Visage Solutions, LLC Announces Alliance with Empliant

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-August 28, 2003 - Empliant, Inc., and Visage Solutions, LLC announced an alliance to enable Visage Solutions to extensively use Empliant's survey solution and knowledgebase delivery as part of its OpsAudit™ and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance practice offerings.

Visage Solutions recently introduced its OpsAudit™ services to companies to boost their compliance to the requirements and intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The OpsAudit™ service offering reduces corporate risk by providing an independent review of a client's operations with respect to the intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It was designed to give the Audit Committee, Board of Directors, and corporate management peace of mind that their "duty of care" has been fulfilled-and that their obligation will exceed the "reasonable and prudent" standard. A company who completes the OpsAudit™ will be able to assure its stakeholders that extra effort has been made to comply with the intent of Sarbanes-Oxley. Bob Broda, Managing Partner of Visage Solutions indicated "We are very excited about using Empliant toolset as part of our offering. In particular we have found their survey tool to be functionally rich, easy to customize and implement. It allows the results to be presented in a very professional manner"

"By combining Visage Solutions audit experience with Empliant's online survey and knowledgebase technology, our two organizations can deliver a high-quality, value-oriented approach to Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance", said Mike Owen, Empliant's VP of Sales and Business Development.

In addition to OpsAudit™, Visage Solutions offers other operational and due diligence Assessments, Customized Solutions, and Expert Services. The tag line for the company-- "because there is no substitute for experience. . ."-- stresses the fact that each consultant has extensive experience serving in executive capacities in public and private corporations.

About Empliant, Inc.
Empliant, Inc., located in Chapel Hill, N.C., offers hosted, modular, customized, Web-engineered human resources solutions that improve organizational profitability, reduce administration costs, increase employee satisfaction, and enhance operational efficiency. The company's products include tools for automated, online knowledgebases (content management), dynamic surveys, and interactive transactions and administration. Using Empliant reduces capitalization costs and enables employers to provide employees with self-service capabilities to manage their own data in a secure, private environment. For more information about Empliant's employee self-reliant solutions visit: www.empliant.com

About Visage Solutions, LLC
Visage Soultions, located in Raleigh, N.C., offers operational audits and Sarbanes-Oxley Act consulting services. To learn more about these services, visit: www.visagesolutions.com