments remains our primary business process outsourcing model. However, in the some cases where there are space limitations and other operational considerations, EDG’s technology allows us the flexibility to provide posting and other services remotely,” said Pfeiffer.

The combined QC Data-EDG organization will have more than 800 staff fully dedicated to data services for utility and telecommunication organizations. EDG will continue to operate out of its Denver area production facility until later this year when it is expected that QC Data’s Denver regional office will co-locate with EDG’s operations in a new and larger Denver area facility. All key EDG personnel will remain in place.

Under terms of the acquisition, QC Data has acquired all outstanding shares of EDG. QC Data, a privately held company with corporate offices in Calgary, Alberta, is not releasing information regarding the purchase details of EDG.

“Bob Ordway and I have worked tirelessly to bring our two companies together under the QC Data family,” said Pfeiffer. “Individually, our two companies were on strong growth paths. Collectively, I expect our opportunities to reach new customers with a rich set of service offerings to increase well beyond what either company could have accomplished on their own.”

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QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com) with headquarters in Calgary, Alberta Canada and offices throughout the United States and Europe, is a privately held company providing high-value business process outsourcing services for customers in utility and telecommunications markets worldwide. The company specializes in managing and maintaining engineering records, asset information and land base data. QC Data’s service level agreements with its clients deliver significantly lower costs and improved quality and responsiveness while positioning clients to be more competitive by focusing on their core business.

Emery DataGraphic (http://www.edgis.com) – Headquartered in Denver, EDG has enjoyed a long and successful track record as a top notch service provider of geospatial information services and solutions. Founded in 1982, the company’s customers include many of the world’s leading utilities and telecommunication companies. EDG’s capabilities include a state-of-the-art production facility in Denver and a staff of experienced personnel specializing in the creation of real-world geospatial models from maps and engineering records.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data awarded Five-Year Outsource Program by Florida Power & Light

Denver, Colorado (January 20, 2004) – QC Data has been awarded a five-year contract with Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), based in Juno Beach, Fla., to provide long-term outsource data management and drafting services for both FPL Transmission and Distribution organizations. The five-year contract kicked off in late August 2003 and runs through August 2008.

QC Data, with corporate headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, has established outsource production teams at two FPL locations in Florida, including the company’s West Palm Beach and Juno Beach offices.

QC Data President and CEO, Michael L. Pfeiffer, described the award as a major milestone in the ongoing growth of QC Data’s outsourcing service business. “FPL will serve as a cornerstone in our worldwide utility portfolio, one that we sincerely believe other utilities will look at as a leader in embracing an outsourcing model that delivers operational and cost savings benefits.”

Under the outsourcing contract, QC Data is responsible for maintaining engineering records, and for creating and updating construction drawings and maps used to build and upgrade all of FPL’s transmission, distribution and substation electrical facilities. FPL initiated a competitive procurement process in April 2003 and concluded in August 2003 with the award to QC Data. “We are pleased to be selected from a broad list of potential suppliers, including a number of incumbents,” said Pfeiffer.

QC Data currently has similar long-term data management contracts with a number of world class companies including BellSouth, NIPSCO, East Midlands Electricity, YEDL (formerly Yorkshire Electricity), EDF Energy (formerly 24seven), BT (formerly British Tel) and the government of Alberta Spatial Data Warehouse, noted Pfeiffer.

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL), nationally known as high quality, efficient and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products and services. With annual revenues of more than $8 billion and growing presence in 24 states, FPL Group is widely recognized as one of the country’s premier power companies. Florida Power & Light Company serves more than 4 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, Inc., FPL Group’s energy-generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.fpl.com, www.fplgroup.com and www.fplenergy.com.

QC Data, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and offices throughout the United States and Europe, is a privately held company providing high-value outsourced data management and data maintenance services for customers in utility, telecommunications and government markets worldwide. The company specializes in managing and maintaining network work order lifecycle information including, engineering records, asset information and land base data. QC Data’s service level agreements with its clients deliver significantly lower costs and improved responsiveness while positioning clients to be more competitive by focusing on their core business functions.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Celebrates 25 Years in Business

CALGARY, ALBERTA (November 7, 2002) – QC Data has reached a milestone few companies ever achieve. The Calgary-based outsourcing company is celebrating 25 years in business this month. During its first quarter century, QC Data has provided data management services to many of the world’s leading electric, gas, telecommunications, government, pharmaceutical and petroleum organizations.

“We attribute our success to innovation, diversity, our exceptional workforce and willingness to pursue new opportunities in the global market,” said QC Data President and CEO, Mr. Michael Pfeiffer.

