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• HealthExtras Will Use INTEGRATOR
• Ronald Hodge Joins
  e•know Advisory Board
• LyondellBasell Tracks Synergies with INTEGRATOR
• Enel Picks INTEGRATOR
• Integrator Selected by Schneider Electric
• Integrator v7.11 Released
• Booz Allen Extends Contract
• Integrator-based Global Compliance at Convergys
  
  
  
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e•know, inc Announces HealthExtras, Inc.
Will Use INTEGRATOR in Newest Acquisition

ARLINGTON, Va. August 8, 2008. Today e•know, inc announced that benefit management provider HealthExtras of Rockville, Maryland, will use e•know INTEGRATOR to facilitate its latest acquisition. Earlier this week, HealthExtras announced they are acquiring Immediate Pharmaceutical Services of Avon Lake, Ohio, a prescription mail service center, for $40 million in cash.

“The speed and efficiency improvements to the post-merger integration phase of M&A made possible by e•know INTEGRATOR will benefit the HealthExtras integration team,” says e•know CEO Alan Croll. “We’re pleased to be able to help HealthExtras grow their business through acquisition.”

e•know INTEGRATOR is a secure, web-based tool designed to streamline and speed the complex set of tasks in post-merger integration. As an online service, INTEGRATOR has a short ramp up time, nothing to install, and is easy to use. Its execution, tracking, and communications capabilities have been designed with input from a team of world-class M&A experts, enabling the integration team to:

• Execute projects and tasks,
• Track synergies and performance metrics,
• Communicate and collaborate securely -- from anywhere, any time,
• Report progress in real-time.

“HealthExtras joins a growing list of companies that are discovering how e•know INTEGRATOR can improve the bottom line in post-merger integration,” says Mr. Croll.

About e•know, inc (www.eknow.com)
e•know is the creator of premier web-based tools for M&A management. We have been helping companies “execute, track, know” since 1999.

About HealthExtras, Inc. (www.healthextras.com)
HealthExtras, Inc. is a full-service pharmacy benefit management company. Its clients include self-insured employers, including state and local governments, third-party administrators, managed care organizations, unions and individuals. The Company’s integrated pharmacy benefit management services marketed under the name Catalyst Rx include: claims processing, benefit design consultation, drug utilization review, formulary management, drug data analysis services and mail order services. Additionally, the Company operates a national retail pharmacy network with over 59,000 participating pharmacies.

 

e•know Announces Ronald G. Hodge Joins Advisory Board

ARLINGTON, Va. August 5, 2008. e•know, inc announces today that Ronald G. Hodge has accepted a position on the e•know Advisory Board as Advisor for Financial and Corporate Strategy. Mr. Hodge is the Founder and President of Sage Group Holdings, a business advisory and merchant banking firm that seeks to identify companies with outstanding potential and work with management teams to substantially increase company valuations.

During his nearly 30-year career, Mr. Hodge has been involved in transactions with public and private companies totaling over $6 billion. His responsibilities have provided broad exposure to analyzing and performing due diligence on companies; evaluating business models, strategies and management teams; negotiating, structuring, documenting, closing and exiting transactions; and proactive involvement with management teams through board and advisory roles.

“Ron’s substantial financial and strategic expertise will be extraordinarily valuable as e•know embarks on a major growth phase,” according to e•know CEO Alan Croll. “I am delighted to welcome Ron to our team.”

“I’m extremely enthusiastic about joining the e•know team,” says Mr. Hodge. “They have spent years developing INTEGRATOR into a world class M&A management software solution that has been vetted and implemented by some of the world’s most sophisticated corporations to manage their most important transactions and business implementation projects.

“Post merger integration management represents a huge potential addressable market. Each year there are thousands of M&A transactions representing trillions of dollars in investment. INTEGRATOR’s easy-to-use, quick-to-implement, extremely high value-added solution puts e•know in a leading position to become the dominant dedicated vendor addressing this sizeable and ‘execution-critical’ market.”

