PCG Acquires Merkurium Informatique 

Boston, MA, May 11, 2007 – Public Consulting Group (PCG) today announced it has acquired Merkurium Informatique Inc., ( www.merkurium.com ). a rapidly growing education services firm specializing in data warehousing and school improvement planning. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“Merkurium's products and services are an excellent strategic fit with PCG's educational consulting and technology applications,” said William S. Mosakowski, President and CEO of PCG. “The firm experienced impressive revenue growth of 69 percent in 2006, and we look forward to its contributions to PCG's continued growth in the years to come.”

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Montreal , Quebec , Merkurium's mission is to improve the overall performance of school systems by simplifying access to their strategic information. The company pioneered two education software offerings: SkoVision, a school improvement planning tool designed specifically for K-12; and Skopus, an integrated web-based data warehousing solution that allows educators to track and analyze key performance indicators to achieve academic and financial objectives.

“This acquisition represents a milestone for PCG, as it marks our entrance into the international marketplace. We look forward to integrating Merkurium's product line and expertise with PCG's growing suite of education offerings, and to exploring potential new markets for PCG's products and services,” Mosakowski added.

“We're excited to be joining the PCG family,” said France Senécal, President of Merkurium. “We set out nine years ago to design top-of-the-line information management systems and we've achieved some significant milestones. As we join PCG, we look forward to accomplishing even greater success as we continue to grow and improve our products with the latest technological innovations.”

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Boston , MA . Public Consulting Group offers full-service management consulting services and technology to education and public sector health & human services clients. With offices in 15 U.S. cities, PCG has extensive experience assisting school districts, public sector agencies or their providers in all 50 states.

Contact: Stephen Skinner
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PCG
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