NEWS RELEASE

Contact:
Eve Boertlien for Argent Associates
202.312.1529
eve@usmcoc.com

Argent Associates, Inc. announced today that it has been approved for TL 9000 re-certification for its Edison location.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 3, 2008

Edison, N.J. Ð Argent Associates, Inc. announced today that it has been approved for TL 9000 re-certification for its Edison location.

TL 9000 is a quality management system design, development, production, delivery, installation and maintenance of telecommunication products and services. The TL 9000 Quality System requirements include a minimum set of performance metrics and indicators to measure progress and evaluate results of quality system implementation.

In 2007, shortly after the company's annual ISO surveillance visit it was confirmed that Argent's management system has been approved for TL 9000 certification. In 2008, Argent received its recertification and is now going for expansion certification of its Raleigh, NC, operation. Established in 1998, Argent received initial ISO 9001:2000 certification in 2004, then in 2005 was recommended for continued certification. The company provides supply-chain management, IT design and support, engineering, installation, cable assembly, fulfillment and environmental services for enterprise and telecommunications service-provider customers.

"The Argent team is pleased that our continued progress in quality management system processes was recognized," said Ray Moya, vice president of technology and chief operations officer, Argent. "Receiving TL 9000 certification reflects our deep commitment to our company and our customers."

TL9000 certification is a telecommunications quality standard that includes all the requirements of ISO 9001, with industry-specific requirements for hardware, software and services.

Argent received initial ISO 9001:2000 certification for materials management and warehousing in March 2004. The company prepared for its first certification audit in 2003 with the assistance of a grant from the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP), and also has received NJMEP grant assistance in its preparations for TL9000.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the world's largest global federation of national standard-making bodies. Its purpose is to assist companies to develop and maintain high-quality business management systems. ISO 9000 has become an international reference for quality requirements in business-to-business dealings.

About Argent Associates:

Argent Associates, Inc. provides global supply-chain management solutions and enhanced services for the telecommunications and retail industries, governmental agencies, and private enterprises, including warehousing and logistics, IT design and support, engineering, installation, cable assembly, fulfillment and environmental services. Established in1998, Argent is headquartered in Edison, N.J. and has more than 350,000 square feet of warehousing, staging and manufacturing facilities in seven states and five countries. For more information on Argent, which is certified as a woman and minority owned business, visit Argent Associates at www.argentassociates.com.

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