Released on = August 29, 2006, 2:55 am

Press Release Author = Omnex Inc

Industry = Automotive

Press Release Summary = The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Omnex Inc.
announced the formation of a global training and consulting partnership between the
two companies to offer Lean/Six Sigma training in Asia. As part of the agreement,
Omnex will deliver AIAG-accredited training programs in China, India, Thailand and
the Asian market. In tandem with this agreement, AIAG and Omnex headquarters in the
USA agreed to a similar partnership in the US.

Press Release Body = Shanghai, Aug. 11, 2006 - The Automotive Industry Action Group
(AIAG) and Omnex Inc. announced the formation of a global training and consulting
partnership between the two companies to offer Lean/Six Sigma training in Asia. As
part of the agreement, Omnex will deliver AIAG-accredited training programs in
China, India, Thailand and the Asian market. In tandem with this agreement, AIAG and
Omnex headquarters in the USA agreed to a similar partnership in the US.

AIAG was formed by representatives from Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and
Chrysler Corp. in 1982 and now has thousands of members around the world from the
automotive industry.

Omnex began its Asian Operations in 1995 with Thailand as their Asia Pacific
Headquarters. Now with six fully functional offices in the Asian region, and having
served more than 6,000 Asian clients, Omnex already has earned a solid reputation
throughout Asia as a provider of automotive consulting solutions and Lean/Six Sigma.
Currently, Omnex has more than 125 employees in Asia with plans to increase to
about175 people by year\'s end.

Dr. Yilong Chen, General Director of Asia Pacific Affairs and Chief Representative
in China said, \"AIAG looks forward to the opportunity to partner with OMNEX in both
North America and Asia. We share a common vision to provide consistent
state-of-the-art quality education and training that supports the emerging needs of
our growing membership worldwide.\"

Omnex\' Vice President, Arun Kumar, expressed his company\'s excitement: \"AIAG has
been at the forefront of automotive industry improvement for years, and we are proud
to provide accredited training programs, including the AIAG Lean/Six Sigma training
in Asia. We also believe that our expertise and our existing infrastructure in India
and Asia uniquely suit AIAG\'s desire to provide services and rapidly expand in the
automotive industry here.\"

Now, in both North America and in Asia, automotive companies can look forward to
world-class quality, training, and certification to Lean / Six Sigma that is
accepted by a global body like AIAG. More information on Lean/Six Sigma training
offerings will be shared with AIAG members in the coming months.

About AIAG

Founded in 1982, AIAG is headquartered in the metro Detroit area. Its member
companies include North American, European and Asia-Pacific automotive OEMs and Tier
One suppliers with combined annual sales of more than $850 billion. A not-for-profit
association, AIAG\'s primary goals are to reduce cost and complexity within the
automotive supply chain and to improve speed to market, product quality, employee
health-and-safety and the environment.

AIAG began its operations in the United States and launched QS-9000 in 1994 and now
offers ISO/TS 16949-related publications and training for the worldwide auto
industry. AIAG also publishes reference manuals on Advanced Product Quality Planning
& Control Plan (APQP), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Production Part Approval
Process (PPAP), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Failure Mode and Effects
Analysis (FMEA). These reference manuals are implemented and followed by almost all
automotive OEMs and component manufacturers around the world. Additional information
is available on the Internet at the AIAG Web site, www.aiag.org.

About Omnex

Omnex Inc. is a business consulting solution provider with headquarters in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, USA and serving the automotive, semiconductor, high technology,
manufacturing, IT/BPO and service industries. Omnex provides implementation
consulting and training courses in subject areas ranging from New Product
Development (APQP) to Lean / Six Sigma from its worldwide offices and is dedicated
to bringing together world-class talent with local presence to deliver high impact
expertise in today\'s global business environment. Omnex Systems, an affiliated
company, offers the Enterprise-wide Quality Management System (EwQMST) Suite.

In Asia, Omnex operates in Thailand, India, China, Dubai, Singapore, Saudi Arabia,
and the Philippines. Some of the major clients that Omnex has worked with include
Ford India, Tata Motors, BMW Thailand, Daimler Chrysler Thailand, SAIC, Magna China
and TRW China.

Please contact Arun Kumar at Omnex with any further questions at akumar@omnex.com or
visit www.omnex.com for more details.

Web Site = http://www.omnex.com/

Contact Details = Omnex World Headquarters
315 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 110
Ann Arbor, MI, 48108 USA
Phone: 734.761.4940
Fax: 734-761-4966
Email: info@omnex.com