Mr. Hodge joins an impressive list of e•know advisors who have lent their expertise and experience in shaping e•know’s product and business strategy. Other members of the Advisory Board include, among others, Alexandra Reed Lajoux, author of the highly successful “The Art of M&A” book series, and Mary MacPherson, founder of M2Works LLC, and former senior manager at Apple and Blackboard, Inc.

About e•know, inc (www.eknow.com)
e•know is the creator of premier web-based tools for M&A management. We have been helping companies “execute, track, know” since 1999.

 

 

e•know, inc Announces LyondellBasell Will Use INTEGRATOR
to Track Merger Synergy Capture

ARLINGTON, VA. July 24, 2008. e•know, inc, creator of on-demand M&A management tools, announced today that LyondellBasell Industries, the world’s third-largest independent chemical company, will use e•know INTEGRATOR to manage and track the merger of its corporate parents. The merger of Basell AF and Lyondell Chemical Company, announced in December of 2007, is a transaction valued at almost $20 billion. Headquartered in The Netherlands, LyondellBasell has combined annual revenues of nearly $45 billion, and nearly 16,000 employees worldwide.

“The LyondellBasell program managers responsible for making the merger a success are keenly interested in tracking projected and actual synergy capture,” says e•know CEO Alan Croll. “INTEGRATOR has the necessary tools to simplify that process, improve visibility and accountability, plus communications and program management features that can help ensure actual synergy capture meets or exceeds plan.”

e•know INTEGRATOR is a secure, web-based tool designed to streamline and speed the complex set of tasks in post-merger integration. As an online service, INTEGRATOR has a short ramp up time, nothing to install, and is easy to use. Its execution, tracking, and communications capabilities have been designed with input from a team of world-class M&A experts, enabling the integration team to:

 • Execute projects and tasks,
 • Track synergies and performance metrics,
 • Communicate and collaborate securely -- from anywhere, any time,
 • Report progress in real-time.

“LyondellBasell joins a growing list of companies that are discovering how e•know INTEGRATOR can improve the bottom line in post-merger integration,” says Mr. Croll.

About e•know, inc
e•know (www.eknow.com) is the creator of premier web-based tools for M&A management. We have been helping companies “execute, track, know” since 1999. 

About LyondellBasell Industries
LyondellBasell Industries is one of the world’s largest polymers, petrochemicals, and fuels companies. We are the global leader in polyolefins technology, production and marketing; a pioneer in propylene oxide and derivatives; and a significant producer of fuels and refined products, including bio-fuels. Through research and development, LyondellBasell develops innovative materials and technologies that deliver exceptional customer value and products that improve quality of life for people around the world. Headquartered in The Netherlands, LyondellBasell (www.lyondellbasell.com) is privately owned by Access Industries.

 

 

 

e•know, inc Announces Enel SpA Picks INTEGRATOR to Accelerate Latest Post-Merger Integration

ARLINGTON, VA. May 23, 2008. Today e•know, inc announces that Enel SpA, Italy’s largest power company and Europe’s second-largest utility, has chosen e•know INTEGRATOR to facilitate the post-merger integration phase of their majority stake acquisition in the Russian power company, OGK-5. Enel, established in 21 countries around the world with approximately 80,000 megawatts of generating capacity, serves over 50 million power and gas customers.

“We’re pleased to be able to help Enel grow through acquisition,” says e•know CEO Alan Croll. “And especially pleased that after examining the latest tools for PMI on the market, Enel chose e•know INTEGRATOR as their solution to the challenges of post-merger integration.”

INTEGRATOR offers a distributed online environment, powerful iMemo™ interactive communications technology, security, and automatic data aggregation: all of which will provide important benefits for Enel.

About e•know, inc
e•know is the creator of premier web-based tools for M&A management. We have been helping companies “execute, track, know” since 1999.