Incorporated in Calgary, Canada in 1977, QC Data’s early business initiatives were in Canada’s “oil patch”, where the company pioneered the world’s first oil and gas exploration and production data hub and management services. By the late 1980′s, QC Data had expanded its services into the Geographic Information System (GIS) marketplace focusing on data conversion services for utility, telecommunications and government customers in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Europe.

In the mid-1990s, QC Data began taking on more day-to-day records management activities for its customers. Today, QC Data is a leader in providing outsourced data management and maintenance services for electric, gas, water and telecommunication organizations. Some 700 employees in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States are Creating Information Advantage™ for customers through improved process management, reduced operating costs, and improved data timeliness, accuracy, accessibility and availability.

Throughout its twenty-five years, the company has continued to grow and expand organically through progressive development of its service offerings.

QC Data (http://www.qcdata.com) with headquarters in Calgary, Alberta Canada and offices throughout the United States and Europe, provides high-value outsourced data management and data maintenance services for customers in government, telecommunications and utility markets worldwide. The company specializes in managing and maintaining network engineering records, asset information and landbase data. QC Data’s service level agreements with its clients guarantees significantly lower costs and improved responsiveness while positioning our clients to be more competitive by focusing on their core business functions.

For more information, contact: info@qcdata.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Board Approves Acquisition Search

Calgary, Alberta (November 1, 2002) - QC Data’s Board of Directors approved today an Acquisition Search Initiative proposed by the company’s executive team. QC Data is the world’s premier provider of outsourced work order lifecycle data management and maintenance services for electric, gas, telecommunications and water organizations.

Under the Acquisition Search Initiative, QC Data’s Board has approved the necessary funding for the company to actively and aggressively identify opportunities, perform the necessary due diligence and complete acquisitions that will further enhance QC Data’s service offerings and growth opportunities.

“We are looking for companies whose service offerings will expand, enhance and complement our work order lifecycle data maintenance activities,” said Michael L. Pfeiffer, QC Data President and CEO. “Today, we help our customers manage landbase, engineering, right of way, asset, work management, and materials management data sets. We provide the Outsourcing Methods and Procedures© and people to keep these data types up to date and accurate. We deliver to contractually set, stringent service level agreements,” he said.

“We have traditionally operated in and around the geographic information system (GIS) space,” Pfeiffer said, but the company is interested in extending the range and scope of its services to other related work functions, which includes such areas as:

Engineering design services

Cost estimating services

Service order engineering

One-call / “call before you dig” data management services

The United Kingdom’s National Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA)-related services

Telecommunications central office services, including physical space management, assignment and provisioning services

Telecommunications LFACS data management services

Telecommunications and electric utility pole management services

Ideal candidate companies will have a proven track record of revenue, complementary service offerings and/or technology innovation that will enhance QC Data’s opportunities to grow.

Interested companies should send e-mail to acquisitions@qcdata.com.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data Sponsors 2002 Outsourcing Summit

Calgary, Alberta (October 15, 2002) - Michael L. Pfeiffer, QC Data President and CEO to speak on Management and Maintenance of Work Order Lifecycle Data issues.

QC Data, the world’s premier provider of outsourced data management and maintenance services for electric, gas, telecommunications and water organizations, is sponsoring the 2002 Primedia Business Magazines & Media Outsourcing Summit. The Summit will be held at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida, November 4-6.

The Outsourcing Summit’s goal is to bring together utility and outsourcing service provider executives to ‘explore the experiences and knowledge needed to make the critical decision to outsource’.

“QC Data has been providing outsourcing services for utilities since 1997, and we are excited with the opportunity to share our experiences with utility executives who will be attending the conference,” said Michael L. Pfeiffer.

Pfeiffer will participate in a panel entitled “Costs Out, Value In – Management and Maintenance of Work Order Lifecycle Data” along with Steve Shine, Electrical Division Managing Director for the UK’s 24seven. 24seven manages the electrical network serving some five million customers in and around London. The panel will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2:15 to 3 p.m.

Registration for the conference can be accomplished by visiting T&D World magazine’s web site at http://outsourcing.tdworld.com/.

For more information, contact:
Glen Helin
Vice President
303-783-8888
GHelin@QCData.com

For Immediate Release

QC Data featured in Invest.UK Ad Campaign

Canada (June 21, 2002) - QC Data is featured in a Canada-wide radio ad campaign sponsored by Invest.UK, which highlights companies that have successfully expanded their business into the UK.

Over the next nine months, business audiences on radio stations in Toronto and area, Calgary and Vancouver, will hear QC Data’s testimonial regarding the company’s success and plans for growth in the UK.

Invest UK is a British government agency with offices throughout the world helping Canadian and American companies set up or expand their business in Britain.

For more information, contact:
Claire Baker
UK Marketing and Business Support
0115 941 5800
CBaker@QCData.com