KMK Consulting Company Forms Strategic Alliance with Database Administration Company

Cincinnati, February 8, 2002- KMK Consulting Company, LLC (KMKC) is pleased to announce the formation of a strategic alliance with dbaDIRECT.

dbaDIRECT is an Information Technology organization that provides an outsource service for full-time database administration (DBA). The service utilizes an approach that offers a more functional performance with fewer people and at an operating expense level that is lower than traditional business practices. The company has brought savings to a number of customers including public institutions such as Miami (Ohio) and Cleveland State Universities as well as publicly-traded companies like Broadwing and Shire U.S. Inc.

The alliance with dbaDIRECT will strengthen KMK Consulting’s Capacity and Cost Management Services, designed to develop clear pathways to enhance the profitability and success of a business through the elimination of unnecessary expense items.

Jim McGraw, President and CEO of KMK Consulting, said of the alliance, “We are excited to be able to provide clients with dbaDirect’s cutting edge services. In an economic climate such as today’s, every organization must consider ways in which to minimize their expenses. dbaDIRECT offers a valuable service to its customers and is a valued addition to KMK Consulting’s array of expertise.”

About KMK Consulting

KMK Consulting provides specialized business consulting services, primarily to corporate, entrepreneurial, not-for-profit, community and executive clients. KMKC specializes in advisory services in connection with company restructuring; business formation; acquisitions; strategic issue analysis; strategic planning; leadership development; economic development; government affairs; marketing strategies; business alliances and public/private partnerships. Collectively, the KMKC team has expertise with all types and sizes of corporations including experience serving on boards of directors of a variety of enterprises from family businesses to publicly held global companies. Learn more on the Internet at www.kmkconsulting.com