 

 

e•know inc Announces INTEGRATOR Selected by Schneider Electric to Speed its Post-Merger Integration Phase Efforts

April 15, 2008. e•know, inc today announces that the North American Operating Division of French multi-national Schneider Electric (2007 revenues of €17.3 billion through 15,000 distributor outlets in 190 countries) has selected e•know INTEGRATOR to speed its post-merger integration phase efforts.

“The integration speed improvements made possible with INTEGRATOR’s unique online system are a perfect match to the goals of the Schneider integration team,” says e•know CEO, Alan Croll.

“INTEGRATOR’s iMemo™ technology will greatly enhance the real-time information available to the Schneider program management office, which will have a positive impact on synergies achieved,” adds Jim Jeffries, CEO of M&A Partners, a Dallas-based M&A consultancy and e•know partner instrumental in introducing Schneider to INTEGRATOR.

e•know INTEGRATOR is the most advanced and easy-to-use tool for accelerating M&A post-merger integration. INTEGRATOR has a feature set designed with input and advice from world-class authorities on M&A, based on years of real-world experience in post-merger integration. Its unique capabilities make it the most effective means of helping to increase the value of synergies captured.

About e•know, inc
e•know is the creator of premier web-based tools for M&A management. We have been helping companies “execute, track, know” since 1999.

 

 

M&A Success Rate Can Be Dramatically Improved
with Updated e•know Software Solution

November, 2007. “70%+ of mergers don’t achieve their expected synergies,” says e•know CEO, Alan Croll. “Our version 7.11 INTEGRATOR software solution can greatly increase those odds.”

e•know INTEGRATOR is proven and highly successful at simplifying and accelerating integration efforts, enabling enhanced synergy capture. INTEGRATOR’s unique cross-team collaboration and communication environment is based on e•know’s years of experience delivering custom on-demand software solutions for clients, and benefits from a world-class team of experts and practitioners in the field of M&A, including Dr. Alexandra Lajoux, author of the Art of M&A book series.

Mr. Croll adds, “Mailing around spreadsheets between members of a distributed integration team is a sure way to slow down the process, create major security risks, and for critical information to fall through the cracks — all contributing factors to the high merger failure rate. INTEGRATOR is secure, real-time, and fast — a true 21st century solution for M&A integration.”

INTEGRATOR is sold and delivered in a “software-as-a-service” model; use requires only a web browser and e-mail. Client companies are spared additional investment in IT resources and personnel; the result is a quick start up, and a smart pricing model that accommodates both large and small deals.

About e•know, inc
e•know is the creator of premier web-based tools for M&A management. We have been helping companies “execute, track, know” since 1999.

 

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Extends INTEGRATOR Contract

July 31, 2007. e•know, inc announces that lobal consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton today signed a 15-month extension for the use of INTEGRATOR in their M&A practice area.

“We’re delighted that Booz Allen has continued their commitment to the INTEGRATOR tool set in their post-merger integration consulting practice,” said e•know CEO Alan Croll. “We are committed to helping their M&A consulting practice to be even more successful.”

INTEGRATOR met Booz Allen’s M&A tool requirements with features such as tracking P&L impact and easy import and export of data to spreadsheets.

About e•know, inc
e•know is the creator of premier web-based tools for M&A management. We have been helping companies “execute, track, know” since 1999.

 

Convergys Corporation Uses e•know INTEGRATOR
for Global Compliance

August 2006. Using the powerful and flexible INTEGRATOR platform, e•know has developed and deployed a global compliance solution to support Convergys Employee Care in facilitating policy compliance with its e-mail-enabled employees.

Convergys, a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, needed to automate, accelerate, and greatly simplify the policy aggregation, dissemination, data gathering, status and reporting processes in designated application areas. e•know’s INTEGRATOR solution enables Convergys to ensure that policy / regulatory changes are not only acknowledged but also implemented. The solution is a secure, web-based command and control center, for the distribution, execution, and tracking of compliance-related activities. It also serves as a repository for policies and regulatory information.

About e•know, inc
e•know is the creator of premier web-based tools for M&A management. We have been helping companies “execute, track, know” since 1999.